| Name: | Ing. Karolína Štěrbová, Ph.D. Laboratory of algal biotechnology Jiří Masojídek's group |
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| Phone: | +420 384 340 463 |
| E-mail: | sterbova(at)alga.cz |
| Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
Main research interest
Currently, I am involved in applied research on microalgae useful in the food and feed industry and the development of new functional foods/feeds enriched with valuable bioactive substances. In the past, the development of cultivation systems, large-scale cultivation and the use of waste nutrients for microalgae production and their subsequent applications (biostimulants, biopesticides, feeds in aquaculture) have also been my area of interest
Scientific expertise
- PAM-2500, Junior-PAM, AquaPen, Oxygraph+
- Ion-exchange chromatography
- Gass chromatography with flame ionization detector
- Biostimulation tests (germination ine´dex) a antifungal testing (well- and disk diffusion method)
Description of the academic carrier
- 2021-now Postdoc, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Centre Algatech)
- 2014-2020 Research assistant, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Centre Algatech)
Education
- 2017–2020 Ph.D. in Agriculture Biotechnology, Univerzity of South Bohemia in Českých Budějovicích, České Budějovice, advisor: prof. Vladislav Čurn
- 2012–2014 Ing. in Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology, advisor: prof. Jitka Moravcová
- 2009–2012 Bc. in Chemistry, Univerzity of South Bohemia in Českých Budějovicích, České Budějovice, advisor: doc. Roman Kubec
Most important research projects
- 2025-2027 Interreg V-A Bio2AgroFood Use of sustainable biotechnology in the agricultural and food sector - Principal Investigator
- 2020-2025 EU HORIZON 2020 MultiSt3am Development of sustainable algal biomass biorefining processes using different microalgae strains and methods that integrate industrial by-products to generate high value products for food, feed and fragrance - Co-investigator
- 2020-2022 Interreg V-A Algae4Fish Recycling of nutrients from agro-industrial residues by cultivation of microalgae as fish feed - Co-investigator
- 2016-2021 EU HORIZON 2020 project SABANA "Sustainable Algae Biorefinery for Agriculture and Aquaculture" – Co-investigator
Most important talks (10 in total)
- 3-15 December 2022 AlgaEurope 2022 (Microalgae as a feed improve the survival rate and vitality of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) larvae)
- 16-19 September 2019 Algae Biomass Summit, Orlando, Florida, USA (Biopesticide Activity of Chlorella sp. strain cultured in Pilot Scale)
- 25-26 September 2018 Symposium on Microalgal Biotechnology in Agriculture, Třeboň, Czech Republic (Production of Microalgae with Biopesticide Activity)
- 6 March 2018 2nd EUAlgae Workshop of Algae Bioproducts for Early Career Investigators COST1408, Thessaloniki, Greece, Microalgae Strains with Potencial Biopesticide Activity
- 25-27 June 2018 World Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture Conference, Stockholm, Sweden (Microalgae with Potencial Biopesticide Activity, moderation of Key note Sessions)
Most important poster presentations (13 in total)
- Masojídek, J, Štěrbová, K, Bečková, M, Torzillo, G, Knoppová, J, Benavídes, AMS, Komenda, J. Outdoor Photoacclimation of Two Chlorella Strains Characterised by Normal and Reduced Light-harvesting Antennas: Photosynthetic Activity and Chlorophyll-Protein Organization. AlgaEurope 2022, Rome, Italy.
- Ranglová K, Lakatos G, Grivalský T, Camara Manoel JA, Estrella SF, Acién FG, Urajová P and Masojídek J. Biostimulant and Biopesticide Activity of Chlorella sp. Cultured in Pilot Scale, Algae Biomass Organization, Orlando-Florida, USA, 2019 (research award for the 2nd place in Biology Division Poster)
- Malapascua JRF, Sergejevová M, Ranglová K and Masojídek J. Photosynthesis, Growth & Lipid Accumulation in the Microalga Trachydiscus minutus (Eustigmatophyceae), Algae Biomass Summit 2014, San Diego (California).
Key current international cooperation
- Gabriel Acién, Francisca Suárez-Estrella, Emilio Molina-Grima (University of Almería, Almería, Spain)
- Juan Luis Gómez Pinchetti (University of Las Palmas, Canary Islands)
- Vince Ördög (Széchenyi István University, Györ, Hungary)
Awards
- 16-19 September 2019 Algae Biomass Summit, Florida, USA (Young Research Award in Biology Division Poster - Biostimulant and Biopesticide Activity of Chlorella sp. Cultured in Pilot Scale )
Other interests
Travelling, family.