Main research interest

Since the beginning of my employment, I have been taking care about maintaining the microalgae strains in collection, their replanting and inoculation. My responsibility is also preparation of stock solutions and media for all running cultivations. Furthermore completion and sterilisation of photobioreactors for cultivation, as well as planting and growing of required cultures, including the following harvest – centrifugation and preparing of biomass for lyophilisation – are my duties. Moreover, I characterize the microalgae growth by measurement of cell numbers (Cell counter) and by fluorescence techniques such as LRC measurement by PAM-2500, OJIP curve measurement by AquaPen and POE measurement using Oxyrgaph⁺. During the cultivation I measure also nutrient consumption by IEC. I analyse also pigment content. Most recently I do the antimicrobial test against plant pathogen. I have been performing both the disc diffusion method and microdilution method during my bachelor and master study at the university. I also write the scientific and periodic reports for running projects and I also write scientific papers.

Scientific expertise

• PAM-2500, Junior-PAM
• AquaPen
• Oxygraph⁺
• Spectrofotometr UV-2500
• Cell counter
• Ion exchange chromatography (IEC)
• Antimicrobial testing testování

Description of the academic carrier

• 2014–now Laboratory of Algal Biotechnology, Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

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

• 2020-2022   Interreg V-A Algae4Fish
• 2015–2019  National Programme of Sustainability I (Grant No.: LO1416), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
• 2016–2020  Europian Project Horizon 2020, Sustainable Algae Biorafinery for Agriculture and Aquaculture
• 2017–2019  Algenetics Interreg V-A, Austria – Czech Republic, Joint Czech-Austria Research Centre for Microalgal Biotechnology 
• 2014–2020  Interreg Czech Republic – Bavaria, Joint Research of Natural Compounds from Cyanobacteria as a Model for Developing a Cross-border Scientific Partnership 
• 2011–2014  European project ALGALTECH (CZ. 1.05/21.00/03.0110)

Most important talks (10 in total)

• 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
• 25–26 September 2018 Symposium on Microalgal Biotechnology in Agriculture, Třeboň, Czech Republic (Production of Microalgae with Biopesticide Activity)
• 16–18 November 2018 Annual meeting of SABANA Project, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (presentation within Networking Session on European Project of Centre ALGATECH)
• 26–27 February 2019 EUALGAE Final Conference – European Recent Advances in the Microalgae Field, Madrid, Spain (Rapid screening test to estimate temperature optima for microalgae growth using photosynthetic activity measurements)
• 16-19 September 2019 Algae Biomss Summit, Florida, USA (Biopesticide Activity of Chlorella sp. strain cultured in Pilot Scale)

Most important poster presentations (13 in total)

• 7–9 October 2015 PHOTOTECH 2015 Towards a photosynthesis- biobased economy, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy (Diurnal changes of Photosynthesis of Arthrospira platensis grown in inlined thin-layer platform and open pond) K. Ranglová, J. R. F. Malapascua, A. M. S. Benavídes, J. Masojídek, G. Torzillo
• 26–27 June 2017 8^th Symposium on “Microalgae and Seaweed Products        in Plant/soil Systems”, Faculty of Agricultural and Food             Sciences, University of West Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary (Microalage strains with potencial biostimulating and biopestice activity: evaluation of photosynthetic performance) M. P. Caporgno, K. Ranglová, J. Masojídek
• 5–7 December 2017 ALGAEUROPE, Berlin, Germany (Outdoor cultivation of Nostoc piscinale in thin-layer raceway pond) G. Lakatos, M. P. Caporgno, F. L. Figueroa, K. Ranglová, C. Gómez, A. Rearte, P. Celis-Plá, A. M. S. Benavides, G. Torzillo, R. Abdala, F. Alvarez-Gómez, J. Masojídek
• 4–6 December 2018   ALGAEUROPE, Amsterdam, Netherland (Rapid screening techniques to estimate microalgal cultivation regimes) K. Ranglová, T. Grivalský, G. E. Lakatos, Jiří Masojídek
• 27 February 2019        2^nd Nordic Algae Symposium, Oslo, Norway (Cultivation and characterisation of selected microalgae strains: from laboratory to pilot scale cultivation) T. Grivalský, K. Ranglová, J. A. C. Manoel, G. E. Lakatos, K. Saurav, Jiří Masojídek

Field experiments

• 10–17 August 2014: CCNR Italy, Firenze, Growth characteristic of cyanobacteria Spirulina platensis in outdoor cultivation units at optimal and suboptimal temperatures
• 25 July – 8 August 2016: CNR, Italy, Firenze, Heterotrophic conversion of Chlorella to autotrophic conditions outdoor in thin-layer cascade
• 24 July – 3 August 2017: CNR, Itálie, Florencie, Srovnání růstu mikrořasy Chalmydopodium fusiforme v anorganickém médiu BG-11 a v ředěné prasečí kejdě – venkovní pokusy v 10 L kultivační jednotce
• 3–12 April 2018: University of Almería, La Cañada de San Urbano, Almería, Spain, Characterization of Chlamydopodium fusiforme grown on TLC – one-way 60m²; 3m³ and two-ways 120m²; 3m³ and in RWP 75m²;12m³

Key current international cooperation

• Gabriel Acién, Francisca Suárez-estrella, Emilio Molina-Grima (University of Almería, Almería, Spain)
• Vince Ördög (Univerzita Széchenyi Istvána, Györ, Hungary)
• Juliane Bauer, Robert Gundolf (University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Wels, Austria)

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 activities

I spend my free time with my family, my dog and with my friend. I love jogging and reading books

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