Head: Moravec Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.

Deputy head: Čeřovská Noemi, doc. RNDr. CSc.

E-mail: moravec@ueb.cas.cz

Phone: +420 225 106 822

Address: Rozvojová 313, 165 00 Praha 6 - Lysolaje

Areal: Lysolaje, B2

Web: https://virariueb.wixsite.com/website

Research on viruses and viral plant diseases

Investigation of the molecular properties of plant viruses using immunochemical and molecular biological methods
Mapping of plant virus genomes, virus isolates and phylogenetic analysis
Preparation of polyclonal antibodies against recombinant structural and non-structural viral proteins to study the virus life cycle
Detection of viruses using antibodies and/or methods based on DNA/RNA detection (LAMP, RT-LAMP, PCR, RT-PCR, qPCR)

Biotechnological utilisation of plant viruses

Design of plant viral vectors based on different RNA and DNA viruses
Adaptation of plant viral vectors to the GoldenBraid cloning system
Transient expression of foreign proteins in plants
Presentation of peptides/epitopes on the surface of virus particles (electron microscopy)

Development of a platform for the expression and accumulation of authentic plant glycoproteins (antibodies) in plants
Genome editing in plants (Crispr, RNAi)
Protein expression in plant cell cultures

The effects of "priming" by abiotic stressors (heat, drought, cold) on the course and mechanisms of virus infection