Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
(+420) 22 19 51 123
Patrik Mráz, Ph.D., Phone: (+420) 22 19 51 642, Mail: mrazpat@natur.cuni.cz
Prof. RNDr. Bohuslav Gaš, Phone: (+420) 22 19 51 123, Mail: dekan@natur.cuni.cz
Organisational structure of the Faculty is described here: https://www.natur.cuni.cz/eng/about-the-faculty/organizational-structure
The governing and executive bodies of the Faculty are as follows: Dean and advisory board of dean (composed of vice-deans and head of Academic Senat), Research Council of the Faculty and Academic Senat of the Faculty.
| Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
|---|---|---|
| a) TOTAL scientific staff | 50 | |
| b) Scientific staff linked to Collections | 4 | 4 |
| c) Post-docs / PhD students | 35 | |
| d) Others (Associates, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (a+b+c+d) | 89 | 4 |
| Permanent (P) | Non – Permanent (NP) | |
|---|---|---|
| e) Exhibitions | ||
| f) Collection Managers / technicians | ||
| g) Others | ||
| TOTAL (e+f+g) |
The number of scientific staff is only the estimation of the staff of the Faculty from three Departments (Botany, Zoology, Geology and Paleontology) who is related either to the collections and to the taxonomy / systematics research in these three departments. Not all of the staff are hired at 100%. For instance, though we have 4 persons in the herbarium collections, they are hired not at 400% but 275% only. We have also non-permanent staff for herbarium - four associates. In total, there are hired at 100% not at 400%.
1. Fully equipped microscopy (light, fluorescent, SEM, TEM) laboratories 2. Fully equipped molecular laboratories allowing also the Next Generation Sequencing techniques. 3. Chemical laboratories (analyses of soil, rocks, element analyses) 4. Flow cytometric laboratory (measurements of ploidy levels, genome size, cell cycle)
They are linked to the principal laboratories listed above
Equipment for aseptic cultivation and storage of algae and fungi
The research is focused on taxonomy, systematics, phylogeny, evolution and ecology of selected groups of vascular (with special attention on polyploid complexes e.g. Alyssum, Arabidopsis, Cardamine, Galium, Hieracium, Oxalis and family Zingiberaceae) and non-vascular plants and fungi; algae (green microalgae, chrysomonades and diatoms), bryophytes (Hepaticae), lichenes and economically, ecologically and medically important groups of Ascomycetes.
The reserach is focused on world-wide phylogeny and evolution (based on extant as well as fossil taxa) of selected groups of invertebrates - Hymenoptera (particularly of bees – Apoidea (evolution of cleptoparasitic behavior) and parasitic wasps of superfamily Chalcidoidea (evolution of parasitism)), Coleoptera (particularly of Scarabaeoidea, Hydrophiloidea), bed bug (Cimex spp. – Heteroptera), Pseudoscopionida and anaerobic protoists, as well as vertebrates - fish (Cichlididae) and bats (Chiroptera). We also study phylogeography and taxonomy of selected species in a specific regions (Mediterranean region – phylogeography of Mantis religiosa (Mantodea), Lethrus spp., Oxythyrea spp., Protaetia spp. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) and Helix spp. (Gastropoda); Zealandia region – phylogeography of water and leaf-litter Hydrophiloidea) as well as world-wide taxonomy of various insect groups (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea, Scarabaeoidea; Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, especially Mymaridae and Torymidae, Apoidea and Heteroptera).
The research of the palaeontological (palaeozological and palaeobotanical) division is focused on taxonomy, phylogeny, comparative anatomy and osteology, palaeoecology of various taxonomic groups (vascular plants, sponges, graptolites, cephalophodes, vertebrates).
| Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Palaeontology | 200000 | |||
| 1.2 | Mineralogy | 24000 |
| Typology | Primary types | Individual specimens/objects | % registered cards | % recorded cards in database | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Botany | 15000 | 2220000 | 0 | 2 |
| 2.2 | Mycology | 350 | 4050 | 100 | 100 |
The herbarium of the Charles University in Prague (PRC) belongs to the 25-30 oldest herbaria in the world and houses ca 15,000 (the lowest estimate) primary type specimens. It encompasses the collections of worldwide importance of C.B. Presl (ferns worldwide, and important collections of angiosperms from Americas, Philippines and Sicily), I.F. Tausch and F.W. Sieber. The PRC is one of the most important collections of vascular plants for the Balkans (the collections of G. Beck, F.A. Novák, J. Rohlena, and J. Velenovský). There is also a large type collection of fungi described by J. Velenovský and worldwide important liwerworth collection of J. Váňa. The Geosmithia fungi culture collection (CFF) is the third biggest in the world. Off ca 250 strains of culture collection of algae (CUAP) ca 40% represent the type strains.
Our Seed and Fruit collection has 20,000 individual specimens that have 90 percent recorded cards in our database.
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Old books (the first half of the 19th century, ca 100), art works (drawings of plants related to the type material of K.B. Presl intergrated into the herbarium (unknown #), paintings of fungi by G. Beck (some tens), teaching tables (ca 300).
For culture collections see above.
The exchange is based on individual initiative.
přírodovědci.cz (printed and e-version of the magazine issued 4x per focused on secondary school students (14-19 years))
Přírodovědecký newsletter (internal informations of the faculty) http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d6f50378334bc494c8924e5aa&id=70ed0ebed9
Patrik Mráz, +420 221951642, mrazpat@natur.cuni.cz
The Chlupáč’s Museum of Earth History: ~ 500 per year, more or less stable
The Herbarium collections have in average ca 200-220 visitors per month, so ca 1200 per year. https://botany.natur.cuni.cz/cevnate/prc/index.php?lang=en
Our institution is University – principally educational isntitution
No
As our institution is the University. There is the Study department.
Systematic research, phylogeny, DNA barcoding
Collections, digitization
Collections, digitizatio
Systematic research, DNA barcoding
GBIF, EOL, COL, BHL