Vojtěch Tláskal

I study composition, physiology, and ecological importance of bacteria in peat soil and geothermally active soil with focus on methanotrophs and nitrifiers. My previous research was focused on bacterial communities associated with decomposing wood in natural forests.

Education and Academic Positions

• 2023 – present present, PostDoc in a group of Cornelia Welte, Department of Microbiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
• 2021 – 2023 PostDoc in a group of Anne Daebeler, SoWa Research Infrastructure, Biology Centre, CAS, Ceske Budejovice, CZ
• 2012 – 2021 Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, Prague, CZ
• 2015 – 2021 Microbiology PhD programme, Charles University, Prague, CZ
• 2013 – 2015 Microbiology Master's programme, Charles University, Prague, CZ

Scientific Activities

List of selected 3 scientific publications:

Tláskal, V, Brabcová, V, Větrovský, T, Jomura, M, López-Mondéjar, R, Monteiro, L M O, Saraiva, J P, Human, Z R, Cajthaml, T, da Rocha, U N, & Baldrian, P (2021). Complementary roles of wood-inhabiting fungi and bacteria facilitate deadwood decomposition. mSystems, 6, e01078-20

Tláskal, V & Baldrian, P (2021). Deadwood-inhabiting bacteria show adaptations to changing carbon and nitrogen availability during decomposition. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 685303

Tláskal, V, Pylro, V S, Žifčáková, L, & Baldrian, P (2021) Ecological divergence within the enterobacterial genus Sodalis: From insect symbionts to inhabitants of decomposing deadwood Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 668644

Awards

2023 – GACR Individual Postdoc Fellowship Outgoing

2022 – Grant Programme of BC, foreign stay grant

2017 – 2019 GAUK grant, Charles University: Identification of key bacterial taxa involved in the process of deadwood decomposition

2018 – FEMS grantee

2014, 2015 – Hlavka’s Foundation grantee