Halina Jilkova
@halinaji.bsky.social
Science communicator @CEITEC Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic & place branding enthusiast
Is there such a thing as Molecular Mythology? 😆 At CEITEC MUNI (@ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social), there is – whenever our scientists search for metaphors to describe their research. 😉 #SipOfScience
October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Is there such a thing as Molecular Mythology? 😆 At CEITEC MUNI (@ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social), there is – whenever our scientists search for metaphors to describe their research. 😉 #SipOfScience
Reposted by Halina Jilkova
As modern technology increasingly demands batteries that are safer, long-lasting, and more adaptable, researchers at CEITEC have developed a novel solution: a zinc-iodine battery that not only resists corrosion but can also recover its original shape after being bent 🔄
Read more - link below.
Read more - link below.
September 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
As modern technology increasingly demands batteries that are safer, long-lasting, and more adaptable, researchers at CEITEC have developed a novel solution: a zinc-iodine battery that not only resists corrosion but can also recover its original shape after being bent 🔄
Read more - link below.
Read more - link below.
I’ve always had a soft spot for scientific images from CEITEC MUNI research (@ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social). But nothing beats the moment when our researchers stop by in person and hand me a @nivbcz.bsky.social publication where their work is featured. Made my day @labvacha.bsky.social!
September 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’ve always had a soft spot for scientific images from CEITEC MUNI research (@ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social). But nothing beats the moment when our researchers stop by in person and hand me a @nivbcz.bsky.social publication where their work is featured. Made my day @labvacha.bsky.social!
Junior researcher wanted!
Come to CEITEC Masaryk University in Brno, one of the global hotspots of (electron) microscopy, to do high-resolution imaging, mechanical and chemical mapping of bio-samples.
www.ceitec.cz/junior-resea...
@ceitec.eu
Come to CEITEC Masaryk University in Brno, one of the global hotspots of (electron) microscopy, to do high-resolution imaging, mechanical and chemical mapping of bio-samples.
www.ceitec.cz/junior-resea...
@ceitec.eu
July 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Junior researcher wanted!
Come to CEITEC Masaryk University in Brno, one of the global hotspots of (electron) microscopy, to do high-resolution imaging, mechanical and chemical mapping of bio-samples.
www.ceitec.cz/junior-resea...
@ceitec.eu
Come to CEITEC Masaryk University in Brno, one of the global hotspots of (electron) microscopy, to do high-resolution imaging, mechanical and chemical mapping of bio-samples.
www.ceitec.cz/junior-resea...
@ceitec.eu
Which tie would you pick if you were a scientific attaché?
We chose the (green) one that tells a story! ...a story of a pea. A tie from Brno, the capital of electron microscopy where genetics was born. Created by two scientists and gifted by @ceitec.eu to serve in diplomatic service. 🫡
We chose the (green) one that tells a story! ...a story of a pea. A tie from Brno, the capital of electron microscopy where genetics was born. Created by two scientists and gifted by @ceitec.eu to serve in diplomatic service. 🫡
July 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Which tie would you pick if you were a scientific attaché?
We chose the (green) one that tells a story! ...a story of a pea. A tie from Brno, the capital of electron microscopy where genetics was born. Created by two scientists and gifted by @ceitec.eu to serve in diplomatic service. 🫡
We chose the (green) one that tells a story! ...a story of a pea. A tie from Brno, the capital of electron microscopy where genetics was born. Created by two scientists and gifted by @ceitec.eu to serve in diplomatic service. 🫡
Rapping scientists, a boxing ring or a Shakespearean drama! We are breaking down stereotypes about scientists. At @ceitec.eu, together with colleagues from 15 top European research institutes of @eu-life.bsky.social, we showed that science can be quite a show! Check out the 1-minute video below!
What happens when researchers from Europe’s top scientific institutes come together, mix in a dash of courage, a sprinkle of creativity, and a touch of music? 🎤
CEITEC hosted a competition unlike anything the Czech science scene has seen before.
🔗 www.ceitec.eu/when-science...
@eu-life.bsky.social
CEITEC hosted a competition unlike anything the Czech science scene has seen before.
🔗 www.ceitec.eu/when-science...
@eu-life.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Rapping scientists, a boxing ring or a Shakespearean drama! We are breaking down stereotypes about scientists. At @ceitec.eu, together with colleagues from 15 top European research institutes of @eu-life.bsky.social, we showed that science can be quite a show! Check out the 1-minute video below!
It was supposed to be just a few words of welcome at @ceitec.eu and suddenly I was holding the mic for half the event! Spoiler: our fake “moderation hand-off” worked prefectly.😅 That’s Brnoregion Microscopy – witty, but pro! No wonder – one third of the world’s electron microscopes come from Brno! 💚
June 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It was supposed to be just a few words of welcome at @ceitec.eu and suddenly I was holding the mic for half the event! Spoiler: our fake “moderation hand-off” worked prefectly.😅 That’s Brnoregion Microscopy – witty, but pro! No wonder – one third of the world’s electron microscopes come from Brno! 💚
Researchers from 16 European research institutes took the stage at @ceitec.eu like true rock stars – no guitars, just groundbreaking science, charisma, and a lot of good vibes! Congrats to the winners of the first EU-LIFE cience Vision Talk Contest!
@eu-life.bsky.social
@eu-life.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Researchers from 16 European research institutes took the stage at @ceitec.eu like true rock stars – no guitars, just groundbreaking science, charisma, and a lot of good vibes! Congrats to the winners of the first EU-LIFE cience Vision Talk Contest!
@eu-life.bsky.social
@eu-life.bsky.social
From Aristotle to modern molecular simulations - a story by a biophysicist @denysbiriukov.bsky.social at #SipOfScience TED Talk at @ceitec.eu. 🤗
May 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
From Aristotle to modern molecular simulations - a story by a biophysicist @denysbiriukov.bsky.social at #SipOfScience TED Talk at @ceitec.eu. 🤗
Volunteered at @ceitec.eu 🧠MAFIL lab last week!
Pressing the button for every X? Easy peasy (until my brain drifted to coffee. 🥱☕) 😆
But the real joy? Coming up with words on a given letter. Total bliss for a word nerd like me. 😄
💚 Big love to our amazing researchers & lab techs!
Pressing the button for every X? Easy peasy (until my brain drifted to coffee. 🥱☕) 😆
But the real joy? Coming up with words on a given letter. Total bliss for a word nerd like me. 😄
💚 Big love to our amazing researchers & lab techs!
April 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Volunteered at @ceitec.eu 🧠MAFIL lab last week!
Pressing the button for every X? Easy peasy (until my brain drifted to coffee. 🥱☕) 😆
But the real joy? Coming up with words on a given letter. Total bliss for a word nerd like me. 😄
💚 Big love to our amazing researchers & lab techs!
Pressing the button for every X? Easy peasy (until my brain drifted to coffee. 🥱☕) 😆
But the real joy? Coming up with words on a given letter. Total bliss for a word nerd like me. 😄
💚 Big love to our amazing researchers & lab techs!
Darya Volkava from @ceitec.eu Masaryk University Brno took the stage at Academy Film Olomouc (AFO) to share her research on how plants count their seeds 🌱. She pitched it to a jury of journalists, got some great feedback - and I was cheering for her from the audience, feeling so proud! 🥳
April 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Darya Volkava from @ceitec.eu Masaryk University Brno took the stage at Academy Film Olomouc (AFO) to share her research on how plants count their seeds 🌱. She pitched it to a jury of journalists, got some great feedback - and I was cheering for her from the audience, feeling so proud! 🥳
At @ceitec.eu, we call this peak science comm cynicism. 🤣
🐣 Happy Easter! Just hope you don’t run into these red & green eggs, they’ll give you a nasty cold. 🤧
This yellow endosome is full of green rhinoviruses & red empty viral shells. Not your typical Easter surprise!
Image: @plevkalab.bsky.social
🐣 Happy Easter! Just hope you don’t run into these red & green eggs, they’ll give you a nasty cold. 🤧
This yellow endosome is full of green rhinoviruses & red empty viral shells. Not your typical Easter surprise!
Image: @plevkalab.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
At @ceitec.eu, we call this peak science comm cynicism. 🤣
🐣 Happy Easter! Just hope you don’t run into these red & green eggs, they’ll give you a nasty cold. 🤧
This yellow endosome is full of green rhinoviruses & red empty viral shells. Not your typical Easter surprise!
Image: @plevkalab.bsky.social
🐣 Happy Easter! Just hope you don’t run into these red & green eggs, they’ll give you a nasty cold. 🤧
This yellow endosome is full of green rhinoviruses & red empty viral shells. Not your typical Easter surprise!
Image: @plevkalab.bsky.social
At a #velvetinnovation meetup in #brnoregion with a monthly pitch session of innovation we tasted caffeine-free coffee made from fruit stones (the coffee bean is actually just the stone of the coffee cherry). Tasted a bit more acidic and had a thinner flavour, but I wouldn't mind having it again!
March 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
At a #velvetinnovation meetup in #brnoregion with a monthly pitch session of innovation we tasted caffeine-free coffee made from fruit stones (the coffee bean is actually just the stone of the coffee cherry). Tasted a bit more acidic and had a thinner flavour, but I wouldn't mind having it again!
Another great TED-style talk at @ceitec.eu Masaryk University! Our "Sip of Science" lectures not only show what goes on in the labs but also teach junior scientists how to talk about science to a diverse audience. Toay's hands-on experience by Jakub from Cellular Imaging lab (CELLIM) was top!
March 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Another great TED-style talk at @ceitec.eu Masaryk University! Our "Sip of Science" lectures not only show what goes on in the labs but also teach junior scientists how to talk about science to a diverse audience. Toay's hands-on experience by Jakub from Cellular Imaging lab (CELLIM) was top!
Jste vědec a používáte při komunikaci vědy storytelling? Mrkněte na jeho "vyšší dívčí" verzi od Iaina Stewarta, vědce a popularizátora vědy. Jeho tipy z konference jsme na @ceitec.eu sepsali, poprosili Iaina o odpovědi na tři otázky a výsledek posíláme i díky @vedavyzkumcz.bsky.social do světa!
Jak dostat vědu do cukrárny (a nejen tam)
„Brand je to, jak o vás ostatní mluví, když s nimi nejste v místnosti." Platí to pro jednotlivce, instituce, ale i pro celá odvětví – včetně vědy. Jaký „brand“ má věda v očích veřejnosti? A jak bychom...
www.vedavyzkum.cz
March 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Jste vědec a používáte při komunikaci vědy storytelling? Mrkněte na jeho "vyšší dívčí" verzi od Iaina Stewarta, vědce a popularizátora vědy. Jeho tipy z konference jsme na @ceitec.eu sepsali, poprosili Iaina o odpovědi na tři otázky a výsledek posíláme i díky @vedavyzkumcz.bsky.social do světa!
Great science needs great leadership! At CEITEC Masaryk University in Brno, we go beyond research excellence by actively supporting our research group leaders in developing their leadership skills. Wanna know how? Read more about how CEITEC empowers its leaders: www.ceitec.eu/science-alon...
Science alone is not enough. CEITEC strengthens leadership skills among its research group leaders
In 2022, CEITEC Masaryk University (MUNI) adopted a new policy for developing leadership competencies among its researchers, which is unique not only in the Czech context but also within Central and E...
www.ceitec.eu
February 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Great science needs great leadership! At CEITEC Masaryk University in Brno, we go beyond research excellence by actively supporting our research group leaders in developing their leadership skills. Wanna know how? Read more about how CEITEC empowers its leaders: www.ceitec.eu/science-alon...
What's the equation of our #brnoregion innovation ecosystem? Friendship+collaboration=useful+fun. Why else would 200 different people get together every month(!) to talk about business, innovation or research? We live #velvetinnovation in Brno.
February 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
What's the equation of our #brnoregion innovation ecosystem? Friendship+collaboration=useful+fun. Why else would 200 different people get together every month(!) to talk about business, innovation or research? We live #velvetinnovation in Brno.
Get emotions into science stories! Make it about other people or even you! Make people marvel and wonder!
Long story short... make science relevant to peoples' life!
👉 Iain Stewart, a Scottish geoscientist and science communicator in Prague last week.
📷Jana Plavec, @akademievedcr.bsky.social
Long story short... make science relevant to peoples' life!
👉 Iain Stewart, a Scottish geoscientist and science communicator in Prague last week.
📷Jana Plavec, @akademievedcr.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Get emotions into science stories! Make it about other people or even you! Make people marvel and wonder!
Long story short... make science relevant to peoples' life!
👉 Iain Stewart, a Scottish geoscientist and science communicator in Prague last week.
📷Jana Plavec, @akademievedcr.bsky.social
Long story short... make science relevant to peoples' life!
👉 Iain Stewart, a Scottish geoscientist and science communicator in Prague last week.
📷Jana Plavec, @akademievedcr.bsky.social
A tahle story má pokračování, @mzenisek.bsky.social. 😊 Robert Vácha z @labvacha.bsky.social na CEITEC MUNI právě získal na navazující výzkum peptidů, ničitelů bakterií a rakovinných buněk, ERC Proof of Concept Grant! #sooooproud #supportscience!
January 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A tahle story má pokračování, @mzenisek.bsky.social. 😊 Robert Vácha z @labvacha.bsky.social na CEITEC MUNI právě získal na navazující výzkum peptidů, ničitelů bakterií a rakovinných buněk, ERC Proof of Concept Grant! #sooooproud #supportscience!
Science communication with @pavlahubalkova.bsky.social and @czexpats.bsky.social at CEITEC MUNI in Brno. #Brnoscientists #rulezzz 😍
January 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Science communication with @pavlahubalkova.bsky.social and @czexpats.bsky.social at CEITEC MUNI in Brno. #Brnoscientists #rulezzz 😍
Some of the best scientific discoveries start with a 'What if?' or just with a bit of #serendipity. 😉 A chance to study an ancient microorganism led Gabriel Demo's team at CEITEC Brno to the discovery of a protein linked to cellular stress resistance: www.ceitec.eu/an-ancient-m...
An ancient microorganism helped CEITEC scientists discover a protein linked to cellular resistance to stress
A research team led by Gabriel Demo from CEITEC Masaryk University (MUNI) has discovered a new protein that plays a crucial role in controlling protein production in the cells of some of the most resi...
www.ceitec.eu
January 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Some of the best scientific discoveries start with a 'What if?' or just with a bit of #serendipity. 😉 A chance to study an ancient microorganism led Gabriel Demo's team at CEITEC Brno to the discovery of a protein linked to cellular stress resistance: www.ceitec.eu/an-ancient-m...
The Tripsianes Group at CEITEC MUNI Brno seeks a Laboratory Technician. They combine biomolecular NMR techniques with other biophysical methods to investigate protein structures and their interactions with other proteins, nucleic acids, and small ligands. Apply here: www.ceitec.eu/laboratory-t...
January 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Tripsianes Group at CEITEC MUNI Brno seeks a Laboratory Technician. They combine biomolecular NMR techniques with other biophysical methods to investigate protein structures and their interactions with other proteins, nucleic acids, and small ligands. Apply here: www.ceitec.eu/laboratory-t...
👉 @labvacha.bsky.social is hiring! Check out the interview with ERC holder Robert Vacha to learn not only about his unique research experience with Protein-Protein and Protein-Membrane Interactions but also about his leadership skills (spoiler - you will be tempted to send your CV right away 😍).
Grateful for the opportunity to share insights on our work, achievements, and future goals with the CEITEC MUNI communications team: www.ceitec.eu/robert-vacha...
Robert Vácha: Multidisciplinarity brings innovative ideas to our team. It makes us grow professionally and on a personal level
Biophysicist Robert Vácha specializes in a rather unconventional field within the life sciences at CEITEC Masaryk University (MUNI) – he uses computer simulations to study interactions between protein...
www.ceitec.eu
January 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
👉 @labvacha.bsky.social is hiring! Check out the interview with ERC holder Robert Vacha to learn not only about his unique research experience with Protein-Protein and Protein-Membrane Interactions but also about his leadership skills (spoiler - you will be tempted to send your CV right away 😍).
This is how a newbie to science communication might imagine the output of a cryo-electron microscope. 😅
January 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
This is how a newbie to science communication might imagine the output of a cryo-electron microscope. 😅
As a science communicator at the CEITEC research institute in Brno I couldn’t resist trying (our) science firsthand! 😇 My nerves are in good shape, I was told!😅
Stay tuned for other stories from our basic research in the life sciences...
Stay tuned for other stories from our basic research in the life sciences...
December 31, 2024 at 10:01 AM
As a science communicator at the CEITEC research institute in Brno I couldn’t resist trying (our) science firsthand! 😇 My nerves are in good shape, I was told!😅
Stay tuned for other stories from our basic research in the life sciences...
Stay tuned for other stories from our basic research in the life sciences...