The research group explores the diversity, distribution, and abundance of soil microorganisms, their interactions and the effect that they have on ecosystems with particular interest in microbial control over carbon and nitrogen cycling and response of microbial communities to climate change.

 News

• Natalie successfully defended her master's thesis- Congratulations!!! 2/2026

• Adam, Gabriele and Jana presented project results at PAM10 in Copenhagen 1/2026

• Popular science article (in Czech only) about our reserach was published 12/2025

• Jana participated at EMBO Lab Leadership for Group Leaders Course 10/2025

• Adam started his new position as a Ph.D. student 10/2025

• Global database of soil microbial PLFAs and enzyme activities just published 9/2025

• Adam successfully defended his master thesis - Congratulations!!! 9/2025

• Jana recieved honorable mention from L’Oréal – UNESCO For Women in Science 6/2025

• Article about bacterial stress responses to drought published in ISME Journal 4/2025

• Review article about microbial ecology in permafrost just accepted 1/2025

• Jana was giving a talk at Researcht's night about microbes and warming in arctic 9/2024