Mgr. Václav Janoušek
Position: research assistant
Research topics: genomics and speciation
Department: External research facility Studenec
Phone:
E-mail: vaclav.janousek
natur.cuni.cz
Research interests
- genomics of speciation in house mouse (study of house mouse hybrid zone),
- evolution of genomic architecture (activity of retrotransposons and their role in shaping genomic architecture in mammalian genomes).
Education
- 2005-2008: undergraduate study - Charles University Prague, Faculty of Science, General biology. Thesis: The house mouse as a model organism for study of genetics of speciation.
- 2008–2010: undergraduate study - Charles Univeristy Prague, Faculty of Science, Zoology. Thesis: Recently active L1 and B1 retrotransposons in the house mouse genome.
- 2010-present: Ph.D. study - Charles Univeristy Prague, Faculty of Science, Zoology. Thesis: Genome-wide analysis of house mouse hybrid zone.
Employment
- 2012-present: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Departmant of Population Biology Studenec.
International experience
- 2007, 2008: Institute des Sciences de l’Evolution, Université Montpellier II, Monpellier, France - short working visits,
- 2010, 2011, 2012: Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA - international exchange programme,
- 2012: University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA - short working visit.
Projects
Next-generation sequencing in evolutionary biology Genome-wide analysis of the house mouse hybrid zone
Publications
2015Janoušek V., Munclinger P., Wang L., Teeter K. C., Tucker P. K.: Functional organization of the genome may shape the species boundary in the house mouse, Molecular Biology and Evolution 32 (2015) 1208-1220.
2014Kass D. H., Janoušek V., Wang L., Tucker P. K.: The uncharacterized gene 1700093K21Rik and flanking regions are correlated with reproductive isolation in the house mouse, Mus musculus, Mammalian Genome 25 (2014) 223-234.
