doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

Position: head
Research topics: Head of Molecular ecology group
Department: Department of Population Biology
Phone: +420 568 422 387
E-mail: bryjabrno.cas.cz

Education:

1992-1997 – Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Science - undergraduate studies, specialization - systematic zoology and ecology (aimed at zoology and ecology of mammals). Diploma thesis: Structure of communities of small terrestrial mammals in various habitats of the Protected Landscape Area of Poodří. (MSc.=Mgr.)

1993-1998 - Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Science – undergraduate studies, specialization - molecular biology and genetics (aimed at cancer research and effect of oncogenes on differentiation and proliferation of cells). Diploma thesis: Preparation of truncated variant of gene coding for RXR alpha and its transfer to monoblast cell line BM2. (MSc.=Mgr.)

1997-2000 – PhD. study in zoology (aimed at population ecology of microtine rodents). PhD thesis: Demographic characteristics of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) population in southern Moravia. (PhD.)

Professional career:

1997-1998 - research assistant, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (IVB AS CR), Brno

since 1998 - research scientist, Department of Population Biology, IVB AS CR, Brno

2004-2006 – postdoctoral fellow, Centre de Biologie et Gestion des Populations, Montferriez sur Lez, France (projects on wildlife immunogenetics).

2003-2009 - research assistant (part-time), Department of Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno

since 2009 - Associate Professor, Department of Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno (Lectures: Molecular Ecology, Genetic Methods in Zoology, Advances in Zoology of Vertebrates), supervising of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students

2002-2010 - Department of Population Biology IVB AS CR – responsible for the running of the Laboratory of molecular genetics in Studenec

since 2010 - head of the Department of Population Biology IVB AS CR

since 2011 - scientific secretary of Institute of Vertebrate Biology AS CR

Research interests:

Molecular ecology of vertebrates (population genetic structure, interactions between neutral and adaptive genetic variation, factors affecting reproductive success, conservation genetics, immunogenetics)

Behavioural and population ecology (sex ratio and population dynamics of microtines, sexual selection)

Ecology of communities of small terrestrial mammals in Europe and Africa.

reviewer of manuscripts in scientific journals, e.g. Acta Chiropterologica, Acta Theriologica, African Journal of Ecology, Annales Zoologici Fennici, Biologia (Bratislava), Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Biology Direct, Biology Letters, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Conservation Genetics, Entomologica Fennica, Folia Zoologica, Genes and Immunity, Heredity, Immunogenetics, Journal of Zoology, Klapalekiana, Mammalia, Mammalian Biology, Molecular Ecology, Oikos, Sylvia.

Member of the International steering committee for the European Science Foundation scientific program "Integrating population genetics and conservation biology: Merging theoretical, experimental and applied approaches" (2004-2009).

since 2009: member of consortium CONGRESS (Conservation of Genetic Resources for Effective Species Survival), 7th Framework Programme of EC

PhD students:

Barbora Zemanová: Conservation genetics of chamois in Central Europe

Radka Poláková: Genetic factors affecting mate choice and reproductive factors in the Scarlet Rosefinch (co-supervised by T. Albrecht)

Dagmar Čížková: Major histocompatibility complex variation in the house mice hybrid zone

Marta Promerová: MHC-based mate choice in the Scarlet Rosefinch (co-supervised by T. Albrecht)

Štěpánka Hulová: Conservation genetics and phylogeography of ground squirrels (advisor; supervised by F. Sedláček)

Hana Patzenhauerová: Factors affecting genetic structure of selected rodents in eastern Africa

Alena Fornůsková: The role of innate immunity genes in evolutionary ecology of rodents

Wasimuddin: Genetic variation of pathogens in the house mice hybrid zone (co-supervised by J. Gouy de Bellocq and J. Piálek)

Projects

Biology of African mole-rats from mesic tropic areas (2008-2011)

Comparative phylogeography of Zambezian region in Southeastern Africa using small mammals as a model (2010-2014)

Conservation genetics of selected vertebrates in the Western Balkans (2008-2009)

Genetic structure of the freshwater pearl mussel in the Czech Republic (2009-2010)

Intraspecific variability of populations of two cryptic bat species of genus Pipistrellus in Central Europe (2006-2008)

The role of MHC in sexual selection - observational and experimental study in three model vertebrate species (2006-2008)

Toll-like receptors in passerine birds: description, characterization of polymorphism and evolutionary consequences of allelic variation (2010-2014)


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HOME GENERAL INFORMATION STRUCTURE OF IVB STAFF PUBLICATIONS PROJECTS BOARD OF INSTITUTE SUPERVISORY BOARD FOLIA ZOOLOGICA NEWS PRESS RELEASE CONFERENCE LINKS	doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D. Position: head Research topics: Head of Molecular ecology group Department: Department of Population Biology Phone: +420 568 422 387 E-mail: bryjabrno.cas.cz Education: 1992-1997 – Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Science - undergraduate studies, specialization - systematic zoology and ecology (aimed at zoology and ecology of mammals). Diploma thesis: Structure of communities of small terrestrial mammals in various habitats of the Protected Landscape Area of Poodří. (MSc.=Mgr.) 1993-1998 - Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Science – undergraduate studies, specialization - molecular biology and genetics (aimed at cancer research and effect of oncogenes on differentiation and proliferation of cells). Diploma thesis: Preparation of truncated variant of gene coding for RXR alpha and its transfer to monoblast cell line BM2. (MSc.=Mgr.) 1997-2000 – PhD. study in zoology (aimed at population ecology of microtine rodents). PhD thesis: Demographic characteristics of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) population in southern Moravia. (PhD.) Professional career: 1997-1998 - research assistant, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (IVB AS CR), Brno since 1998 - research scientist, Department of Population Biology, IVB AS CR, Brno 2004-2006 – postdoctoral fellow, Centre de Biologie et Gestion des Populations, Montferriez sur Lez, France (projects on wildlife immunogenetics). 2003-2009 - research assistant (part-time), Department of Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno since 2009 - Associate Professor, Department of Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno (Lectures: Molecular Ecology, Genetic Methods in Zoology, Advances in Zoology of Vertebrates), supervising of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students 2002-2010 - Department of Population Biology IVB AS CR – responsible for the running of the Laboratory of molecular genetics in Studenec since 2010 - head of the Department of Population Biology IVB AS CR since 2011 - scientific secretary of Institute of Vertebrate Biology AS CR Research interests: Molecular ecology of vertebrates (population genetic structure, interactions between neutral and adaptive genetic variation, factors affecting reproductive success, conservation genetics, immunogenetics) Behavioural and population ecology (sex ratio and population dynamics of microtines, sexual selection) Ecology of communities of small terrestrial mammals in Europe and Africa. reviewer of manuscripts in scientific journals, e.g. Acta Chiropterologica, Acta Theriologica, African Journal of Ecology, Annales Zoologici Fennici, Biologia (Bratislava), Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Biology Direct, Biology Letters, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Conservation Genetics, Entomologica Fennica, Folia Zoologica, Genes and Immunity, Heredity, Immunogenetics, Journal of Zoology, Klapalekiana, Mammalia, Mammalian Biology, Molecular Ecology, Oikos, Sylvia. Member of the International steering committee for the European Science Foundation scientific program "Integrating population genetics and conservation biology: Merging theoretical, experimental and applied approaches" (2004-2009). since 2009: member of consortium CONGRESS (Conservation of Genetic Resources for Effective Species Survival), 7th Framework Programme of EC PhD students: Barbora Zemanová: Conservation genetics of chamois in Central Europe Radka Poláková: Genetic factors affecting mate choice and reproductive factors in the Scarlet Rosefinch (co-supervised by T. Albrecht) Dagmar Čížková: Major histocompatibility complex variation in the house mice hybrid zone Marta Promerová: MHC-based mate choice in the Scarlet Rosefinch (co-supervised by T. Albrecht) Štěpánka Hulová: Conservation genetics and phylogeography of ground squirrels (advisor; supervised by F. Sedláček) Hana Patzenhauerová: Factors affecting genetic structure of selected rodents in eastern Africa Alena Fornůsková: The role of innate immunity genes in evolutionary ecology of rodents Wasimuddin: Genetic variation of pathogens in the house mice hybrid zone (co-supervised by J. Gouy de Bellocq and J. Piálek) Projects Biology of African mole-rats from mesic tropic areas (2008-2011) Comparative phylogeography of Zambezian region in Southeastern Africa using small mammals as a model (2010-2014) Conservation genetics of selected vertebrates in the Western Balkans (2008-2009) Genetic structure of the freshwater pearl mussel in the Czech Republic (2009-2010) Intraspecific variability of populations of two cryptic bat species of genus Pipistrellus in Central Europe (2006-2008) The role of MHC in sexual selection - observational and experimental study in three model vertebrate species (2006-2008) Toll-like receptors in passerine birds: description, characterization of polymorphism and evolutionary consequences of allelic variation (2010-2014)