Petra Vahalová, MSc.

Research topics:

Photobiology, endogenous bioluminescence of yeast

Education:

2015 - present: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics and Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Czech Academy of Sciences. Doctoral Study of Biophysics.

Dissertation: Ultra-week photon emission from biological samples.

2013 - 2015: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. Master's study, branch Biophysics and Chemical Physics.

Diploma thesis: Quenching of chlorophyll triplet states by carotenoids in thylakoid membranes.

2010 - 2013: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. Bachelor's study, branch General Physics.

Bachelor's thesis: The effect of oxygen on the triplet state lifetime of carotenoids in photosynthetic complexes.

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Conferences:

Nov 2017: International scientific workshop and postgraduate course Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Oral presentation and poster: Endogenous biological chemiluminescence as an indicator of oxidation.

Jun 2016: 25nd Annual Student Conference Week of Doctoral Students focused on physical study branches, Prague, the Czech Republic.

Oral presentation: Ultra-weak photon emission from biological samples.

Publications

1. P. Vahalová, K. Červinková, M. Cifra. “Biological autoluminescence for assessing oxidative processes in yeast cell cultures”. Scientific Reports 11, 10852, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89753-9