Zdeněk Franta
molecular biology
zfranta at prf.jcu.cz
(+420)-38-777-6230
C 01 019
Education:
M.Sc. 2005 Faculty of Science; University of South Bohemia
RNDr.2009 Faculty of Science; University of South Bohemia
Ph.D. 2012 Faculty of Science; University of South Bohemia
Work experience:
2005-2012 Research assistant, BC ASCR, Institute of Parasitology
2012 Postdoctoral Fellow BC ASCR, Institute of Parasitology
2012-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, Fraunhofer IME, Project group Bioresources
2014-2016 Junior group leader, Fraunhofer IME, LOEWE ZIB
2017-on Postdoctoral Fellow University of South Bohemia
Research Interest:
Peptidases
Recombinant protein production
RNA virus assembly
Key publications:
Baumann A, Skaljac M, Lehmann R, Vilcinskas A and Franta Z. Urate Oxidase produced by Lucilia sericata medical maggots is localized in Malpighian tubes and facilitates allantoin production. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 83 (2017)
Pöppel AK, Kahl M, Baumann A, Wiesner J, Gökçen A, Beckert A, Preissner KT, Vilcinskas A and Franta Z. A Jonah-like chymotrypsin from the therapeutic maggot Lucilia sericata plays a role in wound debridement and coagulation. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 70 (2016)
Sojka D, Franta Z, Horn M, Caffrey CR, Mares M and Kopacek P. New insights into the machinery of blood digestion by ticks. Trends Parasitol 29(6):276-85 (2013)