P1703 Physics – Biophysics

Field of study guarantor: Doc. RNDr. Dušan Lazár, Ph.D.

Guarantor of study: Department of Biophysics

Field of study:

The Ph.D. studies of Biophysics are aimed at students who want to study processes in living systems at the level of molecules, cells, organs or whole organisms, namely employing physical methods. The students can choose between four specializations: i) plant stresses, ii) reactive oxygen species in living systems, iii) structure-functional characteristics of nucleic acids and proteins, and iv) human voice and the function of vocal chords. During the Ph.D. program, generally, the students will acquire modern biophysical methods and experimental techniques, they will learn to independently plan their research work, submit grant proposals, formulate scientific goals/problems of projects and choose suitable theoretical and experimental approaches to address them. The students will learn how to effectively retrieve information in scientific journals and databases, they will improve their skills of preparation of literature reviews, the will learn to critically evaluate their own research results as well as conclusions of other authors. An integral part of the Ph.D. program is also language course, focused on the improvement of the level of both spoken and written English, which is essential for scientific work. The graduates have a qualification to work at universities, research institutions and at leading positions in laboratories and application sphere and industry. So far, over 50 students have successfully finished their Ph.D. studies of Biophysics.

More information, including contact details, can be found in the web site of the Department of Biophysics at http://biophysics.upol.cz/en.

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