About Us
The CCALA team consists of a curator and two technical staff members who take care of the collection and its day-to-day operation.
Curator
Mgr. Josef Juráň, Ph.D.
At CCALA, Josef Juráň serves as curator of the culture collection and works as a phycologist with a particular interest in freshwater microalgae. Within the collection, he is involved in its scientific development, the acquisition and documentation of new strains, communication with depositors and users, and keeping the collection aligned with current taxonomic knowledge. His main research focus is on euglenoids (Euglenophyta), especially their taxonomy, ecology, diversity and biogeography. He also works with other freshwater algae and has extensive experience with the isolation and cultivation of microalgae and cyanobacteria. Alongside his work at CCALA, he teaches phycology and algal cultivation at the University of South Bohemia and participates in student supervision. He is also involved in science communication and the popularization of algae, cyanobacteria and microscopic life.
Laboratory Staff
Bohuslava Zahradníková and Vlasta Titlová are members of the technical staff of the CCALA Culture Collection. Their work focuses on the day-to-day maintenance of algal and cyanobacterial cultures and on ensuring the smooth operation of the collection’s laboratory facilities. They are involved in routine cultivation, transfer and maintenance of strains, preparation of culture media and other laboratory tasks essential for keeping the cultures in good condition. Their work contributes to the long-term preservation and availability of the biological material maintained at CCALA.
Contact Us
Culture Collection of Autotrophic Organisms (CCALA)
Experimental Garden and Gene Pool Collections Třeboň
Institute of Botany of the CAS, v. v. i.
Dukelská 135, 379 82 Třeboň
Czech Republic
Contact us on:
- +420 380 720 379 (Mgr. Josef Juráň, Ph.D., Curator, Josef.Juran@ibot.cas.cz)
- +420 380 720 366 or +420 380 720 368 (CCALA Laboratory Staff, ccala@ibot.cas.cz)