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Global Change Research Institute, CAS
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Mgr. Tomáš Zavřel, Ph.D.

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Position: Scientist

Branch: Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies

Workplace: ÚVGZ AV ČR, v. v. i.Drásov 470Drásov664 24

Email: zavrel.t@czechglobe.cz

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Research Focus

Microalgae biotechnology; bio-production optimization; resource allocation; photosynthesis; stress physiology; systems biology

Education

2015: Ph.D. degree in Plant Physiology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

2011: M.Sc. degree in Plant Physiology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Appointments

2020 onwards: Research Assistant, Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute CAS, Drásov

2015-2019: Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Institute CAS, Drásov

2011-2015: Ph.D. student, Department of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Global Change Research Centre CAS, Drásov

2012–2014: Research & Development Assistant, Photon System Instruments, Ltd., Drasov 470, 664 24 Drásov, CZ

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Important research visits and fellowships

2018-2023, repeated internships: Department of Hydrobotany, Balaton Limnological Institute, Tihany, Hungary

2018/10: Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

2016/10-11: Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

2013/04-05: Bioenergy Group, Center for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

2011/06-08: Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, USA

Membership

The Czech Society of Experimental Plant Biology

The Czech Biotechnology Society

Brief scientometrics

List of all publications (Google Scholar)

Espinoza-Corral R., Iwai M., Zavřel T., Lechno‐Yossef S., Sutter M., Červený J., Niyogi K. K.,  Kerfeld C. (2023): Phycobilisome protein ApcG interacts with photosystem II and regulates energy transfer in Synechocystis. Plant Physiology, kiad615, https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad615

Rodrigues J.S., Kovács L., Lukeš M., Hoeper R., Steuer R., Červený J., Lindberg P., Zavřel T. (2023) Characterizing isoprene production in cyanobacteria– insights into the effects of light, temperature, and isoprene on Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Bioresource Technology, 380, 129068, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129068

Sukačová K., Szotkowski M., Pařil P., Mareš J., Touš M., Vícha D., Polášek M., Márová I., Zavřel T. (2023) Simultaneous production of γ-linolenic acid and carotenoids by a novel microalgal strain isolated from the underexplored habitat of intermittent streams. Algal Research, 71, 103055, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103055

Inomura, K., Masuda, T., Eichner, M., Rabouille, S., Zavřel, T., Červený, J., Vancová, M., Bernát, G., Armin, G., Claquin, P., Kotabová, E., Stephan, S., Suggett, D. J., Deutsch, C., & Prášil, O. (2021). Quantifying Cyanothece growth under DIC limitation. Comp. Struct. Biotech. J., 19, 6456–6464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2021.11.036

Polerecky L., Eichner M., Masuda T., Zavřel T., Rabouille S., Campbell D.A. and Halsey K. (2021) Calculation and Interpretation of Substrate Assimilation Rates in Microbial Cells Based on Isotopic Composition Data Obtained by nanoSIMS. Front. Microbiol. 12:621634. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.621634

Zavřel T., Schoffman H., Lukeš M., Fedorko J., Keren N, Červený J. (2021) Monitoring fitness and productivity in cyanobacteria batch cultures. Algal Research. 56:  1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102328

Rabouille S. et al. (2021): Electron & Biomass Dynamics of Cyanothece Under Interacting Nitrogen & Carbon Limitations. Front. Microbiol. 12: 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.617802 

Bernát, G., Zavřel, T., Kotabová, E., Kovács, L., Steinbach, G., Vörös, L., Prášil, O., Somogyi, B. and Tóth, V. R. (2021) Photomorphogenesis in the Picocyanobacterium Cyanobium gracile Includes Increased Phycobilisome Abundance Under Blue Light, Phycobilisome Decoupling Under Near Far-Red Light, and Wavelength-Specific Photoprotective Strategies. Front. Plant Sci. 12: 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.612302

Sukačová K., Lošák P., Brummer V., Máša V., Vícha D.and Zavřel T. (2021) Perspective Design of Algae Photobioreactor for Greenhouses—A Comparative Study. Energies 14(5), 1338. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14051338

Polerecky L. et al. (2021): Temporal Patterns and Intra- and Inter-Cellular Variability in Carbon and Nitrogen Assimilation by the Unicellular Cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142. Front. Microbiol. 12: 1-15 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.620915

Müller S, Zavřel T, Červený J. (2019): Towards a quantitative assessment of inorganic carbon cycling in photosynthetic microorganisms. Eng Life Sci. 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/elsc.201900061

Zavřel, T., Faizi, M., Loureiro, C. Poschmann, G. Stühler, K. Sinetova, M. A. Zorina, A. Steuer, R. Červený, J. (2019): Quantitative insights into the cyanobacterial cell economy. eLife (8): 1-29, e42508. 10.7554/eLife.42508

Zavřel T., Chmelík D, Sinetova MA, Červený J. (2018): Spectrophotometric Determination of Phycobiliprotein Content in Cyanobacterium Synechocystis. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2018; (139):1 – 9. 10.3791/58076

Zavřel T., Szabó M., Tamburic B., Evenhuis Ch., Kuzhiumparambil U., Literáková P., Larkum A. W. D., Raven J. A., Červený J., Ralph, P. J. (2018): Effect of carbon limitation on photosynthetic electron transport in Nannochloropsis oculata. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 18: 31-43. 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.02.020

Faizi, M., Zavřel, T., Loureiro, C., Červený, J., Steuer, R. (2018): A model of optimal protein allocation during phototrophic growth. Biosystems. 10.1016/j.biosystems.2018.02.004

Zavřel, T., Očenášová, P., Sinetová, M. A., Červený, J. (2018): Determination of Storage (Starch/Glycogen) and Total Saccharides Content in Algae and Cyanobacteria by a Phenol-Sulfuric Acid Method. Bio-protocol 8(15). 10.21769/BioProtoc.2966

Zavřel T., Očenášová P., Červený J. (2017): Phenotypic characterization of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 substrains reveals differences in sensitivity to abiotic stress. PLoS ONE (12): 1-21.: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189130

Zavřel T., Červený J., Knop H., Steuer R. (2016): Optimizing cyanobacterial product synthesis: Meeting the challenges. Bioengineered. https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2016.1207017

Zavřel T, Knoop H, Steuer R, Jones PR, Červený J, Trtílek M. (2016): A quantitative evaluation of ethylene production in the recombinant cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 harboring the ethylene-forming enzyme by membrane inlet mass spectrometry. Bioresource Technology. 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.11.062

Červený J., Sinetova M. A., Zavřel T., Los D. A. (2015) Mechanisms of High Temperature Resistance of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: An Impact of Histidine Kinase 34. Life 5: 676-699. DOI:10.3390/life5010676

Zavřel T., Sinetova M. a., Búzová D., Literáková P. Červený J. (2015) Characterization of a model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 autotrophic growth in a flat-panel photobioreactor. Engineering in Life Sciences. 15: 122-132. https://doi.org/10.1002/elsc.201300165

Zavřel T., Sinetová, M. A., Červený, J. (2015): Measurement of chlorophyll a and carotenoids concentration in cyanobacteria. Bio-protocol 5(9). 10.21769/BioProtoc.1467

Sinetova M. A., Červený J., Zavřel T., Nedbal L (2012) On the dynamics and constraints of batch culture growth of the cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142. Journal of Biotechnology 162:148-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.04.009