Funding

Our research is currently funded by the following grants/agencies:

● Czech Science Foundation (GA23-06638S): Schistosoma mansoni egg-secreted proteins: a comparative approach to identify bioactive molecules of a human parasite (2023-2025, co-PI: Petr Horák)

● Czech Science Foundation (GA24-11031S): Swimmer’s itch: From detection to protection (2024-2026, PI: Petr Horák)

● Charles University Grant Agency (B-BIO 283823): The effect of tapeworm infection on the growth and metastasis of tumours (2023-2025, PI: Vojtěch Vajs)

● Charles University Grant Agency (B-BIO 282325): Battle for the lungs: Immunobiology of acute schistosomiasis with a focus on overlooked players (2025-2027, PI: Dan Butula)

● Charles University Grant Agency (B-BIO 414425): Cercarial dermatitis: A modern detection system based on isothermal eDNA amplification (2025-2027, PI: Jan Procházka)

● 4EU+ Academic Mini-Grants (MA/25/F4/0/009): Seek and ye shall find: Molecular surveillance of bird schistosomes and
swimmer’s itch (2025-2026, PI: Tomáš Macháček)

● Charles University institutional funding: COOPERATIO BIOLOGY (2022-2026), UNCE24/SCI/011 (2024-2029), SVV 260678/2023)