26th November 2025

The work of the Fiala Lab introduced on Czech Radio PLUS

Our new lab keeps attracting the attention of the media. On Czech Radio PLUS (Český rozhlas PLUS), our group introduced our strategies towards uncovering the origins of neurodegenerative diseases. “Today, we are trying to put out a big fire. Instead, we need to develop fire prevention measures.”—that’s how we tried to describe the main issue of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease treatment to the general public. Many thanks to Matěj and Michal for discussing their experiments with the great Mr. Hensl! Listen here or read here (in Czech).

25th November 2025

Hynek talks about solvatochromic dyes on Science ON

In a live stream organized by Science ON, Hynek performed demonstrations of experiments with solvatochromic dyes. You can watch the video here. Science ON brings together scientists, teachers, students, and popularizers to bring scientific topics to the general public and inspire teachers to use innovative approaches in STEM education. So proud of you, Hynek. Great work!

11th October 2025

Magazín Reportér tells our story

The great Martina Smutná interviewed Tom about why he left his comfortable life in Switzerland to return to Czechia, founded the Laboratory of Bioorganic and Peptide Chemistry at Masaryk University, and started studying neurodegenerative diseases using chemical tools. Read the article titled “Šťouráním v nose k Alzheimerově chorobě? Český vědec rozjíždí převratný výzkum” (in Czech).

15th September 2025

Tom’s story told by VědaVýzkum.cz

Tom had the privilege of sitting down with the wonderful Tereza Mašínová to give an interview about his journey from being a contender in the Chemistry Olympiad during his high school years, via studies abroad, to obtaining the ERC Starting Grant. Check out the article titled “Lék z toho asi nebude, ale třeba se pletu” (in Czech, English translation available on the site).

since June 2025

The Experientia Foundation regularly highlights our group

The Experientia Foundation has a strong media team that frequently reports on the successes of its grant recipients. Check out their articles about Tom’s journey towards the Experientia Start-Up Grant (in Czech) and obtaining the ERC Starting Grant (in Czech).

photo: Archiv Nadace Experientia, Barbora Mráčková

since June 2025

The MUNI “Magazine M” regularly reports about our group

“Magazine M” is a Masaryk University publication that highlights news from the university environment. Our successes keep catching the magazine’s attention. Check out the articles about our group receiving the Experientia Start-Up Grant (in Czech), winning the prestigious ERC Starting Grant (in English, Czech version here), and our work on chemical tools for studying neurodegeneration in general (in English, Czech version here).