Center Name Full

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Center Program Name Full

Host Institution

Center City

Center Country

Center Website

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Keywords

Center for Earth Dynamics Research

CEDR (national code: LN00A005)

The Research Centres

Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography (VUGTK), Zdiby 68, CZ-250 66 Zdiby, Czech Republic

Zdiby (and The Geodetic Observatory Pecný)

Czech Republic

http://pecny.asu.cas.cz/cedr/index.html

2000

2004

$235,61

Kostelecký, Jan

 +420-2-8489 0250, -8489 0907

kost@fsv.cvut.cz

geodesy; geodynamics; rotation of the Earth; applied geophysics; physical geography

Research Center for Particle Physics

RCPP (national code: LN00A006)

The Research Centres

Institute of Physics,  ASCR, Na Slovance 2, CZ-182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www-hep.fzu.cz/Centrum/eng/index.html

2000

2004

$621,49

Chýla, Jiří

 +420-2-6605-2666; +420-2-6605-2673

chyla@fzu.cz

particle physics - high energy experiments - structure of matter - fundamental laws of nature

Center for Patristic, Medieval, and Renaissance Texts

PMRT (National code: LN00A011)

The Research Centres

Palacky University in Olomouc, Krizkovskeho 8, CZ- 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Olomouc

Czech Republic

http://www.centrum-texty.upol.cz/english/index_en.htm

2000

2004

$230,13

Karfíková, Lenka

 +420--68- 5637 100, - 5631 141

karfik@iol.cz; karfik@cmtfnw.upol.cz

patrology; medieval theology; Renaissance philosophy; theology; Latin Medieval philology; Latin Bohemical manuscripts

Research Center for Optics

RCO (national code: LN00A015)

The Research Centres

Palacky University in Olomouc, Krizkovskeho 8, CZ- 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Olomouc

Czech Republic

http://rco.upol.cz

2000

2004

$363,21

Peřina, Jan

 +420-68-563 4263; -563 4253

perina@optnw.upol.cz; haderka@sloup.upol.cz

quantum optics; quantum theory; quantum measurement; interference; nonlocality; cryptography; optical communications; quantum phase; state recontruction;nonlinear couplers; diffractionless propagation; speckles; optical materials; sensors.

Biomolecular Center

NCBR (National code: LN00A016)

The Research Centres

Masaryk University in Brno, Zerotinovo nam. 9, CZ- 601 77 Brno, Czech Republic

Brno

Czech Republic

http://www.chemi.muni.cz/ncbr/

2000

2004

$410,77

Koča, Jaroslav

 +420-(0)5-4112 9310, -4112 9644;(secretary: -4112 9593, -4112 9308)

jkoca@chemi.muni.cz

Biomolecules, protein, oligonucleotides, NMR spectroscopy, computer simulations and modeling, protein engineering, DNA vaccines, bacteria "quorum systems"

Research Center for Personality and Etnicicity
Development

RCPED (National code: LN00A023)

The Research Centres

Masaryk University in Brno, Zerotinovo nam. 9, CZ- 601 77 Brno, Czech Republic

Brno

Czech Republic

http://www.centrum.fss.muni.cz; http://www.fhs.cuni.cz/(vědecká činnost)

2000

2004

$329,74

Smékal, Vladimír

 +420-(0)5- 4161 5136, +420-5-43 21 24 83

smekal@fss.muni.cz

family;school;diagnostics;socialisation;ethnic groups; Roma;children;youth;personality;communication;development

Center of Molecular and Cellular Immunology

MCI (National code: LN00A026)

The Research Centres

Institute of Molecular Genetics, ASCR, Flemingovo nam. 2, CZ - 166 37 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://leuko.biomed.cas.cz/

2000

2004

$500,00

Hořejší, Václav

 +420-(0)2-4172 9908

horejsi@biomed.cas.cz

Membrane receptors; membrane microdomains; supramolecular organization; immunoreceptors; cytokines; hormones; cytoskeleton; immunopathological disorders

New Inorganic Compounds and Advanced Materials

NICAM (National code: LN00A028)

The Research Centres

University of Pardubice, Studentska 95, CZ - 532 10  Pardubice, Czech Republic

Pardubice

Czech Republic

http://vzc.upce.cz/en/index.html

2000

2004

$500,00

Frumar, Miloslav

 +420-(0)40- 603 7161, -603 7156

miloslav.frumar@upce.cz; tomas.wagner@upce.cz

Advanced materials; Inorganic compounds; Amorphous and glassy chalcogenides; oxides; semiconductors; metallorganic compounds; heteroboranes; carboranes; nanoparticles; structure; optical properties; magnetic properties; thermal properties; NMR

Structure and Dynamics of Complex Molecular Systems and Biomolecules

CMSB (National code: LN00A032)

The Research Centres

J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, ASCR, Dolejskova 3, CZ - 182 23  Prague 8, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.jh-inst.cas.cz/centrum; http://www.jcu.cz/vyzkum/; http://www.greentech.cz/

2000

2004

$518,94

Hobza, Pavel

 420-(0)2- 6605 2056

Pavel.Hobza@jh-inst.cas.cz

molecular clusters, biomolecules, DNA, proteins, molecular sieves, quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, fluorescence spectroscopy, femtosecond spectroscopy

The Proteome Center for the Study of Intracellular Parasitism of Microbes

Proteome (National code: LN00A033)

The Research Centres

Purkyne Military Medical Academy in Hradec Kralove, Trebesska 1575, CZ - 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Hradec Karlove

Czech Republic

http://www.proteome.pmfhk.cz.

2000

2004

$392,66

Stulík, Jiří

 +420-(0)49-5-253268, -49-5-210 833

jstulik@pmfhk.cz

intracellular parasitism; proteome; intracellular bacteria; virulence factors; cytokines; CD markers; cellular organelles; gene expression

Research center for the history of science

VCDV (National code: LN00A041)

The Research Centres

Institute for Contemporary History, ASCR, Vlasska 9, CZ - 118 40 Prague 1, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.vcdv.cas.cz/

2000

2004

$400,66

Pokorná, Magdaléna

 +420-(0)2-2199 0622

pokornam@vcdv.cas.cz

history of the science; culture-history, scientific institution-development; history of the mathematics; history of the medicine; history of the historiography; history of the slavistics

Institute of Theoretical Computer Science (Center of Young Science)

ITCS -CYS (National code: LN00A056)

The Research Centres

Charles University in Prague, Ovocný trh 3-5, CZ - 116 36  Praha 1, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://iti.mff.cuni.cz/

2000

2004

$414,31

Nešetřil, Jaroslav

 +420-2-2191 4229

nesetril@kam.ms.mff.cuni.cz

basic research, theoretical computer science, discrete mathematics, mathematical logic, computational complexity, computational and discrete geometry, combinatorics

The Center for Phenomenological Research

CFB (National code: LN00A061)

The Research Centres

Charles University in Prague, Ovocný trh 3-5, CZ - 116 36  Praha 1, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.cfb.cuni.cz/

2000

2004

$92,62

Kouba, Pavel

 +420-(0)2-2161 9306, -2141 6927

chvatik@cts.cuni.cz; koubap@cts.cuni.cz; koubap@beba.cesnet.cz

philosophy; phenomenology; hermeneutics; ontology; methodology; transdisciplinarity; fundations of sciences; history of science and philosophy; phenomenology of art and religion

Center of Computational Linguistics

CKL (National code: LN00A063)

The Research Centres

Charles University in Prague, Ovocný trh 3-5, CZ - 116 36  Praha 1, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://ckl.mff.cuni.cz

2000

2004

$641,42

Hajičová, Eva

 +420-(0)2-2191 4252

hajicova@ckl.mff.cuni.cz, hajicova@ufal.ms.mff.cuni.cz

formal and computational linguistics;Czech Dependency Corpus;natural
language processing;written and spoken language;stochastic
methods;rule-based methods;machine learning;machine translation

Czech National Centre for Egyptology

CNCE (National code: LN00A064)

The Research Centres

Charles University in Prague - Czech Institute of Egyptology, Celetna 20, CZ - 110 00  Praha 1, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://egypt.ff.cuni.cz/index.htm
; http://www.ff.cuni.cz/~krejci/Welcome.html

2000

2004

$283,10

Bares, Ladislav

 +420-2-24491394; +420-2-24491519; secretary:-2449 1520

ladislav.bares@ff.cuni.cz; Miroslav.Barta@ff.cuni.cz

Egyptology; History; Religion; Archaeology; Architecture; Coptology; Arabic studies

Center for Cell Therapy and Tissue Repair

CBT (National code: LN00A065)

The Research Centres

Charles University in Prague, Ovocný trh 3-5, CZ - 116 36  Praha 1, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.medicon.cz/cbt/en/Centrumfinal.htm

2000

2004

$519,38

Syková, Eva

 +420-(0)2-4106 2230, -2443 6781

sykova@biomed.cas.cz;chvatal@biomed.cas.cz

stem cells; grafts; hydrogels; polymers; immunotherapy; nerve cells; injury; brain; spinal cord; nuclear magnetic resonance; embryo; hepatocytes; diabetes melittus

Center for experimental research of cardiovascular diseases

CVD (National code: LN00A069)

The Research Centres

Institute of Physiology, ASCR, Videnska 1083, CZ - 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.biomed.cas.cz/fgu/centrum/

2000

2004

$421,87

Oštádal ,Bohuslav

 +420-2-475 2553

ostadal@biomed.cas.cz

ischemic heart disease; arterial and pulmonary hypertension; atherosclerosis; gender differences; ontogenetic aspects; myocardial protection; hypertension prevention; gene analysis; endothelium; vascular smooth muscle cells

Center of Integrated Genomics

CIG (National code: LN00A079)

The Research Centres

Institute of Molecular Genetics, ASCR, Flemingovo nam. 2, CZ - 166 37 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://cig.img.cas.cz

2000

2004

$693,90

Pačes, Václav

 +420-2-2431 0234, -2018 3215,-2018 3541

office@img.cas.cz; vpaces@img.cas.cz

genomics; SAGE; positional cloning; bioremediation

Signaling Pathways in Plants

SIDROS (National code: LN00A081)

The Research Centres

Institute of Experimental Botany, ASCR, Rozvojova 135, CZ - 165 02 Prague 6-Lysolaje, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http//:www.ueb.cas.cz/SIDROS

2000

2004

$476,02

Macháčková, Ivana

 +420-2-20 39 04 53

machackova@ueb.cas.cz

auxins; cytokinins; transport; signal transduction; cell division; cell elongation; differentiation; programmed cell death; apoptosis; receptors; phosphoinositides; G-proteins; small GTPases; rab; rho; phospholipases; cdk; MAP; kinases; cytoskeleton;

Laser Plasma Research Centre

LPRC (National code: LN00A100)

The Research Centres

Institute of Physics,  ASCR, Na Slovance 2, CZ-182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://server.pals.cas.cz/lprc/

2000

2004

$808,29

Jungwirth, Karel

 +420-2-66052123,  (+420-2-) 66052121

jungwirth@fzu.cz; ullsch@ipp.cas.cz

laser plasma; lasers; high power, x-ray lasers; femtosecond lasers, iodine lasers, radiation-matter interaction; multiply charged ions; x-radiation; capillary dicharges; pinches

Mechanism, Ecophysiology and Biotechnology of Photosynthesis

IPBUSB (National code: LN00A141)

The Research Centres

University of South Bohemia -Institute of Physical Biology, Zamek 136, CZ - 373
33 Nove Hrady, Czech Republic

Ceské Budejovice

Czech Republic

http://www.greentech.cz/centrum/index.html

2000

2004

$1 112,79

Štys, Dalibor

 +420-335 361259

stys@jcu.cz

photosynthesis, biochemistry, biophysic, protein structure, molecular biology, biotechnology, ecophysiology, instrument development, imaging, climate change, isotope fractionation, CO2 fixation

Center of Materials and Technology Research

MTVC (National code: LN00B029)

The Research Centres

VSB- Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15, CZ - 708 33 Ostrava­Poruba, Czech Republic

Ostrava-Poruba

Czech Republic

http://mtvc.vsb.cz

2000

2004

$1 095,59

Dobrovský, Ĺudovít

 +420-(0)69-6916 755, -699 5373

ludovit.dobrovsky@vsb.cz

Materials engineering; non-conventional structural materials; secondary metallurgy; recycling; controlling of technological processes; deformation behaviour; artificial intelligence; electric regulation drives.

Center for Molecular and Gene Biotechnologies

CMGB (National code: LN00B030)

The Research Centres

Institute of Microbiology, ASCR, Videnska 1083, CZ - 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.biomed.cas.cz/mbu/

2000

2004

$848,72

Spížek, Jaroslav

 +420- (0)2- 4106 2212

spizek@biomed.cas.cz

Biotechnology; molecular genetics; transgenic animals; recombinant proteins; environment pollution; monoclonal antibodies; therapeutic and diagnostic uses; natural compounds; technology transfer

Aerospace Research Center

CAR (National code: LN00B051)

The Research Centres

Brno University of Technology, Antonínská 1, CZ - 601 90 Brno, Czech Republic

Brno

Czech Republic

http://clkv.fme.vutbr.cz/; (http://www.fme.vutbr.cz/ustavy/3420.html; http://www.vzlu.cz)

2000

2004

$1 174,00

Píštěk, Antonín

 +420-5- 4114 2226

pistek@lu.fme.vutbr.cz; juracka@lu.fme.vutbr.cz

aircraft design;stress analysis;aerodynamics; experiments

Josef Božek Research Center of Engine and Automotive Engineering

JB-EAE (National code:  LN00B073)

The Research Centres

Czech Technical University in Prague, Zikova 4, CZ - 166 36 Praha 6 - Dejvice, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://bozek.cvut.cz/index2.html

2000

2004

$1 046,26

Macek, Jan

 +420-(0)2-2435 2504

macek@fsid.cvut.cz

Reciprocating engine; efficiency; pollution control; concurrent engineering; mechatronics; mixture formation control; hybrid cars; automatic; CV transmissions; minimum resistance car body; automotive microelectronics; active suspension; optimization

Research Centre for New Technologies in the Region of West Bohemia (NTC)

NTC (National code: LN00B084)

The Research Centres

University of West Bohemia, Univerzitni 8, CZ - 306 14 Plzen, Czech Republic

Pilsen

Czech Republic

http://www.ntc.zcu.cz/en/main/ntc.php

2000

2004

$1 024,63

Rosenberg, Josef

 +420-19- 7491 209, -7491 314, -7491 124

provla@ntc.zcu.cz;martinec@ntc.zcu.cz; rosen@kme.zcu.cz

research centre; computer modelling; measuring; damage processes; thermomechanical processes; dynamical processes; biomechanical processes; interaction of fields and continuum; fluid-coupled systems; signal processing and recognition

Research Center "Textile"

RCT (National code: LN00B090)

The Research Centres

Technical University of Liberec, Halkova 6, CZ - 461 17  Liberec, Czech Republic

Liberec

Czech Republic

http://centrum.vslib.cz/com/index-aktuality.html

2000

2004

$978,17

Richter, Aleš

 +420-(0)48- 5353 546, -5353 271

ales.richter@vslib.cz

Machine oriented textile research; product oriented textile research;  processability of textile materials at high  working frequencies; high functional textiles; high potential textiles

Center for Applied Cybernetics

CAK (National code: LN00B096)

The Research Centres

Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, CZ - 166 27 Praha 6 - Dejvice, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.c-a-k.cz

2000

2004

$957,35

Kučera, Vladimír

 +420-2- 2431 0386

m.sebek@c-a-k.cz; kucera@feld.cvut.cz

predictive control; robust control algorithms; RT control operating systems; Internet programming; SW and system diagnostics; SW testing; holonic manufacturing systems; digital image  analysis; pattern recognition theory; computer graphics

European Center for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology - Cardio (EuroMISE-Cardio)

EuroMISE-Cardio (National code: LN00B107)

The Research Centres

Charles University in Prague, Ovocný trh 3-5, CZ - 116 36  Praha 1, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.euromise.org

2000

2004

$715,26

Zvárová, Jana

 +420-2- 6605 3097

zvarova@euromise.cz

Cardiology;epidemiology;informatics;genetics;medical informatics;telemedicine

Neuropsychiatric Research Center

CNS (National code: LN00B122)

The Research Centres

Psychiatric Center - Prague, Ustavni 91, CZ - 181 03 Praha 8 – Bohnice, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.pcp.lf3.cuni.cz/cns
http://www.pcp.lf3.cuni.cz/sddz
http://www.pcp.lf3.cuni.cz/

2000

2004

$495,41

Höschl, Cyril

 +420-2-6600 3131, 6600 3150

mail@hoschl.cz; hoschl@pcp.lf3.cuni.cz

neuropsychiatry, neuroimaging, cognitivefunction, schizophrenia, mood disorders, psychoneuroendocrinology, antipsychotics, antidepressants, sleep disorders

Research Centre of Structure and Mechanism of Action of Potential Drugs

SMAPD (National code: LN00B125)

The Research Centres

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in HK, Ovocný trh 3-5, CZ - 116 36  Praha 1, Czech Republic

Hradec Kralove

Czech Republic

http://www.faf.cuni.cz/research/vyzkumnecentrumln00b125/

2000

2004

$677,19

Kvasničková, Eva

 +420-49- 5067 306,. +420-(0)606-948849

kvasnice@faf.cuni.cz; wsol@faf.cuni.cz

drug research and development; potential drugs; antigene structures; TFO; drug metabolism; pro-chiral and chiral xenobiotics; antiasthmatic drugs; antiinflammatory drugs;  free radicals; geriatric drugs; biotransformation enzymes

Research Center of Manufacturing Technology

RCMT (National code: LN00B128)

The Research Centres

Czech Technical University in Prague, Horská 3, CZ - 128 00 Praha 2 - Albertov, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.rcmt.cvut.cz

2000

2004

$1 099,76

Houša, Jaromír

 +420-2- 2199 0900,

j.housa@rcmt.cvut.cz; housa@fsih.cvut.cz

engineering manufacturing technology; R&D of machine conception; machine testing; ecological aspects; conventional and non-conventional machining; high-speed cutting; laser technologies; machine diagnostics

Research centre for complex crude oil processing

CCOP (National code: LN00B142)

The Research Centres

Institute of Chemical Technology, Technická 5, CZ - 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

http://www.vscht.cz/obsah/vyzkum/projekty.html

2000

2004

$1 209,46

Koubek, Josef

 +420-2-2435 3221

josef.koubek@vscht.cz

polymers, petrochemistry, crude oil processing, computer support of processes