Team members

Zuzana Musilová

Group leader

Demian Burguera

Postdoctoral fellow

Monika Kłodawska

PhD student

Thesis: Evolution of vision in West African cichlid fishes

Dmytro Omelchenko

PhD student

Thesis: Hemoglobin evolution in cichlid fishes

Gina Sommer

PhD student

Thesis: Molecular evolution of sensory systems in elephant fishes (Mormyridae)

Zuzana Konvičková

PhD student

Thesis: Evolution of vision in deep-sea and riverine fishes

Veronika Truhlářová

PhD student

Thesis: Molecular evolution of vision in cyprinid fishes

Prokop Košátko

PhD student

Thesis: Evolution of vision in sturgeons and catfishes

Vít Kaufman

Master student

Thesis: Hybridisation of cyprinid fishes in the Czech Republic: genetic and morphometric analysis of the subfamily Leuciscinae




Former members of our team:

Kateřina Remišová

Master student


Thesis: Photoreceptor adaptations in fishes from extreme environments



Zuzana Swiderska

Lab manager

Nik Lupše

PhD student

Thesis: Transcriptomics and developmental plasticity of sensory systems in fishes