Prestigious ERC Starting Grant












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            * awarded to Botany Department
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            European Research Council (ERC) grants recognize research of the absolute highest quality.
            of junior grants for researchers who received their PhDs within the last seven years, only

            this year in the Czech Republic.



            It was clinched by the Faculty of Science at Charles University, building on similar succe
            when two researchers from the faculty were awarded. As a result, Botanist Filip Kolář will
            from five years of financial support to investigate the importance of multiplying genetic 

            (polyploidization) in plants. The results of his work will help in understanding evolution
            plants and may even be useful in breeding.


            You can read all the details about the project here [ URL "https://www.natur.cuni.cz/eng/a
            erc-grant-is-going-to-the-botany-department"]



            Published: September 4, 2019