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Protistology, Protists, Preaxostyla, Paratrimastix, Monocercomonoides, Evolution, Mitochondria, Plastids, Algae, Rhodophyta, Endosymbiosis
France, Czech Republic

Biography

I’m a PhD in evolutionary protistology and microbiology interested in evolution of organelles and metabolic pathways, lateral gene transfer, symbiosis, and related topics.

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Employment (3)

European University Institute for the Sea: Plouzané, Finistère, FR

2023-07-10 to 2025-01-09 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Biology and Ecology of Deep Sea Ecosystems)
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Université Paris-Saclay: Gif-sur-Yvette, Essonne, FR

2020-03-01 to 2023-02-28 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Ecology, Systematics and Evolution Unit)
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Faculty of Science, Charles University: Prague, CZ

2013-10-01 to 2020-02-14 | Researcher (Department of Parasitology)
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Professional activities (6)

International Society for Evolutionary Protistology: Ottawa, CA

2018 to present
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International Society for Evolutionary Protistology: Ottawa, CA

2018 to present | Newsletter editor, Media director
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International Society of Protistologists: Tallahassee, US

2016 to present | Community manager
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International Society of Protistologists: Tallahassee, US

2014 to present
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Czech Parasitological Society: Prague, CZ

2011 to present
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International Society of Protistologists: Tallahassee, US

2016 to 2017 | Nominating committee
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Funding (1)

STARS – Supporting Talented PhD Research Students

2013 to 2017 | Salary award
Charles University (Prague, CZ)
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Works (7)

Nucleomorph phylogenomics suggests a deep and ancient origin of cryptophyte plastids within Rhodophyta

2024-03-11 | Preprint
Contributors: Lukas V. F. Novak; Sergio A. Muñoz-Gómez; Fabian van Beveren; Maria Ciobanu; Laura Eme; Purificación López-García; David Moreira
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Genomics of Preaxostyla Flagellates Illuminates the Path Towards the Loss of Mitochondria

PLOS Genetics
2023-12-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Lukáš V. F. Novák; Susan K. Dutcher; Sebastian C. Treitli; Jan Pyrih; Paweł Hałakuc; Shweta V. Pipaliya; Vojtěch Vacek; Ondřej Brzoň; Petr Soukal; Laura Eme et al.
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The oxymonad genome displays canonical eukaryotic complexity in the absence of a mitochondrion.

Molecular Biology and Evolution
2019-08-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0737-4038
Part of ISSN: 1537-1719
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Fe-S Cluster Assembly in Oxymonads and Related Protists

Molecular Biology and Evolution
2018-09-01 | Journal article
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Arginine deiminase pathway enzymes: evolutionary history in metamonads and other eukaryotes.

2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Novák L; Zubáčová Z; Karnkowska A; Kolisko M; Hroudová M; Stairs CW; Simpson AG; Keeling PJ; Roger AJ; Čepička I et al.
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Lukáš V. F. Novák via Europe PubMed Central

A Eukaryote without a Mitochondrial Organelle.

2016-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Karnkowska A; Vacek V; Zubáčová Z; Treitli SC; Petrželková R; Eme L; Novák L; Žárský V; Barlow LD; Herman EK et al.
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The mitochondrion-like organelle of Trimastix pyriformis contains the complete glycine cleavage system.

2013 | Journal article
Contributors: Zubáčová Z; Novák L; Bublíková J; Vacek V; Fousek J; Rídl J; Tachezy J; Doležal P; Vlček C; Hampl V
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