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Geneticist doc. Vladimir Ferak: We can read a lot from DNA, but not everything
A quarter of a century ago, almost no one knew what DNA was; today, even a small child knows the abbreviation. Geneticist Associate Professor Vladimír Ferak is perfectly versed in the tangle of lines and numbers that reliably reveal the perpetrator, identify the victim, determine the father, the great-grandfather or warn of genetic disease.
Testing of Václav Havel Airport employees for thrombophilic mutations
In cooperation with Václav Havel Airport Prague, we organized an awareness-raising event for airport employees, during which they could get a free test for hereditary disposition to thrombophilic mutation, which carries an increased risk of blood clots or thrombosis.
We regularly participate in important congresses
Our colleagues regularly participate in important medical congresses and professional meetings, where they educate themselves and at the same time introduce the medical community to the wide range of tests we perform in our laboratory.
Helping to plant trees
In cooperation with the Home for Trees environmental organization, our employees helped plant new trees twice in 2022. The Home for Trees team is composed of forest experts and leaders of Czech ecology. Since 2019, 55,000 new trees have been planted by them in the Czech Republic.