Tereza Červená won first place in the best poster competition at an international toxicology conference

Scientist and recent PhD graduate, Tereza Červená, from the Department of Toxicology and Molecular Epidemiology earned a great achievement, winning first place in the Early Career Researcher Poster Prize competition at the Inhaled Particles and International Particle Toxicology Conference, organised by the British Occupational Hygiene Society.

This year, for the first time, the conference brought together two long-standing and internationally significant professional events: the Inhaled Particles Conference, focused on research into the inhalation of airborne particles and fibers and their impact on human health, and the International Particle Toxicology Conference, which brings together experts studying particle toxicology and its effects on the human body, as well as on the workplace and the environment.

At the conference, Tereza presented research focusing on the impact of winter automobile emissions on the stress and antiviral responses of airway cells. Although automobile emissions have long been the subject of intensive research regarding their impact on human health, their effects under very low temperatures have not yet been sufficiently clarified.

The data were obtained in collaboration within the European PAREMPI and REALCHEM projects, in which the IEM CAS is a partner. Both projects support research on the effects of automotive emissions on human health and the search for more sustainable transportation solutions

Congratulations to Tereza on this extraordinary achievement and a perfect representation of the IEM CAS.