Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Director of IMG cordially congratulates recipients of the IMG Director’s Award for the best IMG publications in 2024.
1st position:
Markos A, Kubovciak J, Mikula Mrstakova S, Zitova A, Paces J, Machacova S, Kozmik-Jr Z, Kozmik Z, Kozmikova I: Cell type and regulatory analysis in amphioxus illuminates evolutionary origin of the vertebrate head. Nat Commun 2024 15(1): 8859. [pubmed] [doi]
The financial reward of the authors is 200.000,- CZK (jointly).
2nd position:
Horvath M, Schrofel A, Kowalska K, Sabo J, Vlasak J, Nourisanami F, Sobol M, Pinkas D, Knapp K, Koupilova N, Novacek J, Veverka V, Lansky Z, Rozbesky D: Structural basis of MICAL autoinhibition. Nat Commun 2024 15(1): 9810. [pubmed] [doi]
The financial reward of the authors is 150.000,- CZK (jointly).
3rd position:
Štafl K, Trávníček M, Janovská A, Kučerová D, Pecnová Ľ, Yang Z, Stepanec V, Jech L, Salker MS, Hejnar J, Trejbalová K: Receptor usage of Syncytin-1: ASCT2, but not ASCT1, is a functional receptor and effector of cell fusion in the human placenta. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024 121(44): e2407519121. [pubmed] [doi]
The financial reward of the authors is 100.000,- CZK (jointly).
The papers were selected by the IMG Council. The financial rewards are paid from the estate of former IMG Director prof. Josef Říman.