Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Eukaryotic cell evolution
- Metabolism in chloroplasts and mitochondria
- Photosynthetic proteins and pigments
- Parasite genomics
- Bioluminescence
Accepting applications from PhD students.
Email: J.Janouskovec@soton.ac.uk
Tel: +44 23 8059 0258
Jan obtained his undergraduate and Masters degree from the University of South Bohemia, in which he contributed to the discovery of a novel alga related to apicomplexan parasites. He continued studying evolution of apicomplexan parasitism and plastid organelles during his PhD degree at the University of British Columbia, which he completed in 2013. Jan subsequently held independent fellowships at San Diego State University (CIFAR Global Scholar, 2014-15) and University College London (Excellence Research Fellow, 2016-2019) during which he discovered new groups of eukaryotes and studied phytoplankton evolution. In January 2021, Jan started a research group at the Institute of Microbiology Trebon, Czechia, which he now co-leads with Eva Horakova. In December 2021, Jan joined the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton as a Lecturer. He loves sharing his passion for microalgae and heterotrophic protists with students through teaching and research.