Daniel Žucha

Biography

My name is Daniel and I come from Slovakia. I have spent over the last few years pursuing my studies in Molecular Biology at the Charles University of Prague. Prior to this, I attended high school in Slovakia, and I also had a chance to study as an exchange student in Norway for a year. In the last year of high school, I joined the Biology olympiad exams and scored position in top 10 in the national round. These days, guided by my supervisor Lukáš Valihrach PhD., I am working on the comparison of commercial reverse transcriptases, considering the impact of various factors on the reaction. Subsequently, my aim is to advance further in understanding the gene expression via any tools available. Speaking of my hobbies? Well, a game developed here in the laboratory… My colleagues choose competitions, which I would never do myself, and I do it with them!

Publications

1. Spatiotemporal transcriptomic map of ischemic brain injury. Zucha D, Abaffy P, Kirdajova D, Jirak D, Anderova M, Kubista M, Valihrach L. BioRxiv 2023.03.28.534553; doi: 10.1101/2023.03.28.534553.
2. NEUROD1 reinforces endocrine cell fate acquisition in pancreatic development. Bohuslavova R, Fabriciova V, Smolik O, Lebrón-Mora L, Abaffy P, Benesova S, Zucha D, Valihrach L, Berkova Z, Saudek F, Pavlinkova G. Nat Commun. 2023 Sep 9;14(1):5554. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41306-6.
3. Complement C3a treatment accelerates recovery after stroke via modulation of astrocyte reactivity and cortical connectivity. Stokowska A, Aswendt M, Zucha D, Lohmann S, Wieters F, Moran Suarez J, Atkins AL, Li Y, Miteva M, Lewin J, Wiedermann D, Diedenhofen M, Torinsson Naluai Å, Abaffy P, Valihrach L, Kubista M, Hoehn M, Pekny M, Pekna M. J Clin Invest. 2023 Mar 30:e162253. doi: 10.1172/JCI162253.
4. ISL1 controls pancreatic alpha cell fate and beta cell maturation. Bohuslavova R, Fabriciova V, Lebrón-Mora L, Malfatti J, Smolik O, Valihrach L, Benesova S, Zucha D, Berkova Z, Saudek F, Evans SM, Pavlinkova G. Cell Biosci. 2023 Mar 10;13(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s13578-023-01003-9.
5. Recent advances in deciphering oligodendrocyte heterogeneity with single-cell transcriptomics. Valihrach L, Matusova Z, Zucha D, Klassen R, Benesova S, Abaffy P, Kubista M, Anderova M. Front Cell Neurosci. 2022 Oct 13;16:1025012. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2022.1025012.
6. Compromised Astrocyte Swelling/Volume Regulation in the Hippocampus of the Triple Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Tureckova J, Kamenicka M, Kolenicova D, Filipi T, Hermanova Z, Kriska J, Meszarosova L, Pukajova B, Valihrach L, Androvic P, Zucha D, Chmelova M, Vargova L and Anderova M. Front. Aging Neurosci. 2022; 13:783120. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.783120.
7. Tutorial: Guidelines for Single-Cell RT-qPCR. Zucha D, Kubista M, Valihrach L. Cells. 2021; 10(10):2607. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10102607.
8. Transient astrocyte-like NG2 glia subpopulation emerges solely following permanent brain ischemia. Kirdajova D, Valihrach L, Valny M, Kriska J, Krocianova D, Benesova S, Abaffy P, Zucha D, Klassen R, Kolenicova D, Honsa P, Kubista M, Anderova M. Glia. 2021 Jul 27. doi: 10.1002/glia.24064.Decoding the transcriptional response to ischemic stroke in young and aged mouse brain. Androvic P, Belov Kirdajova D, Tureckova J, Zucha D, Rohlova E, Abaffy P, Kriska J, Anderova M, Kubista M, Valihrach L. Cell Rep. 2020 Jun 16;31(11):107777. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107777.
9. Decoding the transcriptional response to ischemic stroke in young and aged mouse brain. Androvic P, Belov Kirdajova D, Tureckova J, Zucha D, Rohlova E, Abaffy P, Kriska J, Anderova M, Kubista M, Valihrach L. Cell Rep. 2020 Jun 16;31(11):107777. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107777.
10. Performance Comparison of Reverse Transcriptases for Single-Cell Studies. Zucha D, Androvic P, Kubista M, Valihrach L. Clin Chem. 2019 Nov 7. pii: clinchem.2019.307835. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2019.307835.
11. The Contribution of TRPV4 Channels to Astrocyte Volume Regulation and Brain Edema Formation. Pivonkova H, Hermanova Z, Kirdajova D, Awadova T, Malinsky J, Valihrach L, Zucha D, Kubista M, Galisova A, Jirak D, Anderova M. Neuroscience. 2018 Dec 1;394:127-143. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.10.028. Epub 2018 Oct 24.