Monika Rosinská

EnzymeMiner: Pioneering the Next Wave of Enzyme Discovery

Lector: doc. Mgr. David Bednář, Ph.D.

Institution: Masaryk University, Faculty of Science

Field: Computational biology, bioinformatics and modelling

 

About the project

Protein enzymes are an essential part of nature and also our lives. You can find them everywhere — in drugs, your cleaning supplies and can be used for brewing beer. In the past, we improved many of these enzymes — thanks to that, you can wash your clothes in colder temperatures — and we aim to improve them further. My project is focused on searching protein databases to find proteins with the desired function, but with improved properties — for example they can work in colder temperatures.

 

Why science?

Choosing just one field to study at university was difficult – I was interested in many areas that seemed incompatible. I also knew that I needed my work to benefit both nature and humanity. Thanks to science, I learned to combine information technology and proteins, and I am able to explore different approaches that I would not have been able to do otherwise. Now I can improve my programming skills, study proteins in depth, and hopefully help humanity in some way.

 

What do I like most about Brno

I live on the outskirts of Brno and I like how close it is to nature – I can take my bike and be on a forest path in 10 minutes – but also how easy it is to get to the city center from here. I think our grate public transportation is often taken for granted. I am also glad of the available high-quality universities and student community, which allowed me to study bioinformatics without the need of leaving my home and family.