Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 25/09/20262) In 1948, physician, microbiologist and hard-line communist Ivan Málek set up a research group at the Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Hradec Králové. 120 0
Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 25/09/20263) In 1953, the Czechoslovakian Academy of Sciences (Československá akademie věd; ČSAV) was founded, and Málek’s team transferred to its Institute of Biology. 130 0
Ed Ley @edley.bsky.social · 25/09/20264) Then, in 1962, the ČAV created a separate Institute of Microbiology; this was run by Málek until 1970. During this time – specifically in 1964 – the Institute moved here, to Krč. 130 0
