Anxhela Hania

Research Interest

My research focuses on the physiology of marine phytoplankton and their interactions with bacterial communities, combining both laboratory- and field-based work. I have developed particular expertise in visual and imaging approaches, including m/r-RNA CARD-FISH and confocal microscopy, and I am fascinated by the ability of these techniques to reveal the hidden complexity of microbial life.

Curriculum Vitae

• June 2026 – Present, Research assistant at the Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Třeboň (Czech Republic)
• August 2024 – September 2024, Visiting student for research cruise purpose at National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung (Taiwan)
• April 2022 - May 2022, Visiting student at The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Eilat (Israel)
• September 2021 – November 2021, Internship student at National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Department of Fisheries Oceanography and Marine Ecology, Gdynia (Poland)
• September 2020 – March 2026, PhD student at the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
• July 2020 – June 2025, PhD student at the Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Třeboň (Czech Republic)
• October 2018 - March 2019, Internship student at Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Science and Technology, Sanda (Japan)
• September 2015 – July 2018, Master degree in Marine Biology at Marche Polytechnic University (UnivPM), Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (DiSVA), Ancona (Italy)
• October 2010 – February 2015, Bachelor degree in Biological Science at  Marche Polytechnic University (UnivPM), Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (DiSVA), Ancona (Italy)

Publications

• López-Adams R.#, Hania A.#, Mišková A., Kienhuis M., Piwosz K., Prášil O., Polerecký L. and Eichner M.* 2026. Spatiotemporal regulation of N₂ fixation and photosynthesis in Trichodesmium: Insights from mRNA CARD-FISH and nanoSIMS. Environmental Microbiology 28, e70405. DOI:  10.1111/1462-2920.70405
• Hania A., Dufour L., Prášil O., Piwosz K. and Eichner M.* 2025. Optimization of an mRNA CARD-FISH protocol to investigate gene expression heterogeneity in cyanobacteria. STAR Protocols 6, 104212. DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2025.104212
• Hania A., López-Adams R., Prášil O. and Eichner M. 2023. Protection of nitrogenase from photosynthetic O₂ evolution in Trichodesmium: methodological pitfalls and advances over 30 years of research. Photosynthetica 61, 58–72. DOI: 10.32615/ps.2023.007
• Liljestrand F.L., Hania A., Giordano M. and Johnston D.T.* 2021. Calibrating the triple oxygen isotope vital effect in cultured diatoms. Limnology and Oceanography 66 (12), 4254–4266. DOI: 10.1002/lno.11958
• Hania A.*, Eichner M., Norici A., Prášil O. and Giordano M. 2021. Does growth rate affect diatom compositional response to temperature? Phycologia 60, 462–472. DOI: 10.1080/00318884.2021.1956828

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*indicates corresponding author

Grants

030/2023/P Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (Grantová Agentura Jihočeské Univerzity, GAJU) “O₂ management in Trichodesmium: Bulk- and single-cell gene expression related to O₂ evolution and superoxide removal” (Feb 2023 – Dec 2024; 385,000 CZK = approx. 16,000 €).

Profiles

• RG: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anxhela-Hania

• OrcID:  https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-0137-9553