Hours are in CEST (Central European Summer Time) time zone (UTC+2).
The order of the sessions results from the necessity to adjust the lectures of invited speakers from outside the CEST.
Check the updates to the program below!!!
Day 1 – Monday, September 20, 2021
| 9:00–9:15 | Opening ceremony, Welcome speeches |
| 9:15–9:45 | Opening lecture – Przemysław Wojtaszek – “20 years of experimental plant biology in Poland – long story short” |
| 9:45–9:50 | Announcement of PSEPB awards – Magdalena Krzesłowska |
| 9:50–10:20 | Short presentation of awarded articles |
| – 9:50–10:00 | Agnieszka Żmieńko (PSEPB award for the best article) – “Copy number variations shape Arabidopsis thaliana genome and have profound impact on protein coding genes” |
| – 10:00–10:10 | Krzysztof Sitko (PSEPB award for the best series of articles) – “Ecophysiology of Cd and Zn hyperaccumulators – studies on Arabidopsis halleri and Arabidopsis arenosa” |
| – 10:10–10:20 | Katarzyna Otulak-Kozieł (PSEPB award for the best series of articles) – “Cell wall remodeling and respiratory burst oxidase homolog D & F as modulators in resistance and susceptible plant-virus interactions” |
| 10:20–10:30 | Break |
Session 1: Genes and phytohormones in plant development
Chairs: Małgorzata Gaj and Agata Daszkowska-Golec
| 10:30– |
Invited lectures |
| – 10:30–11:00 | Helene Robert Boisivon – “The role of auxin during seed thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica napus” |
Moved to Thursday, September 23, 9:00. |
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| – 11:00–11:30 |
Ruben Gutzat – “The journey of two Argonautes along the germline” |
| – 11:30–12:00 |
Hannes Kollist – “Guard cells in action” |
Moved to Thursday, September 23, 9:30. |
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| 12:00 |
Break |
| 13:30–15:00 | Oral presentation session |
| – 13:30–13:45 | Piotr Ziółkowski – “Natural variation identifies SNI1, the SMC5/6 component, as a modifier of meiotic crossover in Arabidopsis” |
| – 13:45–14:00 | Alisha Alisha – “Evolutionary and functional analysis of SQUAMOSA-PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) gene family in Marchantia polymorpha, an emerging model plant system” |
| – 14:00–14:15 | Agata Daszkowska-Golec – “Exploring the alternative splicing events in barley when exposed to water deficit” |
| – 14:15–14:30 | Joanna Świątczak – “Genome sequencing and assessment of plant growth-promoting properties of Brevibacillus laterosporus 75 strain isolated from maize” |
| – 14:30–14:45 | Anna Wójcik – “The similarity of the regulatory pathways controlling the embryogenic transition of somatic cells and identity of stem cells in root apical meristem of Arabidopsis” |
| – 14:45–15:00 | Monika Gajecka – “Differential expression profiling in isolated microspore culture of barley cultivars that differ in the frequency of green and albino regenerants formation” |
| 15:00-15:05 | Session summary |
| 15:05–15:35 | Break |
| 15:35–16:35 | Poster Session 1 |
Session 6: Interface between biology and physics – A tribute to Zygmunt Hejnowicz
Chairs: Dorota Kwiatkowska, Kazimierz Trębacz
| 16:35–16:50 | In memoriam Zygmunt Hejnowicz |
| 16:50–17:50 | Invited lectures |
| – 16:50–17:20 | Tobias Baskin – “Growth dynamics in the plant root” |
| – 17:20–17:50 | Wendy K. Silk – “Mechanics of the climbing habit of plants” |
| 17:50–18:20 | Break |
| 18:20–19:20 | Poster Session 6 |
Day 2 – Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Session 6: Interface between biology and physics – A tribute to Zygmunt Hejnowicz – Continuation
Chairs: Dorota Kwiatkowska, Kazimierz Trębacz
| 9:00–10:00 | Oral presentation session |
| – 9:00–9:15 | Daniele Cecchetti – “Examination of hydroperoxide content and amylases activity during germination of wheat (Triticum aestivum) seeds exposed to electromagnetic field” |
| – 9:15–9:30 | Agata Burian – “Cell lineage tracking reveals origin of leaf dorsiventrality in Arabidopsis” |
| – 9:30–9:45 | Małgorzata Krysiak – “Crosstalk between state transitions, redox signalling and chilling sensitivity on the example of pea and bean” |
| – 9:45–10:00 | Marcin Lipowczan – “Growth rate anisotropy during organogenesis at the shoot apical meristem” |
| 10:00–10:05 | Session summary |
| 10:05–10.20 | Break |
Session 2: Cell structure, function and bioimaging
Chairs: Magdalena Krzesłowska, Marta Lenartowska
| 10:20–12:35 | Invited lectures |
| – 10:20–10:50 | Jordi Chan – “Orienting growth through polarity” |
| – 10:50–11:20 | Juan de Dios Alché – “Imaging ROS/NO production and homeostasis in plant reproductive biology” |
| – 11:20–11:50 | Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso – “Plasmodesmata: new insights and tools to dissect their function in plant development” |
| – 11:50–12:20 | Ton Timmers – “Live cell and deep tissue imaging during plant–microbe interactions and plant development” |
| – 12:20–12:35 | Ulla Neumann – “In-depth TEM characterization of male sterile mutants in barley (Hordeum vulgare)” |
| 12:35–13:00 | Break |
| 13:00–15:00 | Oral presentation session |
| – 13:00–13:15 | Olga Sztatelman – “Mapping the regions of PLASTID MOVEMENT IMPAIRED 1 protein responsible for the regulation of chloroplast movement” |
| – 13:15–13:30 | Jan Łyczakowski – “Molecular architecture of wood: from sugars to trees” |
| – 13:30–13:45 | Michał Bykowski – “Prolamellar body nano-structure – role of carotenoids in membrane network self-organization” |
| – 13:45–14:00 | Yewubnesh Seifu – “Topology of ER PINs: PIN5 versus PIN8 ‘the Heads and Tails’ of Auxin Flux?” |
| – 14:00–14:15 | Break |
| – 14:15–14:30 | Katarzyna Sokołowska – “Cell-to-cell communication via endomembrane system in wood of angiosperm tree species” |
| – 14:30–14:45 | Agnieszka Kołowerzo-Lubnau – “Nuclear retention of mRNAs as post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in plants” |
| – 14:45–15:00 | Dominika Idziak-Helmcke – “The nuclear spatial arrangement of maize chromosome introgressions into oat” |
| 15:00–15:30 | Invited lecture – Jung-Youn Lee – “The role of plasmodesmata in plant development and during biotic and abiotic stress” |
| 15:30–15:35 | Session summary |
| 15:35–16:05 | Break |
| 16:05–17:05 | Poster Session 2 |
Session 3: Plant epigenetics
Chairs: Piotr Ziółkowski, Szymon Świeżewski
| 17:05–18:05 | Invited lectures |
| – 17:05–17:35 | Mary Gehring – “Genetic conflicts and seed development” |
| – 17:35–18:05 | Kinga Rutowicz – “Linker histones – their roles beyond the chromatin architecture” |
| 18:15–20:00 | Executive Committee and Board Members Meeting |
Day 3 – Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Session 3: Plant epigenetics – Continuation
Chairs: Piotr Ziółkowski, Szymon Świeżewski
| 9:00–10:00 | Invited lectures |
| – 9:00–9:30 | Xiaoqi Feng – “DNA methylation reprogramming in plant germlines” |
| – 9:30–10:00 | Zofia Szweykowska-Kulińska (PSEPB award for the best article) – “The role of m6A modification in plant microRNA biogenesis” |
| 10:00–12:00 | Oral presentation session |
| – 10:00–10:15 | Ewelina Małecka – “A new insight into the functional relationship between linker histones H1 and other chromatin regulators in Arabidopsis” |
| – 10:15–10:30 | Ruslan Yatusevich – “Regulation of DOG1 gene during secondary dormancy induction in Arabidopsis seeds” |
| – 10:30–10:45 | Lien Brzeźniak – “Genes show a distinct asymmetric chromatin structure that is stabilized by a general transcription factor IIB (TFIIB1)” |
| – 10:45–11:00 | Maja Szymanska-Lejman – “The impact of different types of polymorphism on recombination at the hotspot scale” |
| – 11:00–11:15 | Mateusz Bajczyk – “SERRATE interacts with the nuclear exosome targeting (NEXT) complex to degrade primary miRNA precursors in Arabidopsis” |
| – 11:15–11:30 | Natalia Borowska-Żuchowska – “To be or not to be expressed – studies on nucleolar dominance in allotetraploid Brachypodium hybridum” |
| – 11:30–11:45 | Wojciech Dzięgielewski – “NuA4 complex controls photosynthesis genes by H4 and H2A.Z acetylation” |
| – 11:45–12:00 | Joanna Morończyk – “Histone acetylation controls embryogenic reprograming in somatic cells of Arabidopsis” |
| 12:00–12.05 | Session summary |
| 12:05–12:35 | Break |
| 12:35–13:35 | Poster Session 3 |
| 13:35–13:50 | Break |
Session 4: Ecophysiology and physiology of plants under stress
Chairs: Andrzej Bajguz, Krzysztof Sitko
| 13:50–15:20 | Invited lectures |
| – 13:50–14:20 | Massimiliano Corso – “Uncovering seed specialized metabolite diversity and plasticity in cultivated and wild plants” |
| – 14:20–14:50 | Shamsul Hayat – “Nanotechnology a new tool for crop improvement” |
| – 14:50–15:20 | Ioannis-Dimosthenis S. Adamakis – “Aspects of the xenoestrogen Bisphenol A, toxic effects on plants” |
| 15:20–15:35 | Break |
| 15:35–17:35 | Oral presentation session |
| – 15:35–15:50 | Michał Rurek – “Biogenesis of cauliflower mitochondria at transcriptional level under heat stress and recovery” |
| – 15:50–16:05 | Miriam Szurman-Zubrzycka – “Aluminum toxicity in barley, the most Al sensitive cereal crop” |
| – 16:05–16:20 | Tomasz Pawłowski – “Mechanism of adaptation of tree seed germination to a changing environment” |
| – 16:20–16:35 | Vendula Pukysova – “Vesicular trafficking in stress conditions – new regulators” |
| – 16:35–16:50 | Katarzyna Kozak – “How plants cope with zinc excess? A study on NtZIP11 which is involved in zinc loading into ‘Zn-storage cells’ in tobacco” |
| – 16:50–17:05 | Monika Latos – “Bioactive substances as an alternative to fungicides for plant protection” |
| – 17:05–17:20 | Anna Węgrzyn – “Prolonged darkness has an impact on LHCII proteins phosphorylation status in Arabidopsis thaliana” |
| – 17:20–17:35 | Izabela Perkowska – “Effect of combined environmental stresses on plant health: study using the model system of Arabidopsis thaliana/Dickeya spp. molecular interactions” |
| 17:35–17:40 | Session summary |
| 17:40–18:10 | Break |
| 18:10–19:10 | Poster Session 4 |
Day 4 – Thursday, September 23, 2021
Session 1: Genes and phytohormones in plant development – Continuation
Chairs: Małgorzata Gaj and Agata Daszkowska-Golec
| 9:00–10:00 | Invited lectures |
| – 9:00–9:30 | Michael D. Nodine – “Methylome dynamics during Arabidopsis embryogenesis” |
| – 9:30–10:00 | Laura Rossini – “Genetics of barley plant architecture” |
Session 5: Plant biotechnology and tissue culture
Chairs: Anna Ihnatowicz, Marta Krychowiak-Maśnicka
| 10:00–11:00 | Invited lectures |
| – 10:00–10:30 | Alain Hehn – “Metabolic engineering for producing plant molecules of higher interest” |
| – 10:30–11:00 | Krzysztof Zienkiewicz – “Microalgal oil synthesis genes – perfect molecular tools for global grand challenges?” |
| 11:00–12:30 | Oral presentation session |
| – 11:00–11:15 | Agnieszka Zienkiewicz – “First insights into triacylglycerols (TAGs) metabolism and biotechnological potential of TAGs synthesis machinery from Brachypodium distachyon” |
| – 11:15–11:30 | Katarzyna Nowak – “Modifying histone acetylation via TSA-treatment improves plant regeneration efficiency in the selected in vitro recalcitrant barley genotypes” |
| – 11:30–11:45 | Marta Saldat – “Transcriptomic profiling and in silico analysis of diacylglycerol ancyltransferase-encoding genes from oleaginous microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica CCMP-1779” |
| – 11:45–12:00 | Mateusz Kwiatkowski – “KING1 – orchestra protein. The level of cyclic nucleotides can be regulated by a single, multifunctional protein” |
| – 12:00–12:15 | Sylwia Klińska – “Effect of knocking-out of LPEAT genes in hexaploid Camelina sativa via CRISPR/Cas9 system on LPEAT enzymes activity and lipid composition” |
| – 12:15–12:30 | Weronika Babińska – “Antibacterial activity of post-plasma solutions generated by direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge against bacterial phytopathogens” |
| 12:30–12:35 | Session summary |
| 12:35–13:00 | Break |
| 13:00–14:00 | Poster Session 5 |
| 14:00–14:30 | Break |
| 14:30–14:45 | Poster and oral presentation awards; the winner of “Relax with Agrisera…” |
| 14:45 | Closing ceremony |
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