September 9-12, 2025, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw
The XII Conference of the Polish Society for Experimental Plant Biology took place at the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw. The event brought together over 200 researchers from Poland and abroad. The conference offered a comprehensive and inspiring overview of current achievements in experimental plant biology. The program included over 100 posters, 60 oral presentations, and 17 invited lectures.
Scientific Program
The conference consisted of nine thematic sessions:
- DNA and RNA metabolism, epigenetics and genomics
- Proteomics, metabolomics and phenomics
- Application of plant biotechnology for sustainable agriculture
- Biology of chloroplasts and plant mitochondria
- Advances in plant structure and development
- Plants and abiotic stresses
- Plant biotic interactions
- Short- and long-distance communication in plants
- Early land plant biology
Poster Awards
During the closing ceremony, awards for the best posters were presented. The evaluation committee consisting of Dr hab. Bożena Szal, prof. UW, Dr hab. Edyta Gola, prof. UWr, and Dr hab. Rafał Archacki recognized the following authors:
Honorable mentions for best poster:
- Julia Falińska (University of Silesia in Katowice) – “Does the role of nitrilases in the embryogenic transition process involve the synthesis of PAA?”
- Aleksandra Sobiech (University of Wrocław) – “Methylation of IAA in a light-dependent regulation of Arabidopsis seedling development”
- Maryna Tiutiunnyk (University of Vienna) – “Nature versus Nurture in Carnivorous Plants: Field transplants reveal carnivory traits flexibility in Drosera rotundifolia”
Best poster awards:
- 3rd place: Amel Yamoune – “Alternative splicing in auxin-dependent processes: Time to change auxin synthesis”
- 2nd place: Martyna Koźbiał (University of Warsaw) – “The Spliceosome at the Heart of Seed Life and Death: Roles of AtCWC22 and CYP95 in Arabidopsis”
- 1st place: Dawid Kubiak (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń) – “Dynamic interplay between m6A modification and the stress granules transcriptome during hypoxia and reoxygenation”
Acknowledgments
The organizers extend heartfelt thanks to all participants for taking part in the conference. We express our gratitude to the authorities of the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw for providing the venue, and to our sponsors: Agrisera Antibodies, Biogenet, ITS Science, Shim-pol, A&A Biotechnology, and Eppendorf for their financial support that made this event possible.
The conference provided an excellent platform for exchanging ideas, establishing collaborations, and conducting scientific discussions in the field of experimental plant biology.
Next Conference
The next conference of the Polish Society for Experimental Plant Biology will take place in Wrocław in 2028.