XII PSEPB Conference in Warsaw – Summary 

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.

Plant Nitric Oxide meeting PNO10 organized by the Department of Plant Physiology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences -SGGW, under the patronage of the Polish Society for Experimental Plant Biology

The Plant Nitric Oxide meeting created a common platform for science and collaboration, connecting researchers from around the world working on the role of NO and ROS in plant biology.

From July 9–11, 2025, the Department of Plant Physiology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences -SGGW, hosted the 10th anniversary edition of the Plant Nitric Oxide meeting (PNO10) – a prestigious conference devoted to the role of nitric oxide (NO) and other reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in plant biology. The conference was held under the patronage of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Polish Society for Experimental Plant Biology, His Magnificence the Rector of WULS-SGGW, and the Head of the Institute of Biology of WULS-SGGW. The on-line event was attended by more than 115 participants representing about 33 scientific institutions: universities, research institutes, and research centers from Europe, Asia, North and South America.

The meeting provided an opportunity to present the progress in biochemistry, molecular biology, ecology, and plant biotechnology research related to the metabolism of ROS and RNS. The program included 30 oral presentations and 24 posters. Participants listened to lectures from world-class experts: Prof. John Hancock from the University of the West of England, Bristol; Prof. Francisco J. Corpas from the Spanish National Research Council, Granada; Prof. Christian Lindermayr from the Helmholtz Center München; Prof. Marek Petrivalsky from Palacký University, Olomouc; Prof. Alexandre Boscari from INRAE, Sophia Antipolis; Prof. Zsuzsanna Kolbert Ördögné from the University of Szeged; and Prof. Kapuganti Jagadis Gupta from the National Institute for Plant Genome Research, New Delhi.

The organizers placed particular emphasis on supporting young scientists. A large group of PhD students (15 persons) presented their data. A competition for the best oral presentation by a young scientist, sponsored by Agrisera, was won by Marcin Tymiński. He is a PhD student at the Department of Plant Physiology, WULS-SGGW under the supervision of dr. hab. Urszula Krasuska, prof. WULS-SGGW. The special Gary Loake Award, was awarded to Ginevra Peppi from the University of Bologna. Conference participants emphasized the importance of NO and RNS as key regulators of developmental processes and stress responses in plants. The main topics  of the meeting included:

  • interactions of NO with other signalling molecules,
  • innovative methods for detecting NO and other signalling molecules,
  • the role of RNS in response to abiotic and biotic stresses, including climate change,
  • application of knowledge about RNS in agricultural practice.

The next Plant Nitric Oxide meeting will be held in 2027 at Shandong Agricultural University in China.

The Plant Nitric Oxide conference, organized by the Department of Plant Physiology at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, confirmed that research on RNS remains one of the most dynamic and interdisciplinary areas of plant science.

International Conference

 

12th PSEPB Conference Announcement

On behalf of the Polish Society of Experimental Plant Biology and the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite all scientists and students interested in experimental plant biology to attend the 12th PSEPB Conference taking place in Warsaw, Poland, on September 9–12, 2025.

Follow the Conference page for upcoming details.

11th Conference Announcement

On behalf of the Polish Society of Experimental Plant Biology and the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite all scientists and students interested in experimental plant biology to attend the 11th biennial PSEPB Conference taking place in Poznań, Poland, on September 19–22, 2023.

Follow the Conference page for upcoming details.

10th Conference of PSEPB – Registration is now open

Registration form for the 10th Conference is available from April 1, 2021 till:

  • May 31, 2021 June 14, 2021 for presenting attendees (this day is also a deadline for abstract submissions, but note that it is possible to register earlier without submitting the final presentation details);
  • September 3, 2021 for non-presenting attendees.

Please visit the Conference page to learn more about the event.

Please note that you will have to login to your account associated with the membership to avail of the member discounts during registration. If you are a member of PSEPB and you see a note that you cannot avail of membership discounts in the registration form, please contact Society’s Secretary at first, maybe your details are not updated in our records.

10th Conference Announcement

On behalf of the Polish Society of Experimental Plant Biology and the Conference Organizing Committee, we would like to invite all scientists and students interested in experimental plant biology to attend the 10th biennial PSEPB Conference virtually taking place in Katowice, Poland on September 20–23, 2021.

The Conference theme is “Experimental plant biology at various scales: from molecules to the environment.”

Follow the Conference page for upcoming details.

9th Conference of PSEPB – Registration is now open

Registration form for the 9th Conference is available from February 1 till April 30, 2019.

Please visit the Conference page to learn more about the event.

Please note that you will have to login to your account associated with the membership to avail of the member discounts during registration. If you are a member of PSEPB and you see a note that you cannot avail of membership discounts in the registration form, please contact Society’s Secretary at first, maybe your details are not updated in our records.

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