Scientific Program - Polskie Towarzystwo Biologii Eksperymentalnej Roślin

The program of the 1st Conference of PSEPB includes:

Session A: Molecular conditions of plant development
Session B: Mechanisms of plant resistance to stress
Session C: Genetic engineering in quantitative and qualitative plant improvement
Session D: Plant ecophysiology as a factor of plant production and environmental protection
Poster sessions
Students’ session
Workshop “Arabidopsis”.

September 3

Open discussion: Genetically modified organisms – perspectives and risks

Chairmen: Edward Gwóźdź, Jan Szopa-Skórkowski, Przemysław Wojtaszek, Janusz Zimny:

PSEPB Executive Committee meeting
General Assembly of the PSEPB Founding Members
Welcome party.

September 4

Opening of the conference – R. J. Górecki, PSEPB President
Awarding the title of the Honorary Professor in UWM in Olsztyn to Dr. C. Hedley.

Plenary lectures

C. L. Hedley: “Development of starch granule molecular and supramolecular structure”
A. Tretyn, J. Kopcewicz: “Molecular mechanisms of plant development”
E. Gwoźdź: “Cellular and organospecific responses of plants to abiotic stress – involvement of hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide”
J. Szopa-Skórkowski: “Biotechnological plant improvement”
F. Dubert, E. Nalborczyk: “Ecophysiological factors of crop productivity”.

Poster session

Session A: Molecular conditions of plant development; chairman: J. Kopcewicz:

G. Dąbrowska, J. Jagielska, S. Wrotek, A. Tretyn: “Identification and characteristicPharbitis nil cDNA encoding protein of binding chlorophyll”
E. Frączek, S. Weidner: “Translational regulation of preharvest sprouting of Triticosecalecaryopses”
R. Malinowski, N. Tagashira, M. Filipecki, P. Gaj, S Malepszy: “Identification and characterization of two XTH related genes involved in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) somatic embryogenesis”
A. Wiśniewska, M. Filipecki, A. Pietraszewska, S. Malepszy: “Characterization of new genes expressed during cucumber somatic embryogenesis”
A. Pszczółkowska, J. Olszewski, G. Fordoński, K. Płodzień, T. Kulik: “Identification of plant pathogenic Fusarium species using PCR methods”
P. Wojtaszek: “Molecular mechanisms of generation and maintenance of plant cell polarity”
R.J. Górecki, L.B. Lahuta, M. Horbowicz: “α-D-galactosides in seeds of Vicia genus”
L. B. Lahuta, R. J. Górecki, E. Gojło, M. Horbowicz: “Accumulation of raffinose family oligosaccharides and galactosyl cyclitols in developing Vicia seeds”
J. Legocka, A. Żarnowska: “Role of polyamines in cytokinin-regulated physiological processes”.

Session C: Genetic engineering in quantitative and qualitative plant improvement; chairman: J. Szopa-Skórkowski:

B. Grabowska, M. Figlerowicz: “Development of an effective method of selective RNAi-induced gene silencing in legumes”
J. Hennig, M. Krzymowska, A. Barabasz, A. Mac, B. Bieniak, M. Charzyńska: “Functional analysis of gluB gene in Solanum tuberosum plants”
Ł. Kłóska, W. Szarek, R. Cegielski, J. Troczyńska, L. Drozdowska: “Optimisation of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) regeneration and transformation conditions”
J. Kępczyński: “Manipulation of ethylene biosynthesis and perception”
B. Michalczuk, L. Michalczuk: “Ethylene production in senescing organs of transgenic petunia carrying maize IAA-glucose synthase gene”
M. Łukaszewicz, J. Szopa: “Flavonoid biosynthesis modification in transgenic plants”
W. E. Pluskota, D. J. Michalczyk, R. J. Górecki: “Activity of promoters of phenylalanine-ammonia lyase gene from pea in transgenic tobacco plants”
Z. Rybka: “Changes of geneexpression during acclimatization and deacclimatization of wheat seedlings to low temperature”
E. J. Sawicka-Sienkiewicz, H. Augustyniak, M. Jakubowicz, M. Rurek, G. Pietkiewicz, L. Styszko: “Development of molecular markers useful for selection of the potato genotypes resistant to potato cyst nematodes (Globodera rostochiensis)”
J. Wojciechowicz, R. J. Górecki, A. B. Legocki, M. Figlerowicz: “RNAi as a specific antiviral immune system in plants”.

Fireplace, marina on Lake Kortowskie.

September 5

Session A continued; chairman: J. Kopcewicz:

A. K. Banaś, H. Gabryś: “Sugars and chloroplast movements: interaction between sugars and light signaling pathways”
M. Bojko, J. Kruk, S. Więckowski: “Plastoquinones incorporated in sodium cholate micelles are effectively reduced by ferredoxin:NADP+ oxidoreductase”
W. I. Gruszecki, W. Grudziński, D. Niedźwiedzki, Z. Krupa: “Protectional excitation quenching in the photosynthetic antenna complexes”
J. Grzyb, M. Bojko, A. Waloszek, D. Latowski, S. Więckowski: “Preliminary characteristic of quinone binding site on ferredoxin:NADP+ oxidoreductase molecule”
B. Myśliwa-Kurdziel, K. Strzałka: “Fluorescence lifetime of protochlorophyllide in etiolated leaves, isolated etioplast membranes and in model systems”
E. Niewiadomska, A. Haag-Kerwer, Z. Miszalski, R. Ratajczak: “Photorespiration and regulation of catalase activity in leaves of C3-CAM intermediate plant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.”
K. Strzałka, D. Latowski, K. Burda: “The role of membrane fluidity in regulation of molecular mechanism of the xantophyl cycle”
A. Anielska-Mazur, J. Dobrucki, A. Timmers, H. Gabryś: “Light-induced in vivoreorganization of actin cytoskeleton in leaves of Nicotiana tabacum transformed with the plastin-GFP”
W. Krzeszowiec, H. Gabryś: “Light-induced changes of actin architecture in plant cells and their role in chloroplast movements”
D. Kwiatkowska: “Surface expansion of the shoot apical meristem in Arabidopsis thaliana”
M. Lenartowska, K. Jaworski, R. Lenartowski, J. Niedojadło, D. J. Smoliński, B. Wróbel, E. Bednarska: “Role of the apoplast in Ca2+ metabolism during the pollen-pistil interaction”
J. Bohdanowicz, E. Szczuka, J. Świerczyńska, J. Pasiak: “The influence of abiotic factors on microtubular cytoskeleton during microsporogenesis and pollen grain development in Gagea lutea (L.) Ker.-Gaw.”, cancelled
E. Myśkow: “The mode of ray initiation affects the rate of double storied pattern formation in cambium”.

Session D: Plant ecophysiology as a factor of plant production and environmental protection; chairman: F. Dubert:

M. Kozłowska, P. Pukacki, E. Brzezińska, M. Rybus-Zając: “Effect of increased UV-B radiation on conifer metabolism”
E. Skórska: “Estimation of crop plant susceptibility to UV-B radiation”, cancelled
I. Sowik, B. Borkowska, D. Wawrzyńczak, L. Michalczuk: “Morphological characteristics and photosynthetic activity of selected strawberry clone with enhanced resistance to Verticilium wilt”
P. Sowiński, A. Rudzińska-Langwald: “Chilling-sensitivity of maize. In search of new directions”
M. Iqbal: “Plant growth and yield as affected by environmental factors”
J. Dziejowski: “Microcalorimeter for heat effects measurements of plant metabolic processes”.

Session B: Mechanisms of plant resistance to stress; chairman: E. Gwóźdź:

K. Drzewiecka, P. Goliński: “Salicylic acid accumulation in transgenic tobacco plants inoculated with harpin”
J. Floryszak-Wieczorek, Z. Górski, G. Milczarek, M. Arasimowicz, H. Jackowiak, A. Ciszewski: “Pathogen elicits nitric oxide and other free radical forms in pelargonium leaves”
B. Leszczyński, A. Wójcicka, H. Matok, A. Urbańska, R. Krzyżanowski: “Mechanisms of cereal resistance towards aphids”
I. Morkunas: “Relationship between carbohydrate level and infectivity, development ofFusarium wilts under the yellow lupine germination”
M. Sobczak, S. Fudali, S. Janakowski, A. Karczmarek, W. Golinowski: “Expression of cellulases and expansins during induction and maintainance of syncytia induced by potato cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) in roots of susceptible tomato”
Z. Miszalski, I. Ślesak, A. Haag-Kerwer, E. Surówka, M. Libik, K. Gawrońska, E. Niewiadomska: “CAM induction and oxidative stress in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum”
W. Pokora, A. Aksmann, Z. Tukaj: “Activity of superoxide dismutases in Scenedesmus (Chlorophyta) species and strains depends on growth phase, growth rate and medium composition”
A. Rzepka, J. Krupa, I. Ślesak: “Hypoxia and photosynthetic activity in relation to identification of chosen elements of the antioxidative system in leaves of Mnium undulatum”
B. Szal, A. M. Rychter: “Oxidative metabolism after anaerobiosis in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) seedlings”
K. Oracz, R. Bogatek: “Oxidative stress in germinating mustard seeds (Sinapis alba L.) induced by sunflower allelopathic compounds”
W. Borucki: “Localization of enzymatic activity in pea root nodules under abiotic stress conditions”
Z. Krupa, M. Krupa, W.I. Gruszecki: “Do heavy metals induce significant changes in spectral characteristics of chlorophylls in terrestrial higher plants? The effects of Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn on rye seedlings”
A. Małecka, A. Piechalak, K. Wasinkiewicz, B. Tomaszewska, L. Ciszewska: “Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (EC.6.3.2.2) – functions in Pisum sativum and Brassica napusplants under leadion ion stress”
M. Rurek, A. Wojtkowiak, H. Augustyniak: “Influence of thermal stress on protein pattern of lupine mitochondrial complexes”
D. Solecka, J. Żebrowski, A. Kacperska: “Low temperature modifies cell wall mechanical properties and expansion growth of leaves”.

Workshop “Arabidopsis”

Chairmen: A. Jerzmanowski, A. Jarmołowski:

Round Table Discussion: Research on Arabidopsis in Poland
J. Brzeski: “Biochemical characteristics of the chromatin-remodeling enzyme DDM1”
M. Derba, A. Jarmołowski, P. Wojtaszek: “Silencing of gene expression for secondary cell wall protein from Arabidopsis thaliana – functional analysis”
H. Gawrońska, M. Ciurzyńska, M. Wiench, S. W. Gawroński: “Gene expression profiling inArabidopsis as influenced by lead – microarray analysis”
A. Kasprzewska, A. Kacperska: “Role of chitinases in plant growth and development – effect of Arabidopsis thaliana chitinase gene function disturbances”
E. U. Kurczyńska, M. D. Gaj, I. Tomala, P. Stachoń: “Histological analysis of somatic embryos induction of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. in in vitro culture”
J. Maceluch, A. Jarmołowski: “RNA interference-mediated silencing of the expression of plant pseudouridine synthase NAP57”
D. Nabiałkowska, I. Szalejko: “Comparison of the frequency of somaclonal changes amongArabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. plants regenerated from root and shoot explants”
J. Sadowski, D. Babula, M. Kaczmarek, P. Ziółkowski, A. Stańko: “The model plantArabidopsis thaliana: implications from analysis of gene redundancy to genome functional plasticity”
T. J. Sarnowski, S. Świeżewski, G. Rios, A. Jerzmanowski: “Genes of the family AtSWI3from Arabidopsis – homologues of yeast chromatin regulator – characteristics and analysis of physiological functions in plants”
A. Stańko, A. Ludwików, D. Babula, J. Sadowski: “Superoxide dismutase – a first line of defense against ROS”
T. Z. Szczęsny: “Cell divisions and expansion in CLAVATA3 expression domain of Arabidopsis thaliana shoot apex”
P. Ziółkowski, J. Sadowski: “Bioinformatic and physical analysis of Arabidopsis and Brassicagenomes”
A. Wierzbicki: “Histone H1 is indispensable for maintaining the DNA methylation standard in Arabidopsis”.

Summary of the poster session

Chairman: S. Lewak.

Final discussion, closing ceremony

Chairmen: R. J. Górecki, P. Wojtaszek.

Students’ session

Moderator: D. J. Michalczyk.

September 6

Tours of Warmia and Mazury

From Olsztyn to Mikołajki, cruise to Ruciane Nida, and return to Olsztyn
From Olsztyn to Mikołajki, visit to Gierłoża, concert at the Holy Lipka Sanctuary, dinner in Łężany. Back to Olsztyn.