We invite you to the lecture of prof. Guy Smagghe on “RNAi as a new tool in modern agriculture.” The lecture will take place on January 12 at 10.30 in the Oval Room at our Faculty. This is another lecture organized as part of the AMU Invited Lectures Series In Current Approaches in Eco-Physiology. 

Dr. Guy Smagghe, born in Belgium in 30 June 1968, is a professor with an expertise in entomology. He is internationally recognized for his innovative research on novel insecticide activities, hormone mimetics, RNAi, and the training of people, from the North and South, in different aspects with pest and beneficial insects that are important in agriculture. Specifically, he supports a more green agriculture with enhancing biodiversity and sustainability to feed a growing population of 9B people.

Stanicka K., Woźniak M., Sosnowska K., Mrówczyńska L., Sip A., Waśkiewicz A., Ratajczak I. 2022. Aktywność biologiczna i profil fenolowy ekstraktu z łupiny orzecha włoskiego. Postępy Fitoterapii 23(1): 17-22. doi:10.25121/PF.2022.23.1.17

Tomiczak K., Adamus A., Cegielska-Taras T., Kiełkowska A.,  Smyda-Dajmund P., Sosnowska K., Szała L. 2022. Tissue culture techniques for the production of interspecific hybrids in Poland: history and achievements. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae. doi:10.5586/asbp.9119

We would like to invite you to the lecture organized as part of the AMU Invited Lectures Series In Current Approaches in Eco-Physiology, entitled „Resistance evolution against antimicrobial peptides”. The lecture will be given by Prof. Jens Rolff from Freie Univeristät Berlin, the outstanding specialist in immunology and microbiology. Meeting will be held on the December 9 at 11.00, in Lecture room A (Sala A).

Prof. Jens Rolff is an evolutionary biologist focusing on understanding the evolution of long-lasting immune functions in insects, as well evolution of bacterial resistance against antimicrobials. Moreover, the scope of his research investigates the ecological immunology of insects and the evolution of metamorphosis. Since 2012, Prof. Jens Rolff is the head of the Evolutionary Group at the Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin. He is one of the leaders of researches concerning functioning of insect immune system. Prof. Jens Rolff is an author and co-author of more than a hundred articles, including publications in such prestigious journals as Science, PNAS or Trends in Microbiology. Moreover, Prof. Jens Rolff has been a principal investigator of projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC).

We invite you to the lecture of dr Nikoletta Ntalii from School of Agricultural Sciences at University of Thesssaly in Greece. The title of lecture:

“New trends in plant protection and the role of natural pesticides’.

Date and time of meeting: Thursday,  November 17th 9.30 on MS TEAMS.




MS Teams meeting link

Warowicka A., Broniarczyk J., Węglewska M., Kwaśniewski W., Goździcka-Józefiak A. 2022. Dual role of YY1 in HPV life cycle and cervical cancer development. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(7): 1-19. doi:10.3390/ijms23073453

Roach M. J., McNair K., Michalczyk M., Giles S. K., Inglis L. K., Pargin E., Barylski J., Roux S., Decewicz P., Edwards R. A. 2022. Philympics 2021: prophage predictions perplex programs. F1000Research. 10: 1-23. doi:10.12688/f1000research.54449.2

Szlachcic W., Dabrowska A., Milewska A., Ziojła N., Błaszczyk K., Barreto-Duran E., Sanak M., Surmiak M., Owczarek K., Grzanka D., Durzyńska J. Ł., Pyrc K., Borowiak M. 2022. SARS-CoV-2 infects an in vitro model of the human developing pancreas through endocytosis. iScience. 25(7): 1-22. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.104594