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We are pleased to announce that Weronika Babińska-Wensierska was granted with 3rd Award in the third edition of Young Fahrenheit competition. The invention of the laureate and her collaborates is a pro-ecological method based on the use of cold atmospheric pressure plasmas, in the form of plasma pencil and plasma brush, for degradation of antibiotics residuals from liquid waste. 

The main objective of the Young Fahrenheit competition, organized by Univentum Labs in cooperation with the Center for Technology Transfer of the University of Gdańsk, is to search for inventions of a commercialization potential.

Our research group involving:

• Professor Ewa Łojkowska
• Dr. Wojciech Śledź
• Dr Agata Motyka-Pomagruk
• Dr Natalia Kaczyńska
• MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska

has successfully enlarged the scope of accreditation of Research & Development Laboratory of IFB UG & MUG to an elastic one in terms of PCR, multiplex PCR and the culture methods. We highly recommend ordering analyses based on these methodologies in our laboratory:)

We are searching for laboratories that would like to participate with us in interlaboratory comparisons in terms of detection of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae. For further details please contact our specialists:

Our research group involving:

• Professor Ewa Łojkowska
• Dr. Wojciech Śledź
• Dr Agata Motyka-Pomagruk
• Dr Natalia Kaczyńska

has been honoured with a Rector’s Award for publications and inventions resulting from our research activities in 2022. 

Also PhD student from our group, MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska has been awarded with a Rector’s price for PhD students for her individual impact into science. 

We are searching for laboratories that would like to participate with us in interlaboratory comparisons in terms of detection of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae. For further details please contact our specialists:

On 19-25 August 2023 we were participating in international conferences 12th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP) and Pectobacteriaceae satellite event in Lyon (France). 12th ICPP attracted over 2400 participants from more than 100 countries. During this events we have presented our research outcomes.  Our involvment in the conferences:

-> ,,GENOTYPIC AND PHENOTYPIC ANALYSES ON PECTOBACTERIUM ATROSEPTICUM ASSOCIATED WITH POTATO SOFT ROT AND BLACKLEG DISEASES IN POLAND” – oral presentation given by Prof. E. Łojkowska during Pectobacteriaceae: soft rot pathogenesis and symbiosis” satellite event

-> ,,INTRASPECIES VARIATION AND MALDI-TOF MS-BASED PHYLOPROTEOMIC STUDY OF AN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT PLANT PATHOGEN DICKEYA SOLANI” – oral presentation given by Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk during Pectobacteriaceae: soft rot pathogenesis and symbiosis” satellite event

-> ,,DOES THE MICROBIOME OF SOIL INFLUENCE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACKLEG AND SOFT ROT DISEASES CAUSED BY PECTOBACTERIACEAE?” – oral presentation given by MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska during Pectobacteriaceae: soft rot pathogenesis and symbiosis” satellite event

-> ,,Perspectives on the application of cold atmospheric pressure plasmas in plant protection against soft rot Pectobacteriaceae” – poster prepared by Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk for 12th ICPP

-> ,,Pectinolytic Bacillus pumilus new pathogen of potato in Tunisia” – poster prepared by Prof. Ewa Łojkowska for 12th ICPP

-> ,,Biodiversity of bacterial plant pathogens from the Pectobacteriaceae family in polish wateways.” – poster prepared by MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska for 12th ICPP

Minister of Education and Science in Poland awarded scholarships to young outstanding scientists who carry out innovative research and have impressive scientific achievements of international scale.

One of these prestigous scholarships has been granted to the deputy quality manager from our Laboratory, dr Agata Motyka-Pomagruk.

The full list of the scholarship holders is available on the website of Ministry of Education and Science.

We would like to encourage you to read the newest issue of the journal of University of Gdańsk. You can find there an interesting article on the innovations developed by our Academic society, including our research group. We investigate how to limit the spread and economic impact of bacterial phytopathogens and boost the transfer of knowledge between Academia and business. Have a nice reading:)