Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk was awarded the Prime Minister’s award for a distinctive doctoral dissertation.
The dissertation “Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of bacteria from Dickeya solani species and development of novel control methods against phytopathogens” was appreciated for identification and description of the full genetic pool of Dickeya solani. This bacterium is the causative agent of very important potato diseases. The outcomes of the presented thesis will find applications in agricultural practice.
The supervisor of the doctoral thesis of Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk was Professor Ewa Łojkowska, the co-supervisor was Professor Alessio Mengoni from the University of Florence and the assistant supervisor was Dr. Eng. Wojciech Śledź.
The dissertation was prepared in cooperation with the group of prof. Alessio Mengoni from the University of Florence and with the research team of Professor Paweł Pohl from Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk with supervisors: Dr. eng. Wojciech Śledź, Professor Ewa Łojkowska and Professor Alessio Mengoni