About the Conference
Presentations will span all major levels of techniques, from molecular, subcellular, cellular to whole organism, providing a comprehensive overview of the field. It will be an invaluable experience for emerging researchers, fostering career development and strengthening global scientific collaboration.
The conference is supported by the EMERALD: European Molecular Biology Laboratory and Nencki Research Alliance for Life Science Discoveries. EMERALD is an initiative that aims to strengthen connections between the broader EMBL and EMBO scientific community and the Polish life science community, particularly in the field of molecular biology.
The conference is co-financed by the European Social Development Fund 2021–2027 (ESF) as part of the NAWA project ‘Support for higher education and research institutions in serving foreigners and Poles going abroad’ (project no.: FERS.01.05.IP.08-0003/24).
This event is organised by Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, Warsaw PhD School in Natural and BioMedical Sciences and the Committee on Neurobiology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. We are moreover proudly supported by the Bureau of Science Promotion at Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland (UiPDN PAN, Polska), grant number 316/2024.
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Program
7th October 2025, Tuesday
Prof. Joanna Sułkowska (Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biological Systems Modelling, University of Warsaw, Poland)
Topology in Biological Matter: New Ways to Use Entanglement in Structural Biology
Prof. Robert Prevedel (The European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany)
Advancing microscopy to explore life in context
| Lucie Mrazkova | Structural and Functional Insights into IGF2R-Ligand Interactions: Engineering and Analysis of Extracellular Domain Constructs |
| Diana Santos | Omics-based approaches to identify biomarkers in metabolic diseases |
| Carlos Acosta | MK5 protects against age-related Sarcopenia |
| Bartosz Artur Kucharski | Investigation of the role of Ribosomal Quality Control RQC in the regulation of adaptive thermogenesis |
| Eduardo José Baptista Lopes | Dopamine regulates NPY and melanocortin systems in the adipose tissue: therapeutic targets for metabolic diseases |
| Vishnu Ashok Kumar Ezhuthachan | Impact of ubiquitin-dependent signaling events on regulation of adipose tissue upon β-adrenergic activation |
| Sabahat Gulzar | Calcium Dysregulation and Metabolic Alterations in Mouse Brain Endothelial Cells: Insights from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
| Edyta Bulanda | Targeting neuroinflammation with microbiota-derived bile acids. Astrocytes at the crossroads of inflammation and repair |
| Magdalena Wolska | Microbiota-derived metabolite improves outcomes in respiratory disorders by rewiring metabolism of alveolar macrophages |
| Agata Wydrych | Modeling MPAN: Metabolic and Mitochondrial Consequences of C19orf12 Deficiency |
| Klaudia Bobak | Molecular characterization of response to neoadjuvant treatment in patients with marginally resectable soft tissue sarcomas |
| Łukasz Taraszkiewicz | Large-Scale Harmonization of Haematological Malignancy Data: Insights from the Polish National Cancer Registry |
| Dejan Rajkovski | Identification of regulators involved in establishing and maintaining the IFNy-induced transcriptional memory |
| Dawid Stępnik | Specific immune signatures of T cells as biomarkers of the neuro Post-COVID Syndrome and predictors of long-term health dysfunctions |
8th October 2025, Wednesday
| Jess Bourn | Cell-type-specific heterochronies across species |
| Sumita Majhi | Evolutionarily conserved and lineage- or species-specific N-DRC proteins |
| Salman Ahmadi | N-DRC, a main regulatory hub regulating cilia motility |
| Małgorzata Milewska-Puchała | CTCF as a Dynamic Modulator of Genome Architecture During Neural Differentiation |
| Jakub Jezowski | The role of biomolecular condensates in mumps virus reactivation and hijacking of the host translation machinery |
| Grzegorz Olszak | IDR’s Fate: Intrinsically Disordered Protein Domains in Cell Fate Determination |
| Cita Hanif Muflihah | Investigating the candidate regulators for mitotic bookmarking and the physiological relevance of IFNy-induced transcriptional memory establishment |
| Misbah Abbas | Non-canonical functions of ATP in the regulation of gene expression |
| Weronika Ficerman-Kuta | Unconventional myosin VI as potential regulator of cardiac remodeling |
| Katarzyna Sawicka | Cortical Reinstatement - A direct approach to testing hippocampal indexing theory |
| Anna Madecka | Encoding social familiarity and novelty: Functional roles of prelimbic microcircuits |
| Farzad Khanipour | From Epileptic Hippocampal Pathology to a Theoretically and Empirically Grounded Proposal of Maladaptive Neuronal Senescence |
| Monika Puchalska | Sex- and age-dependent differences in formation and updating of contextual memories |
| Maria Wrzosek | Role of substantia nigra in working memory - single neuron study |
| Zeinab Bedrood | 5-HT7 and NMDA Receptor Interactions Underlying Depressive-Like Behavior: From In Vitro Studies to Animal Models of Depression |
| Aleksandra Sawicka | Electrophysiological properties of GABAergic interneurons in the mouse medial prefrontal cortex after early life separation-induced depression model |
Prof. Jan Pawłowski (Laboratory of Paleoceanography, Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva)
Environmental DNA: the key to exploring global biodiversity
9th October 2025, Thursday
| Adam Brosnan | MCage-Ultra: Social hierarchies, Context, and Psychedelics in the Automated Mouse Societies |
| Dominika Zaremba | Putting a price on climate action: behaviour and brain activity in the Carbon Emission Task |
| Magdalena Pietruch | Changes in brain activity following CBT interventions for procrastination: a randomized controlled fMRI study |
| Marta Wójcik | Reading proficiency and the neural language system: an fMRI functional connectivity study |
| Maria Sygidus | In vivo metabolic alterations suggestive of underlying damage in asymptomatic MS – evidence from MR spectroscopy |
| Marta Agnieszczak | When MRI speaks but symptoms don’t: evaluation of cognitive performance and brain volumetric measures in at-risk Multiple Sclerosis individuals |
Marie-Christin Spindler (Molecular Systems Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory /EMBL/, Heidelberg, Germany)
Frozen Assets: How Yeast Cytoplasm Reorganizes Under Stress
dr Dorota Gierej & mgr Agnieszka Sudoł (Technology Transfer Office, Nencki Institute, Warsaw, Poland)
Why IP contracts will not ruin your life?
Prof. Laurent Nguyen (GIGA Institute, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium)
Building the cerebral cortex - in health and disease
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Speakers
Jan Pawłowski, PhD
BIOcean 5D EMBL Project Polish Coordinator
Laboratory of Paleoceanography, Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences
Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva
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Marie-Christin Spindler, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Systems Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany
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Joanna Sulkowska, PhD
EMBO Young Investigator (2018-2023)
EMBO Grantee
Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biological Systems Modelling, University of Warsaw, Poland
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Organizers
Agnieszka Dobrzyń
Director of the Institute
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Aneta Dobosz
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Adam Kłosin
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Adriana Magalska
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Julia Sepielak-Świderska
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Beata Siemiątkowska
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Marzena Stefaniuk
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Joanna Szczepanowska
Head of the Warsaw-4-PhD School
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Daniel Wójcik
Head of Committee on Neurobiology of the PAS
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Committee on Neurobiology of the PAS
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw-4-PhD School
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
PhD Student Council
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Support
This project is supported by the Bureau of Science Promotion at Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland (UiPDN PAN, Polska), grant number 316/2024. 9th International PhD Students Conference at the Nencki Institute is a part of the EMERALD Project supported by the Ministry of Science of the Republic of Poland grant no. MNiSW/2024/DWM/272.
Moreover the conference is co-financed by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange under the Welcome to Poland programme.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Venue & Map
Nencki Institute Neurobiology Centre Conference Hall, 1st floor3 Pasteur Street, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
From Arrivals go to Lotnisko Chopina Przyloty 02 bus stop, where you can take bus 175 (towards Pl. Piłsudskiego) or bus 188 (towards Gocławek Wschodni). The ride takes approximately 18 minutes. Get off at the “Banacha Szpital 02” bus stop on Żwirki i Wigury Street. From there, it’s less than a 12-minute walk to the Institute (850 m). Tickets can be purchased from ticket machines located at the bus stop or inside the bus. Only card payments are accepted. A 20-minute ticket costs 3.40 PLN.
From train station by tram:
From the central train station you might take a tram 7, 9 or 33 from Dworzec Centralny 08 tram stop (P+R Al.Krakowska or Banacha direction) and get off on Plac Narutowicza 13 tram stop on Grójecka Street. The ride takes approximately 10 minutes. From Narutowicza Square it is less than a 10 – minute walk to the Institute (700m). Tickets can be purchased from ticket machines located at the tram stop or inside the tram. Only card payments are accepted. A 20-minute ticket costs 3.40 PLN.
By taxi:
You can catch a taxi outside the terminal or the central train station.
Alternatively, you can you can use ride-hailing services such as Uber or Bolt or call one of the taxi companies directly: Ele TAXI +48 22 811 11 11, MPT Taxi +48 22 19191, WAWA Taxi +48 22 333 4444; SAWA Taxi +48 22 644 44 44.
The ride from the airport to the Institute typically takes 10–15 minutes and costs approximately 50 PLN (around 12 EUR).
About Posters
- Poster size: A1-A0
- Poster orientation: vertical
- Poster abstract (up to 2000 characters)
- Language of the talks and posters: English
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Contact info
3 Pasteur Street, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
e-mail: phd.conference@nencki.edu.pl