BIOOPEN – 10th International Doctoral Students' Conference in Life Sciences

The official language of the conference is English. All presentations, lectures, and conference materials will be conducted in English.

10th International PhD Conference in Life Sciences BIOOPEN:  May 15-16, 2025

• Participant Registration via Online Form: January 31, 2025
• Registration Deadline: March 31, 2025
• Abstract Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025
• Scientific Committees' Decision on Abstract Acceptance: April 15, 2025
• Conference Program Publication: May 1, 2025
• Multimedia Presentation Submission Deadline: May 8, 2025

The 10th International PhD Conference in Life Sciences BIOOPEN will take place at:

?University of Łódź
?Pomorska 141/143 Street
? 90-236, Łódź, Poland

Oral presentation

• Main award: Weronika Broszkiewicz, Medical University of Łódź
• Distinction: Magdalena Kuzioła, University of Łódź

Poster presentation

• Main award: Kinga Szczepanik, National Research Institute of Animal Production
• Distinction: Wanesa Sasal, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce

Oral presentation

• Main award: Wiktoria Moczkowska, University of Łódź
• Distinction: Natalia Chrzan, Medical University of Łódź

Poster presentation

• Main award: Pablo A. Osario-Marulanda, University of Deusto
• Distinction: Michał Baran, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Oral presentation

• Main award:  Dale Ann Acal, University of Łódź
• Distinction: Anna Opoka, University of Łódź

Poster presentation

• Main award: Natalia Gocek, University of Łódź
• Distinction: Karol Godek, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce

Oral presentation

• Main award: Audrey Savolainen, University of Oulu
• Distinction: Karolina Zygmunt, National Research Institute of Animal Production

Poster presentation

• Main award: Karolina Górecka, University of Łódź
• Distinction: Piotr Wadowski, University of Łódź
• Distinction: Aleksandra Wilk, Medical University of Łódź

Centrum Medyczne Kształcenia Podyplomowego, Szkoła Nauk Medycznych, Zakład Biologii Komórki i Immunologii

Prof. Marlena Godlewska przedstawi wykład pt. "Nowoczesne terapie celowane w leczeniu raka tarczycy" podczas otwarcia sesji "Biologia Nowotworów".

1. The participation fee is 400 PLN (approx. 100 EUR) and covers:
   • organizational costs,
   • Conference materials,
   • access to all scientific sessions,
   • lunches,
   • coffee breaks,
   • gala dinner.
      
2. Students and doctoral candidates of the University of Lodz are entitled to a 25% discount on the registration fee.
    
3. The conference fee must be paid to the designated bank account no later than April 15, 2025.
    
4. Payment details:
   • Bank account number: 09 1240 3028 1111 0011 4821 7884
   • Transfer title: Name, Last Name, University Affiliation
      
5. Failure to make the payment within the specified deadline may result in the cancellation of the participant’s registration.

• Funding is available through the “We are UNIC!” project for Participants affiliated with institutions that are members of the UNIC alliance. The funding amount is 2000 PLN (approx. 500 EUR) and is designated to cover travel expenses.
   
• Eligibility criteria for funding are as follows:
  a) Active participation in the Conference, such as through an oral or poster presentation;
  b) Status as a Master's degree student, PhD candidate, or early-career researcher in biological, natural, medical, chemical, or related fields, with affiliation to a UNIC Alliance member institution;
  c) Submission of a Curriculum Vitae (Appendix 1 of the Terms and Conditions) by March 31, 2025, via email to bioopen@uni.lodz.pl
   
• Selected participants from UNIC-affiliated institutions will also be exempt from the Conference registration fee.
   
• The Organizing Committee reserves the right to allocate funding based on internal evaluation criteria. The number of available grants is limited.
   
• The evaluation process for funding applications will consider the following factors:
  a) Quality of the submitted abstract;
  b) Relevance of the topic to the Conference's thematic areas;
  c) Level of scientific activity demonstrated by the applicant.
   
• The documents must be submitted by March 31, 2025.

Scientific Supervisor:
Katarzyna Miłowska, PhD, Assoc. Prof.

Chair of the Organizing Committee:
Beata Bielska, MSc

Vice-Chair of the Organizing Committee:
Izabela Kaczmarska, MSc

Members of the Organizing Committee:
Wiktoria Bębenek, MSc
Jarema Wódka, MSc
Wiktoria Wierzbińska, MSc
Aleksandra Tończyk, MSc
Natalia Sławińska, MSc
Betty Nyayal, MSc
Marlena Kapuściak, MSc
Michalina Rachubik, MSc
Weronika Pietrzak, MSc
Zuzanna Miodek, MSc
Anastasiia Kulbachko, MSc
Karolina Górecka, MSc
Agata Margielewska, MSc
Kinga Grzybowska, MSc
Sebastian Kalenik, MSc
Karina Maciak, MSc

Mikrobiologia i Biotechnologia:
mgr Magdalena Jurczak
mgr Anastasiia Kulbachko
mgr Aleksandra Tończyk

opieka merytoryczna:
dr hab. Magdalena Druszczyńska, prof. UŁ
dr hab. Sylwia Różalska, prof. UŁ

Biologia Molekularna i Medyczna:
mgr Izabela Kaczmarska
mgr Kamil Płuciennik
mgr Agata Pyrzanowska

opieka merytoryczna:
dr Katarzyna Mokra
dr Kamila Soboska

Biologia Środowiska:
mgr Natalia Gocek
mgr Inez Masiarek
mgr Ewa Michalska
mgr Dominika Piwowarska

opieka merytoryczna:
dr hab. Edyta Kiedrzyńska
dr hab. Marcin Kiedrzyński

Biologia Nowotworów:
mgr Piotr Białecki
mgr Karolina Górecka
mgr Magdalena Więckowska

opieka merytoryczna:
dr hab. Anna Krześlak, prof. UŁ
dr Paweł Jóźwiak