10th Doctoral Students’ Conference – BioOpen 2025

The conference brought together participants from various countries, including our partners form UNIC Alliance, who had the opportunity to present their research in four main thematic sessions: 

• Microbiology, Immunology and Biotechnology 
• Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Medicine 
• Ecology and Environmental Biology 
• Molecular and Medical Biology 

This year, we hosted as many as 128 participants, who presented their research through oral or poster presentations and attended lectures by renowned scientists: 

• Edyta Reszka, Prof. at the University of Lodz, who delivered a plenary lecture: ‘Current findings on cancer causes and risk factors’, 
• Renata Prunskaite-Hyyryläinen, Assist. Prof. at the University of Oulu, who delivered a lecture: ‘Uterine morphology and function as revealed by 3D imaging technologies optical projection tomography (OPT) and multiphoton microscopy’, 
• Tomislav Ivanković, Assoc. Prof. at the University of Zagreb, who delivered a lecture: ‘Connecting the dots’, 
• Andrea Desiderato, Assist. Prof. at the University of Lodz, who delivered a lecture: ‘Biodiversity advances in the molecular era: filling unknown gaps and searching for unicorns in water drops’, 
• Johannes Karges, Dr. at the University of Bochum, who delivered a lecture: ‘Metals and Medicine: A Successful Combination?’. 

The 10th edition of the BioOpen Conference supported by the “We are UNIC” project form Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and was held under the honorary patronage of the Mayor of the City of Lodz, the Marshal of the Lodz Voivodeship, the Rector of the University of Lodz and the Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection of the University of Lodz.  

Furthermore, among the patrons of the conference were: the Polish Academy of Sciences, the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), the Polish Society of Metabolic Diseases (PTCHM), the Polish Society for Radiation Research, the Polish Botanical Society, the Lodz Department of the Polish Anthropological Society, the Polish Hydrobiological Society, and the Polish Biophysical Society.  

The event facilitated the exchange of experiences and the establishment of international scientific collaborations. The Conference's 10th - anniversary edition emphasized the importance of international cooperation in life sciences and the role of young researchers in scientific advancement. 

The list of awarded/distinguished participants of the conference: 

Microbiology, Immunology and Biotechnology 

Oral presentation: 

• Main Prize: Weronika Broszkiewicz, Medical University of Lodz 
• Distinction: Magdalena Kuzioła, University of Lodz 

Poster: 

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

Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Medicine 

Oral presentation: 

• Main Prize: Wiktoria Moczkowska, University of Lodz 
• Distinction: Natalia Chrzan, Medical University of Lodz 

Poster: 

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

Ecology and Environmental Biology 

Oral presentation: 

• Main Prize: Dale Ann Acal, University of Lodz 
• Distinction: Anna Opoka, University of Lodz 

Poster: 

• Main Prize: Natalia Gocek, University of Lodz 
• Distinction: Karol Godek, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce 

Molecular and Medical Biology 

Oral presentation: 

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

Poster: 

• Main Prize: Karolina Górecka, University of Lodz 
• Distinction: Piotr Wadowski, University of Lodz 
• Distinction: Aleksandra Wilk, Medical University of Lodz 

Gallery – BioOpen 2025 

Warm congratulations to the winners, and heartfelt thanks to all participants for the great atmosphere, inspiring conversations, and sharing of knowledge! 

 

Materiał: Organizatorzy BioOpen
Redakcja: Kamila Knol-Michałowska, Centrum Promocji, Wydział Biologii i Ochrony Środowiska UŁ