19th Congress of the Polish Biophysical Society at the Faculty of Physics UW
2025-07-02
The 19th Congress of the Polish Biophysical Society (PTBF2025) was held on 23-26 June 2025 at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw. The event was held under the honorary patronage of the Rectors of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Professor Michał Zasada, and the University of Warsaw, Professor Alojzy Z. Nowak, with the support of the Institute of Biology of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw and the Institute of Experimental Physics of the University of Warsaw.
The congress brought together about 160 participants - outstanding researchers and young scientists from Poland and abroad - offering a rich scientific programme. It included 11 thematic sessions, 65 lectures, three interactive workshops, and a poster session, during which 57 papers were presented.
Participants were able to present their research results in the following 11 thematic panels: Nanomedicine - biophysical aspects, Life-Essential Biomolecules, Biophysics of Biological Systems: From Cell to Tissues, Medicinal Biophysics, Ion Channels in Cell Biophysics, Medical Significance of Proteins and Nucleic Acids, Spectroscopy - Ideas, Methods, and Applications in Life Science, Biosensing and Microfluidic Systems for Disease Biomarkers Detection in Biomedical Research, Mitochondrial Biophysics, Protein Dynamics, Disorder, and Phase Separation, and Theoretical, Computational, and Data-Driven Advances in Biophysics.
Invited speakers included: Teodor Buchner (Warsaw University of Technology), Zbigniew J. Leśnikowski (Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences), Urszula Stachewicz (AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow), Yusuke Azuma (ETH Zurich / Jagiellonian University), Andrea Barberis (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy), Joanna Urban-Ciećko (Institute of Experimental Biology M. Nencki, Polish Academy of Sciences), Artur Biela, Ewelina Lipiec (Jagiellonian University), Sabato D'Auria (CNR, Rome/Avellino, Italy), Arkadiusz Sitek (Massachusetts General University), Jacques-Philippe Colletier (Institut de Biologie Structurale, France), Róża Kucharczyk, Piotr Koprowski (Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences), Zbigniew Brzózka (Warsaw University of Technology), Piotr Korczyk, Adolfo Poma (IPPT PAN), Adam Kłosin (Nencki Institute PAN), Wiesław Gruszecki (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin), Ignacy Gryczyński (Texas Christian University, USA).
During the first day of the Congress, two David Shugar Medals were presented to Prof. Ignacy Gryczyński (Texas Christian University, USA) and Prof. Wiesław I. Gruszecki (UMCS in Lublin). These distinctions were awarded for outstanding scientific achievements and significant contributions to the development of biophysics in Poland, in particular for supporting the Polish biophysics community.
In turn, during the closing ceremony of the Congress, the Wanda Leyko Awards for the best poster and best oral presentation were presented. Poster prizes were awarded to Barbara Klepka, Gabriela Węglińska, and Marta Wojtyś. Oral presentation prizes went to: Michał Białobrzeski, Joanna Bujak, Joanna Krasowska, Kamila Maliszewska-Olejniczak, Sara Metwally. The prizes were funded by the L'Oréal-UNESCO Foundation for Women and Science.
The convention was sponsored by KAWA.SKA, RENISHAW, I.C. Lab, Eppendorf, A.P. Instruments, ANIMA LAB, Spectro-Lab, L'Oréal-UNESCO Foundation For Women and Science.
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