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dr hab. Anna Kulma, professor - head of laboratory

Dr. hab. Magdalena Żuk, professor

Dr. Aleksandra Boba

Dr. Justyna Mierziak-Derecka

Dr. Wioleta Wojtasik-Górna

Justyna Mendowska, MSc - scientific-technical worker

prof. Dr. hab. Jan Szopa-Skórkowski - retired professor

PhD students

Beata Augustyniak, MSc

Marta Burgberger, MSc

Anna Domańska, MSc

Yelyzaveta Kochneva, MSc

Cezary Krasnodębski, MSc

Agnieszka Sawuła, MSc

Iwan Zalewski, MSc

Research realized in the Laboratory of Genetic Biochemistry

Identification of genes and metabolites involved in the response of flax to pathogenic infection. Understanding the mechanisms of flax resistance to fusariosis and protection against infection.

The use of short oligonucleotide sequences in the modulation of gene activity.

Reducing the content of mycotoxins in flax plants and its raw materials.

Improving crop plants (flax, potatoes) by transgenesis and epigenesis in terms of resistance to environmental factors, antioxidant content (flavonoids, carotenoids, tocopherol, glutathione) and improving fiber quality (cellulose, lignin, pectin, PHB content).

Development of new applications for the full use of flax fibers and by-products generated in the production of fabrics (biocomposites, dressing materials).

 

Recent publications

1. Mierziak, J.; Wojtasik, W.; Kulma, A.; Żuk, M.; Grajzer, M.; Boba, A.; Dymińska, L.; Hanuza, J.; Szperlik, J.; Szopa, J. Overexpression of Bacterial Beta-Ketothiolase Improves Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) Retting and Changes the Fibre Properties. Metabolites 2023, 13, 437. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13030437 

2. Kostyn K, Boba A, Kozak B, Sztafrowski D, Widuła J, Szopa J, Preisner M,  Transcriptome profiling of flax plants exposed to a low-frequency alternating electromagnetic field  Front. Genet., 07 June 2023 Sec. Plant Genomics, Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1205469 

3. Krasnodębski, C.; Sawuła, A.; Kaźmierczak, U.; Żuk, M. Oligo—Not Only for Silencing: Overlooked Potential for Multidirectional Action in Plants. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 4466. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24054466 

4. Wioleta Wojtasik, Katarzyna Majewska, Lucyna Dymińska, Jerzy Hanuza, Małgorzata Zimniewska, Marta Preisner, Jan Szopa, Magdalena Wróbel-Kwiatkowska, Optimization of hydrodynamic degumming of flax fiber for improved biochemical profile, Industrial Crops and Products, Volume 206, 2023,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117621 

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