Announcement No 2

You are cordially invited to take part in the IX. Microbiology Symposium - ‘Metagenomes of various environments’.

The Symposium will be held on 23-24 June 2025 at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, in the building of the Institute of Computer Science at 9 Akademicka Street in the centre of Lublin.

The main organiser of the Symposium is Marie Curie Skłodowska University and the Polish Society of Microbiologists

The symposium received funding from the state budget under the programme of the Minister of Science and Higher Education, Poland, programme called ‘Excellent Science II’. - project no. KONF/SP/0388/2024/02 - amount of co-financing PLN 147 400.00, total project value PLN 169 850.00

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE

The main objective of the Symposium is to present the latest developments in metagenomics, metataxonomics, metatranscriptomics, metabolomics, microbiology, and mycology in the context of contemporary European and global trends related to agriculture and horticulture, including environmental quality, biodiversity, and phytopathology. The conference aims to promote research on microbiomes and mycobiomes, mainly in agroecosystems, fitting into the new concept of the plant, according to which the plant is a holobiont, i.e. a host of coexisting organisms that, through metabolic cooperation as well as exchange of signals and nutrients, ensure the proper functioning and immunity of plants, which is extremely important for maintaining the state of ecological balance and protecting against states of dysbiosis.

The Symposium also aims to provide scientific discussion and demonstration of state-of-the-art methods used in studies of micro-organisms, including genomics, genetics, and molecular biology, which provide a better understanding of the biochemistry and physiology of bacteria and fungi as well as their importance in environmental and agricultural protection. The Symposium will present techniques and results of ‘omics’ research in the analysis of environmental samples. This research makes it possible to explore new microbiomes, monitor the composition of the microbial consortium, and assess the potential for their use in agriculture and environmental protection.

The symposium will provide a forum for the exchange of experience in the application of state-of-the-art research methods and ‘omics’ techniques, including bioinformatics and data analysis, facilitating comprehensive identification of microbial biodiversity in different environments. This scientific event will allow the integration and establishment of new and strengthening existing contacts of the scientific community from the field of agricultural, biological, environmental, and biotechnological sciences, especially in terms of conducting interdisciplinary research and joint research projects. This conference is the only cyclic event in Poland covering, promoting, and disseminating the use of high-throughput sequencing techniques for application in agriculture and horticulture and comprehensive identification of microbial biodiversity in agroecosystems. 

The Symposium provides an opportunity for young students of science to present their research results. Each edition of the Symposium to date has been attended by more than 100 scientists, who are specialists and experts in the fields of microbial ecology, phytopathology, genetics, microbiology, bioinformatics, environmental protection, and agriculture.

The ninth edition of the Symposium will be another opportunity to bring together researchers using different sequencing techniques and will enable the continuation of discussions on the possibilities and perspectives of studying environmental samples using metagenomic methods.

We are planning to organise the following scientific sessions:

Session I - Prokaryotic microbiome of various environments

Session II - Eukaryotic microbiome of various environments

Session III - Metagenomes of the soil environment and their application in biotechnology

Session IV - Applied metagenomics, metabolomics, and proteomics and their relevance to environmental quality monitoring and human health

OPENING AND PLENARYLECTURES WILL BE GIVEN BY:

prof. dr hab. Wiesław Barabasz, East European State Higher School inPrzemyśl

prof. dr hab. Dariusz Bartosik, Warsaw University

prof. dr Heribert Insam, University of Innsbruk, Austria, BioTreaT Company

prof. dr hab. Adam Jaworski, Social Academy of Sciences SAN University, Łódź, Uniwersity of Łódź

prof. dr hab. inż. czł. koresp. PAN Małgorzata Jędryczka, Institute of Plant Genetics PAN, Poznań

prof. dr Alessio Mengoni, University of Florence, Italy

prof. dr François Rineau, Hasselt University, Belgium

prof. dr Adriano Sofo, University of Basilicata, Italy

prof. dr Jaco Vangronsveld, Hasselt University, Belgium

Organising Committee:

Head of the Organising Committee:

dr hab. Jolanta Jaroszuk-Ściseł, prof. UMCS

Department of Industrial and Environmental Microbiology (KMPiŚ), UMCS

President of the Local Section of the Polish Society of Microbiologists (OT PTM) in Lublin

Members from the Symposium Co-organising Institutions:

prof. dr hab. Magdalena Frąc (Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lublin); member of OT PTM in Lublin

prof. dr hab. Anna Gałązka (IUNG– State Research Institute, Puławy); member of OT PTM in Lublin

dr Agata Goryluk-Salmonowicz (Warsaw University of Life Sciences); member of OT PTM in Warsaw

prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Wolińska (Catholic University of Lublin);member of OT PTM in Lublin

Members from the University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska:

dr hab. Iwona Komaniecka, prof. UMCS; Department of Genetics and Microbiology (KGiM), UMCS,

Secretary OT PTM in Lublin

prof. dr hab. Monika Janczarek; KMPiŚ, UMCS, member of OT PTM in Lublin

dr hab. Małgorzata Majewska; KMPiŚ, UMCS, member of OT PTM in Lublin

dr hab. Małgorzata Marczak, prof. UMCS; KGiM, UMCS, member of OT PTM in Lublin

dr hab. Andrzej Mazur, prof. UMCS; KGiM, UMCS, member of OT PTM in Lublin

dr Kamila Wlizło; KMPiŚ, UMCS, member of OT PTM in Lublin

Symposium Secretariat:

Scientific Patronage

Polish Sociaty of Microbiologists

Polish Genetic Sociaty

Polish Phytopathological Sociaty

Polish Mycological Sociaty

Polish BotanicalSociaty

Honorary Patronage

dr hab. Grzegorz Janusz prof. UMCS (Director of Institute of Biological Sciences, UMCS in Lublin)

dr hab. Anna Matuszewska prof. UMCS (Dean of Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, UMCS in Lublin)

prof. dr hab. Cezary Sławiński, czł. koresp. PAN ( Director of Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences)

prof. dr hab. Artur Zdunek, czł. koresp. PAN (V-ce Director of Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences)

prof. dr hab. Mariusz Matyka (Director Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute, Puławy)

prof. dr hab. n. med. Ryszard Maciejewski (Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Lublin)

dr hab. Maciej Masłyk, prof. KUL (Director Institute of Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Lublin)

dr hab. Sławomir Jaworski, prof. SGGW (Director Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences)