The following researchers of IHAR are involved in ENDURE:
Professor Edward Arseniuk, D.Sc.
Professor and Director of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute (IHAR) Radzików since 1998. In his career, Prof. E. Arseniuk was a principal investigator of 4 research projects granted by the Maria Curie-Sklodowska Fund II and 3 projects granted by the State Committee for Scientific Research. The grants concerned studies on economically important pathogens (Stagonospora spp., Fusarium spp.) of triticale and wheat. Prof. E. Arseniuk was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Warsaw Agricultural University and the University of Georgia, USA, with honors. Editorial activity of prof. E. Arseniuk comprises proceedings of several scientific conferences and symposia and some other scientific journals. Currently he is a member of several national and international scientific associations as well as an expert on the IAEA Vienna, Austria, roster and scientific adviser to the International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden. Prof E. Arseniuk in his career published so far about 170 scientific papers in national and international journals.
Jerzy H. Czembor, D.Sc.
J.H. Czembor is employed at IHAR since 1980. The period of 1992–1996 he spent at the Plant Pathology Department of Montana State University, Bozeman, USA, working on his Ph.D. degree in barley pathology. Since 1996 up to the present he holds in IHAR a position of adjunct professor. In 2003 he got an assingment to coordinate European Union Centre of Excellence "Crop Improvement Centre for Sustainable Agriculture" (CICSA) established at IHAR. In his career Dr J.H. Czembor participated in many Polish and international research projects. He is a member of COST ACTION 860 SUSVAR “Sustainable low-input cereal production: required varietal characteristics and crop diversity”. Dr J.H. Czembor is a member of several domestic and international scientific associations as well as an expert for the 6th FP for research of the European Commission. Dr. J.H. Czembor published so far 134 scientific papers and communications dealing with genetic resources, cereal pathology, molecular biology, plant breeding and genetics.
Elżbieta Kochańska-Czembor, Ph.D.
Elżbieta Kochańska - Czembor is employed at IHAR since 1990. She is a head of Forage Grasses and Legumes Laboratory. The period 1992-1996 she spent at the Plant Pathology Department of Montana State University, Bozeman, USA. Specialization: phytopathology, plant breeding, breeding for disease resistance, evaluation of genetic resources, food quality and safety and organic farming. In her career Dr E. Kochanska - Czembor was a principal investigator or participated in many Polish and international research projects. The grants concerned studies on: (1) epidemiology of Fusarium spp. on maize, (2) evaluation of mycotoxin contamination in maize, (3) identification of sources of maize resistance for ear rot and root rot, (4) evaluation of biological stability of fodder grasses under different biotic and abiotic conditions. She is a member of COST ACTION 860 SUSVAR "Sustainable low-input cereal production: required varietal characteristics and crop diversity". Dr Elzbieta Kochanska-Czembor is a member of Society Polish Plant Pathology Society and Polish Genetics Society. She published more than 26 scientific papers and 43 communications.
Józefa Kapsa, D.Sc.
Jozefa Kapsa is employed in Potato Research Institute - Bonin / IHAR - Radzików* since 1974, as Assistant Professor since 2002. She is the Head of Laboratory of Potato Protection in the Department of Potato Protection and Seed Science at Bonin. Dr J. Kapsa gained great experience on field of phytopathology and plant protection. Her interest is focused on fungal and bacterial pathogens in potato crops, methods of plant protection, monitoring of changes in pathogen populations and forecasting of pathogens for DSS systems in potato protection, particularly Phytophthora infestans and Alternaria ssp. For several years she has been cooperating with many international chemical companies in order to conduct the research connected with evaluation of new fungicides' effectiveness in potato protection. The outcome of these trials is the basis of registration procedure in Poland. In her career Dr J. Kapsa was principal investigator of 2 Polish projects granted by the State Committee for Scientific Research. She participated also in 4 international research projects. Since 2000 she has been a participator in a research being a continuation of international research program for monitoring and forecasting of pathogens and implementation of decision support systems in plant protection. In this program she took a position of the Country Administrator in years 2001-2008. Dr J. Kapsa is an active member of several international and national scientific associations (EAPR, Polish Phytopath.Soc., Polish Plant Protection Society). In years 2002-2008 she was the Chairperson of Phytopathology Section of European Association for Potato Research (EAPR).
Dr. J. Kapsa has published so far 73 scientific papers in national and international journals and presented 126 papers in polish and international conferences dealing with potato pathology, methods of crop protection and implementation and validation of DSSs, eg. NegFry, in potato fields.
Paweł Czembor, Ph.D.
Paweł Czembor is the Head of Laboratory of Resistance Breeding. In the course of his career, he has deeply involved in breeding for resistance in cereals (wheat, barley, triticale) with main focus on Stagonospora nodorum – wheat pathosystem. Another major part of the research dealt with mapping disease resistance gene(s) in cereals. Investigations on host resistance (wheat and triticale) against Stagonospora nodorum blotch resulted in localization of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) for partial resistance in wheat genome. Apart from studies on quantitatively inherited resistance, he has been involved in mapping single resistance genes in barley against leaf rust and powdery mildew. The research mentioned above was accomplished in two international projects funded by United States Department of Agriculture and Maria Skołodowska-Curie Fund II and four projects granted by the State Committee for Scientific Research. Dr P. Czembor in his career published so far over 40 scientific papers in national and international journals.
Denise Fu Dostatny, Ph.D.
Denise Fu Dostatny is a graduate of biology studies in Brazil. Awarded the degree of MSc in biology, major in ecology, at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland and at the same University awarded the degree PhD. In 1991 she completed ‘RIMA' course, which gives a license (in Brazil) of an expert issuing opinions on environmental impact. Currently, for 3 years, an employee of National Centre for Plant Genetic Resources of the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute in Poland. In 2005 she participated in preparation of the ‘Third National Report on Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity'. D. F. Dostatny works with weed ecology, diversity and preservation of field weeds, organic and conventional weed management, rare weed species in ecological farms (redzina soils). She is responsible for organisation of collection missions in Poland and abroad in order to collect local crop plant populations and weeds, which are stored in the Gene Bank.
Renata Lebecka, Ph.D.
Renata Lebecka was associated for few years with potato parental line breeding at the diploid level, outstanding in high starch content and resistance to bacteria Pectobacterium, breeding research on a new source of Pectobacterium resistance, research on Phytophthora infestans resistance sources. Since 2000 she has been a head of Laboratory of Potato Phytopathology. Her interest is focused on various screening methods to assess resistance to Pectobacterium spp. or P. infestans and characterization of new sources of resistance in wild Solanum species, 2x and 4x potato hybrids, Lycopersicon esculentum, S. nigrum, S. scabrum and S. villosum. Studies include maintenance, phenotypical and genotypical characterization of a large collection of P. infestans and Pectobacterium spp. isolates.
Her research was realized in four international projects (funded by United States Department of Agriculture and Maria Skłodowska-Curie Fund II, Eucablight Concerted Action, Collaborative Research with Russian Scientists to Enhance Potato Late Blight Resistance CEEM, Bioexploit), four national and three statutory projects. R. Lebecka is an author and co-author of 23 revised scientific papers (11 in international journals, 20 in English).
Tomasz Góral, Ph.D.
Tomasz Goral, Head of the Laboratory of Plant Diseases in the Department of Plant Pathology. He acquired great experience on field of fungal diseasess of careals. He participated several research projects focused on Stagonospora nodorum blotch and Fusarium head blight of triticale and wheat. From 1989 till 1997 he was co-investigator in the project granted by USDAARS. The project concerned epidemiology of Stagonospora nodorum blotch with special focus on determination of sources of primary inocolum and aerial dissemination of spores. At the same time Dr T. Goral started research on Fusarium head blight of cereals. He was principal investigator of project granted by the State Committee for Scientific Research concerning FHB resistance in triticale. Presently Dr T. Goral research focus on resistance of Polish wheat and triticale germplasms to Fusarium head blight and accumulation of mycotoxins, analysis of agressiveness of Fusarium-isolates, identification of novel sources of FHB resistance in Polish and East European germplasm, possibilities of utilization of exotic resistance sources for improvement of Polish wheat germplasm. Since 2002 up to 2007 he carried out project financed by The Ministry of Agriculture of Poland. The aim of the project was introdaction of FHB resistance genes into Polish commercial cultivars and improvement of their resistance to FHB and accumulation of mycotoxins in grain. Presently he is co-investigator in 3 research projects on Fusarium head blight of wheat and Fusarium ear rot of maize. Dr T. Goral in his career published so far about 40 scientific papers in national and international journals.
Anna Przetakiewicz, Ph.D.
Dr Anna Przetakiewicz works in the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute since 1998 in the Department of Plant Transformation and Cell Engineering. She was responsible for production and molecular, biochemical and phenotypic analysis of somatic hybrids of potato. Since 2004 she is working in the Department of Plant Pathology. Her research is connected with improving of R. solanacearum, Globodera pallida and G. rostochiensis detection and potato testing for resistance to the phatogens. In 2000 she completed sabbatical in Ben Gurion Institute in Israel. She was awarded for excellence for the best scientific essay concerned "Protection of Plant Ecosystems".
Anna Wierzbicka, M. Sc.
M.Sc. Anna Wierzbicka graduated of agriculture at the University of Agriculture in Krakow, where she received MSc degree in 1982. She is employed at the Institute of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization since 1984. She started work in the organization, planning and international cooperation. Since 2000 she has been working as an assistant in the Laboratory of Fertilization and Quality Assessment in Department of Potato Agronomy, Research Division in Jadwisin, dealing mainly with the cultivation of early potato varieties, nitrogen requirements, and the quality of tubers. In laboratory she evaluates the contents of starch, nitrates, N-nitrogen, vitamin C, etc. She is a member of the Polish Association of Agronomy, participates in conferences and seminars. In 1993 went on 5-weeks agriculture training to Northern Ireland. Up till now, published over 50 scientific and popular science publications.
Małgorzata Lisowska, M.Sc.
Malgorzata Lisowska works in the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute since 2007. Her work is focused on bacteria ring rot disease caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus. Mainly her work is focused on genetic variability among Cms strains. In her work for bacterial genome fingerprinting she uses different molecular markers.
Karolina Mitura, Ph.D.
Dr Karolina Mitura works in the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute since May 2007 in the Department of Promotion and International Cooperation. She conducts the data about international programs in the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Insitute.
Agnieszka Węgierek, M.Sc.
M.Sc. Agnieszka Węgierek works in the Plant Breeding and Aclimatization Institute since January 2008 in Department of Plant Pathology. Her research is connected with quarantine pathogen Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus of potatos. She was responsible for biochemical and molecular characterization genetic variability population Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus.
Olga Domeradzka, M.Sc.
M.Sc. Olga Domeradzka PhD student and professor assistant, works In Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute since 2007 in Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Laboratory of Applied Genetics. She participated in several research projects focused on Powdery Mildew (Blumeria graminis) on wheat, barley and triticale; leaf rust (Puccinia recondita) on wheat and triticale as well as net blotch (Pyrenophora teres) on barley. Her researches are related with seeking for new resistance genes and introduction of effective resistance genes to cereals, with use of classical breeding and molecular methods.
Magdalena Radecka, M.Sc.
M.Sc. Magdalena Radecka is a PhD student working on wheat-Mycosphaerella graminicola pathosystem since 2005. She is mapping using molecular markers quantitative trait loci associated with resistance to septoria tritici blotch in wheat. So far, she published two original publications in the national journal and few conference papers.
Malgorzata Ziemichód, M.Sc.
M.Sc. Malgorzata Ziemichód works in the Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute since September 2008 in Department of Plant Pathology she has involved in breeding for resistance in wheat with main focus on Stagonospora nodorum - wheat pathosystem. She was responsible for variability population on Stagonospora spp.
Lukasz Zoludziewicz, M.Sc.
M.Sc. Lukasz Zoludziewicz works in the Plant Breeding and Aclimatization Institute since September 2008 in Department of Plant Pathology. His research is connected with resistance in cereals (wheat, triticale) with main focus on Stagonospora nodorum.
