Perspective Article in Science on Topological Defects in Morphogenesis
20
04
2026
Łucja together with John Dunlop published a Perspective article in Science, titled "Shaping tissues with defects". The article discusses the fascinating discovery that topological defects in cell monolayers can program ...
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New Publication on Tubular Structure Transformation
18
02
2026
Our new paper in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface led by the Potsdam group as part of the OPUS-LAP project has been published. This is a truly interdisciplinary ...
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Łucja Shares Our Research – Media, Lectures and Recognition
30
01
2026
Over the past few months, Łucja has been actively sharing our research through various media outlets and forums. She delivered a lecture on the Copernicus YouTube channel, a seminar for ...
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OPUS Project Kickoff Meeting at Jagiellonian University
18
11
2025
Over the last two days, our project team from the University of Warsaw visited our partners at Jagiellonian University to kick off our joint OPUS project focused on molecular bases ...
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NCN Award for Łucja Kowalewska
17
10
2025
We have wonderful news! Łucja Kowalewska has received the National Science Centre Award in the field of life sciences! This is the most prestigious distinction for early-career researchers in Poland, ...
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French Scientific Trips – SANS and Microscopy
12
10
2025
This week, we had two French adventures at the same time. Joanna from our group joined forces with Jacob Kirkensgaard from the University of Copenhagen to use advanced SANS techniques ...
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PLBForm Project Meeting in Potsdam
24
09
2025
We are now on our way back from Potsdam, where we had a PLBForm project meeting for the last 3 days. We discussed, brainstormed and even undertook a small computational ...
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PSEPB 2025 Conference at Our Faculty
14
09
2025
Our group members were the core organizing team of the PSEPB2025 Conference held at the Faculty of Biology September 9-12, 2025. We hosted over 200 participants from Europe and beyond. ...
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PSEPB Main Prize for Our Group
09
09
2025
Łucja Kowalewska received the main prize of the Polish Society of Experimental Plant Biology for the best research article for our New Phytologist paper on grana dynamics. Three members of ...
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Artistic Collaboration with Nadia Suvorova
04
09
2025
Łucja Kowalewska collaborated with Swiss designer Nadia Suvorova on an artistic project within the framework of the Poster Safari exhibition - a part of 2025 Zurich Design Days. Łucja delivered ...
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Annie Jessop’s Visit from Salzburg University
04
08
2025
Annie Jessop from Salzburg University visited our group and gave an excellent talk on her studies on gyroid structure formation in butterfly wing scales, which are related to the development ...
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Radek’s Visit to Bodo Wilts’s Laboratory
25
07
2025
Radek Mazur from our group visited Bodo Wilts's laboratory at Salzburg University using STS COST Action funds to perform preliminary spectroscopic measurements on plants characterized by grana of different regularity ...
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New Publication on Thylakoid Membrane Adaptation Strategies
11
07
2025
Our new paper, led by Radek Mazur on photosynthetic apparatus adaptation to low-light conditions in peas and beans, has been published. The study revealed that despite differences in thylakoid membrane ...
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Ahoj from Prague! EuroCurvoBioNet Workshop
04
07
2025
Ahoj from Prague! Łucja and Michał participated in the EuroCurvoBioNet COST Action outreach and dissemination workshop. Michał delivered a two-part hands-on workshop on 3D printing techniques, while Łucja together with ...
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30th Biophysics Workshop in Kazimierz Dolny
17
06
2025
Łucja and Radek delivered talks at the 30th edition of the Biophysics Workshop in Kazimierz Dolny. This anniversary edition of the wonderful event brings together biophysicists from across Poland for ...
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