We are pleased to announce a lecture by Prof. Dr. Jan J. Rybczynski on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of his scientific activity at the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The lecture will be held on October 1, 2025, at 12:00 pm in the Conference Room (building L).

Professor began his scientific work in 1970 at the Department of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences - and since 1984 he has been a researcher at the PAN Botanical Garden - CZRB in Powsin. From 1986 to 2012, he was deputy director for scientific affairs except for trips abroad. He headed the Department of Experimental Plant Biology. He was a member of the Biotechnology Committee, the Botany Committee and the Physiology, Genetics and Plant Breeding Committee.

In 2024, Prof. Jan Rybczynski was awarded the Prof. Wladyslaw Szafer Medal for scientific achievements. In addition, for his outstanding contribution to the development of experimental plant biology, he was awarded the Michal Oczapowski Medal by the Faculty of Biological and Agricultural Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the 20th Anniversary Medal of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology at UWM in Olsztyn for his contribution to the education of Biotechnologists at the University of Warmia and Mazury.

A complete range of the professor's impressive scientific achievements and publications can be found at the link: Prof. Dr. Jan Jaroslaw Rybczynski > Botanical Garden in Powsin