Invited Speakers

 
Markita Landry

Advances plant bioengineering with cell penetrating peptides 

Markita Landry is an associate professor in the department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the department of Neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley. She received a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.A. in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics and a Certificate in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed an NSF postdoctoral fellowship in Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Her research centers on the development of synthetic nanoparticle-polymer conjugates for imaging neuromodulation in the brain, on the study of lipid nanoparticle-cell membrane interactions, and for the delivery of genetic materials into plants. Markita is a member of the scientific advisory boards and a consultant for several major agricultural companies, and co-founder and CSO of Biophilia Genetics. She is a recipient of over 40 career awards, including awards from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the Schmidt Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, the DARPA Young Investigator program, the Beckman Young Investigator program, the NSF CAREER award, and the Sloan research fellowship. Markita has also received numerous prizes recognizing her contributions to science, including the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, the 2024 Blavatnik National Prize as a Laureate in Chemistry, and the 2025 Guggenheim fellowship.
 


 

Plant naNObiology: nitric oxide signal in plant-nanoparticle interactions

 
Professor Zsuzsanna Kolbert is currently leading the Plant naNObiology research group at the Department of Plant Biology, University of Szeged, Hungary (https://plantnanobio.com/en/). Her research focuses on novel ways of nitric oxide supplementation including nanomaterials with the aim of improving plant stress tolerance (mainly zinc deficiency, drought, fungal diseases). She received PhD degree in 2009, habilitated in 2017 and became the doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2024. She is a recipient of several national awards for outstanding research and educational activities. She is an associate editor in Plant Cell Reports and guest editor in Journal of Experimental Botany and Plant Science. She is actively involved in organizing international plant biology conferences. She has over 160 publications and 2400 independent citations.
Zsuzsanna Kolbert


 
Renata Szymańska

Nanotechnology Meets Sustainability: Enhancing Grapevine Growth Through Eco-Safe Silica Applications 

Renata Szymańska is an associate professor in the Group of Molecular Biophysics and Bioenergetics at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland. She received her Ph.D. in biochemistry in 2011 from the Jagiellonian University (Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology) and obtained her habilitation in 2017 from the University of Warsaw (Faculty of Biology).

Her research focuses on plant responses to abiotic stresses (high light, drought, and nanoparticles), with a special emphasis on antioxidant metabolism (mainly vitamin E) and oxidative stress. Renata is a member of both international and national scientific societies. Renata has received several scientific awards. She has led four national research projects and has published over 55 scientific articles.

Currently, she is conducting a project on the influence of nano silica on grapevine in a field conditions. She also supervises the Micro- and Nanotechnologies in Biophysics student program at her home faculty.
 



 

Nanomaterials in agriculture: the effects on plants, soil invertebrates and microbiome

 
Susana Loureiro is an Associate Professor with Habilitation in the Biology Department at the University of Aveiro. She also serves as the coordinator of the Research Group Soil Functions, Agriculture and Forest at CESAM (Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies). In 2005, Susana Loureiro was appointed as an Assistant Researcher at the University of Aveiro, holding positions at both CESAM and the Department of Biology. Her primary research interests encompass various aspects, including mixture toxicity assessment, combined effects of chemicals and natural stressors, multigenerational effects, long-term impacts, and nano-ecotoxicology, focusing on the fate and effects of nanomaterials. Over the years, Susana Loureiro has taken on key roles as the Principal Investigator (PI) or UAVR-PI in numerous national and international funded projects related to mixture and combined stressors toxicity, nanomaterials toxicity and fate, multigenerational effects, trophic chain transfer of chemicals, and the improvement of tools for monitoring water quality. She is the UAveiro PI of PARC- European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (HEUROPE), ETERNAL HEUROPE on boosting the reduction of the environmental impact of pharmaceutical products throughout their entire life cycle. Recently, she saw other 2 EU projects being approved: ZELDA- Zero-waste Lignocellulose-Derived biorefinery products for smArt plant protection and the Doctoral Network in Developing Sustainable Biocomposite Materials for Enhancing Crop Resilience and Yield. Beyond her research work, Susana Loureiro is an active member of the Science for Environment Policy Advisory Group, where she reviews studies for inclusion in the News Alert. She represents the University of Aveiro in the Portuguese Technical Commission for Nanotechnologies CT 194. She is an Associate Editor of ES Nano (RSC). She also leads the research team applEE-SL (@applEE - applied Ecology and Ecotoxicology Lab), which includes contracted researchers, PhD, MSc and undergraduate students. She is a member of the European Council of SETAC- Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, SETAC Vice-President (by election, May 2024-May 2025),becoming SETAC president in May 2025 (ending term May 2027).


Susana Loureiro




 
Vasileios Fotopoulos
 

Use of advanced nanomaterials towards climate-smart crops


Professor Vasileios Fotopoulos in Structural and Functional Plant Biology and head of the CUT Plant Stress Physiology Group established in 2008 (www.plant-stress.weebly.com). His main scientific research focuses on the study of nitro-oxidative signaling cascades involved in the plant’s response to stress factors, while emphasis is being given in the development of chemical, biological and nanomaterial priming technologies towards the amelioration of abiotic stress factors and promotion of plant growth. Relevant research has resulted in the publication of a patent and the provisional filing of three additional ones. In addition, he is involved in research studying plant secondary metabolism and antioxidant responses in fruit crops during ripening. To date, Dr. Fotopoulos is the author of 135 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals (h-index=55; >12300 citations; Source: Google Scholar), as well as 9 book chapters. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief in Plant Stress, as well as Associate Editor in Plant Molecular Biology, and Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. He has also been assigned to evaluate competitive research proposals from different countries (France, Belgium, Poland, Australia, UK, Chile, Latvia, Greece, Italy, Serbia, Czech Republic, Portugal, Israel, Qatar, Austria, Denmark, Hungary, Spain, United Kingdom), EU proposals (Horizon Europe, EUROSTARS, PRIMA), while he is an active Review Panel Member for COST Actions (EU) in the field of ‘Natural Sciences’. Finally, he has acted as examiner of MSc theses/PhD dissertations from Italy, Greece, Spain, India, South Africa and The Netherlands.
 
 
 
 
 

Nanostructured Materials for Biosensing and Drug Delivery


Prof. Ajayan Vinu is currently working as a Global Innovation Chair Professor and Director of Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials at the University of Newcastle and made a significant contribution in the field of nanoporous materials and their application in energy storage, fuel cells, carbon capture and conversion, hydrogen technologies, catalysis and drug delivery. His contribution has led to ca. 530 papers with 34,200 citations and a H-index of 96, and more than 32 patents. He has been ranked number 1 (last 20 years) and number 7th (last 50 years) in Australia among the Top 2% scientists in the field of “Materials” as per the database created by the Stanford University in 2020, reflecting his high-quality research and research impact that he made in this field. The quality of his research has been recognised with several international awards including Asian Paints Padma Vibhushan Dr R A Mashelkar Medal 2023, CHEMCON Distinguished Speaker Award Endowment for Innovators and Science Leaders, 2023, Dr. Ghanshyam Srivastava Memorial Award (2021), Medal, Chemical Research Society of India 2018, SPARC award 2019, CNR Rao Lectureship award 2019. Medal and KY NIEM CHUONG Award 2018, Scopus Young Researcher Award 2014, Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel award by the Humboldt Society (2010), JSPS Senior Invitational Fellow 2014, Australian Future Fellowship 2010, Indian Society for Chemists and Biologists award for excellence 2010, Catalysis Society of India Young Scientist award 2010, Chemical Society of Japan Award for the Young Scientist 2008, and Laureate of Khwarizmi International Award 2008. Prof. Vinu is honoured with the Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, RACI, World Academy of Ceramics, World Academy of Art and Science, Indian Chemical Society, and Asia-pacific Academy of Materials. Prof. Vinu heads the Australia-Korea Center for Green Ammonia Integrated Power Generation.
Ajayan Vinu


 
Michael S. Strano

Applications of Nanoparticles in Plant Biology: Nanocarriers and Nanosensors


Professor Michael S. Strano is currently the Carbon P. Dubbs Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  He received is B.S from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY and Ph.D. from the University of Delaware both in Chemical Engineering.  He was a post doctoral research fellow at Rice University in the departments of Chemistry and Physics under the guidance of Nobel Laureate Richard E. Smalley.  From 2003 to 2007, Michael was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before moving to MIT.  His research focuses on biomolecule/nanoparticle interactions and the surface chemistry of low dimensional systems, nano-electronics, nanoparticle separations, and applications of vibrational spectroscopy to nanotechnology.  Michael is the recipient of numerous awards for his work, including a 2005 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, a 2006 Beckman Young Investigator Award, the 2006 Coblentz Award for Molecular Spectroscopy, the Unilever Award from the American Chemical Society in 2007 for excellence in colloidal science, and the 2008 Young Investigator Award from the Materials Research Society and the 2008 Allen P. Colburn Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.  From 2014 to 2015 he served as member of the Defense Science Study Group, and is currently an editor for the journals Carbon and Protocols in Chemical Biology.  Michael was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2017.
 
 


 

Sustainable Solutions with Activated Biocarbons: CO2 capture and slow-release fertilization 

 
Dr. Gurwinder Singh is currently working as a Research Fellow cum Deputy Director of research at the Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), University of Newcastle, Australia. Dr. Singh completed his PhD in materials science from the University of South Australia and later moved to work as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Newcastle. He quickly rose through his academic career and is now serving as Deputy Director of research. His research primarily focuses on the transformation of biomass and other waste materials to design advanced nanomaterials including biochar, activated biocarbons, and others for application in various fields including carbon capture and conversion, supercapacitors and battery electrodes, catalysis, and water and soil remediation. So far, he has published 87 papers, 2 book chapters, and 1 editorial which have attracted citations of 8100 with an h-index of 45. Dr Singh has 14 highly cited research articles as per Web of Science indicating the quality of research and he has secured two ECR awards for exceptional performance in terms of publications, leadership, collaborations, mentoring, and transitioning materials from lab to pilot scale. Dr Singh is an active organizing committee member for the ICEAN conference and has given several talks as an invited speaker. Dr Singh has been involved as a co-investigator in grant funding of ~ 3.6 million AUD.
Gurwinder Singh




 
Samuel Prem

 

Bioengineering of volatile essential oil based controlled release nano pesticides: industrial production and challenges​ 


Dr.Samuel Prem Mathi Maran – Founder of Clean Green Bio Systems and Director of G.S.Gill Research Institute.

Prem Mathi Maran is an innovative entrepreneur and environmentalist, best known as the founder of Clean Green Bio Systems, a company dedicated to sustainable and eco-friendly solutions. With a strong commitment to environmental conservation, Maran has focused on developing technologies and systems that promote clean agro ecosystem, waste management, and Precision organic farming.Under his leadership, Clean Green Bio Systems has pioneered advancements in organic and agri/agro waste value addition and sustainable agriculture solutions, contributing to a greener and more sustainable future. Maran’s vision emphasizes circular economy principles, ensuring minimal waste and maximum resource efficiency. A passionate advocate for sustainable agriculture, he has also worked on projects integrating bio-fertilizers and natural farming techniques to enhance soil health and crop productivity. His efforts align with global sustainability goals, making him a key figure in India’s green technology sector.  Chemical Ecology, insect plant interactions, botanical pesticides and integrated pest management are Maran’s most passionate area. Maran has bioengineered Volatile essential oil based nano pesticides and controlled release nano inputs , which are patented and commercialized and positioned them in the national and international markets that conform to USDA, EU and Swiss norms of Organic Agriculture Inputs. Maran has developed Artificial Intelligence based Integrated Pest Management System which is in the process of patenting, which uses nano technology and drone technology. Prem Mathi Maran continues to inspire through his dedication to agro-innovations, empowering communities with affordable and scalable green solutions. His work exemplifies how business and environmental stewardship can go hand in hand for a healthier planet.
 
 


 

Ethics of Nanotechnology


Rev. Fr Dr Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu, S.J. is an eminent Indian Jesuit priest, biologist and environmental scientist known for his pioneering work in the fields of ethnopharmacology, entomology, bioethics and sustainable agriculture. After completing his Ph.D. in mutation genetics from the University of Delhi, he got his D.Sc. in Plant Biotechnology from the University of Madras, Chennai. He was the Director of Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai and later Vice Chancellor of Bharathiar University, Coimbatore and University of Madras, Chennai (2000-2003) He has authored over 500 scientific papers and 50 books focusing on ecofriendly pest control, biopesticides, ethnopharmacology and ethical dimensions of biotechnology. He has more than 12 patents. His advocacy for sustainable agriculture practices and dialogue between science and religion has earned him global recognition, including Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam award from India and Peter Canisius Medal from the USA.  A fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and other prestigious institutions, Fr Ignacimuthu combined scientific innovation with spiritual and ethical reflection, especially in service of the rural and indigenous communities. His legacy underscores the crucial intersection between environmental stewardship, scientific rigour and social responsibility. Presently he is the director of Xavier Research Foundation, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu





 
Tarunendu Singh

 

The Future of Sustainable Agriculture: Integrating Nano-Based Nutrients into Holistic Crop Nutrition


Dr. Tarunendu Singh is an agronomist with extensive expertise in crop nutrition management and the strategic diversification of IFFCO’s product portfolio, including 100% water-soluble fertilizers (WSFs), biostimulants, biopesticides, organo-mineral fertilizers, and nanofertilizers. His research interests encompass advanced fertigation scheduling techniques, sustainable water resource management, and community development initiatives, alongside the formulation of holistic crop advisory programs aimed at enhancing farmer welfare.
Currently, Dr. Singh holds key positions on the boards of various subsidiaries and joint ventures of IFFCO, including AQUAGRI, AQUAGT, CAPSBER, and GRAMINHEALTHCARE. He has played an instrumental role in the introduction of the world's first nano-based fertilizers, facilitating their expansion across Latin America, the USA, and Europe.
His contributions are pivotal in promoting interdisciplinary collaboration among eminent researchers and innovators engaged in transformative nanotechnology research. Notably, Dr. Singh has been central to IFFCO’s establishment of a comprehensive platform aimed at integrating state-of-the-art nanotechnology to deliver next-generation nanofertilizers, thereby facilitating global adoption and collaborative initiatives in the agricultural sector.
 
 


 

Applications of nanoparticles in horticultural plant biotechnology: Enhancing propagation, breeding, and cryoconservation


Dariusz Kulus is a Polish biotechnologist, habilitated doctor of agricultural sciences, university professor at the Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, and head of the Laboratory of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at the Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology. He is recognized as a specialist in cryobiology and plant in vitro cultures.
He graduated in 2011 from the Jan and Jędrzej Śniadecki University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz with a degree in biotechnology. In 2016, he obtained his doctorate in biotechnology from the University of Life Sciences in Poznań, defending a dissertation entitled "Effect of cryopreservation by encapsulation-dehydration on the genetic stability of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum × grandiflorum (Ramat.) Kitam.)". In 2022, he received his habilitation at the Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, based on research "In vitro morphogenesis, cryopreservation and induction of variability in bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis (L.) Fukuhara): physiological, biochemical, (cyto)genetic and phenotypic aspects".
His scientific interests focus on plant biotechnology, particularly molecular methods, tissue culture systems, and plant breeding. His current research addresses cryopreservation, applications of nanomaterials, and the analysis of variability in agricultural, horticultural, and medicinal plant species. He is also involved in the micropropagation of endangered cacti and other succulents, and investigates alternative sources of cryoprotectants and growth regulators in plant tissue cultures.
Dr. Kulus is the author and co-author of scientific publications in plant biotechnology, holds patents for inventions, and is an editor for scientific journals such as Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, BioTechnologia, and Acta Agrobotanica. He serves as the supervisor of research projects funded by national scientific agencies and the recipient of awards for scientific achievements, including the Scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education, the Award of the Marshal of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, and the Grand Prix for innovation during International Innovation Expos. 
 
Dariusz Kulus





 
Halley Caixeta Oliveira

Nanotechnology applied to agriculture and forest restoration: studies in the frame of the INCT NanoAgro and NAPI Biodiversity 


Dr. Halley has a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (2005), a PhD in Functional and Molecular Biology (2010), and a post-doctorate in Plant Physiology (2013) from the State University of Campinas. He is currently an Associate Professor at the State University of Londrina (UEL), where he teaches Plant Physiology and supervises students in the Undergraduate and Graduate courses of Agronomy and Biological Sciences. At the Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology (UEL), Dr. Oliveira mainly investigates how plants (both crops and neotropical tree seedlings) respond to abiotic stresses and how plant performance can be improved in a scenario of climate change and environmental pollution by using nature-based solutions (mainly nanobiotechnology and associative microorganisms). He is the coordinator of the project RESTORE (natuRE-baSed soluTions to imprOve REforestation) and of the Novel Arrangement of Research and Innovation in Biodiversity (NAPI Biodiversity) of Paraná State. He is the vice-coordinator of the National Institute of Science and Technology in Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture. 
 



 

Near infrared imaging and sensing for precision agriculture

 
Sebastian Kruss earned his Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry from Heidelberg University in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (with Prof. Joachim Spatz). Subsequently, he joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he conducted research on carbon nanomaterials and their spectroscopy (with Prof. Michael Strano). From 2015 to 2020, he led an independent research group at Goettingen University. He is now a professor of physical chemistry at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany and also a head of (bio)imaging facility of ZEMOS, Center of Molecular Spectroscopy and Simulation of Solvent-Driven Processes. Additionally, he serves as a head of the Biomedical Nanosensors (BMS) group at Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems. His research areas include advanced photonics, fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy, near-infrared techniques, novel materials, biosensors, and cell biophysics.
Sebastian Kruss



 
S.K. Nataraj

Green Nanotechnologies: Upscaling of Agri-Waste into Technologies for Energy Storage and Environmental Remediation


Prof. S.K. Nataraj is currently working as Professor at Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain University, Bangalore, India. He obtained his PhD on ‘Membrane Based Separation Processes for Industrial Effluent Treatment’ in 2008 from Centre of Excellence in Polymer Science (CEPS), Karnatak University, Dharwad, India. After completion of PhD, he moved to Alan G MacDiarmid Energy Research Institute (AMERI), Chonnam National University, South Korea as a Postdoctoral Associate assignment (2007-2009) to work on Energy Materials. During 2009-10. Between 2010-11 he worked as Postdoctoral Associate at Institute of Atomic Molecular Sciences (IAMS), Academia Sinica, Taiwan to develop ion-exchange membranes for Fuel Cell applications. Further, he was awarded Qatar University visiting fellowship at Cambridge University (2010-11) and continued as full time Postdoctoral Research Associate (2011-2013) at Cavendish Laboratory, University Cambridge, UK. Later, he moved to India to work as DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellow (2013-2015) at CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar where his main areas of research were to develop Sustainable Materials and Processes for Energy and Environmental applications including Supercapacitors, Fuel Cells, Membrane processes for wastewater treatment, Functional Nanomaterial-based devices for wastewater treatment and the value addition of bioresources.  Dr. Nataraj serves as Editorial Board Member of prestigious Chemical Engineer Journal, and Aqua and several others listed below; 
Nataraj is serving as Editor for Chemical Engineering Journal (13.3), Associate Editor of AQUA - Water infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society (IF=4.3), Guest Editor of JOVE (Video Journal) General Chemistry, Frontiers in Membrane Science and Technology, Current Indian Sciences and so on. And Received fellowships and awards such as Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Brain Pool Outstanding Research Fellow (BP), AMAROUT Fellowship, Jain University Researcher of the Year DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award QNR Fellowship (Cavendish Lab, UK. Nataraj has published 7 books so far from leading publishers like Wiley, Springer, CRC Press IK International CRC Press, Wiley
He teaches courses in Separation and Purification Technologies, Battery-Fuel Cells and Solid-State Materials at postgraduate level. A Quick Summary of Credentials: he has now Published >220 Research Articles, 14 US/PCT Patents, more than 45 Book Chapters, 7-Authored Books and 1 Edited Book to his credit. He has over 7810 Citations and delivered >60 Invited talks. His socially relevant works have been highlighted several magazines and news articles like Nature Asia, Outlook so on 
 




 

What does the field need from Nanotechnology? Agronomic demands and the development of effective nanodevices.

 
PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Córdoba in 2002, he has since worked as a scientist in various research centres and universities in Spain (IAS-CSIC, CIB-CSIC, IFAPA), Israel (Newe Ya’ar Research Center), and the United Kingdom (University of Sheffield), including the “Juan de la Cierva”, “Ramón y Cajal”, and “Marie Curie” programmes. In 2009, he secured a position as a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training of Andalusia (IFAPA), where he is currently based. His research areas include the study of crop resistance and defence mechanisms against pathogens, nanotechnology applied to plant production and protection, and the effect of beneficial microorganisms on crops. He has been involved in more than twenty research projects and has published numerous scientific articles, as well as delivered presentations at conferences and invited talks.
Alejandro Pérez-de-Luque



 
Jalel Labidi

Use of bio-based nanoparticles in biofungicide


Jalel Labidi is a Senior Researcher at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of the Basque Country (Spain). He received a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Institut Polytechnique de Lorraine (France).
His research focuses on the development of biorefinery systems aligned with a circular economy framework, with a strong emphasis on green chemistry principles and process intensification techniques. His work aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of biomass fractionation and its conversion into bio-based chemicals and biopolymers.
To date, Dr. Labidi has authored over 350 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and currently serves as an Associate Editor for Industrial Crops and Products.
 
 

 

The ENP-Plant Nexus: How Nanoparticle Transformations Shape Their Interactions.

 
Izabela Jośko is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin. Her research is centered on two key areas: the application of nanomaterials in fertilization and plant protection, and the evaluation of potential risks associated with the dissemination and transformation of nanoparticles within the environment, with a particular emphasis on the soil-plant system. She has undertaken two research internships at the University of South Australia and National Taiwan University. She has served as the principal investigator for two projects funded by the National Science Centre (NCN) under the PRELUDIUM and SONATA programs. Currently, she leads an OPUS project, also funded by the NCN, entitled “Chemical and biological transformations of metal-based nanoparticles and their role in the transmission of emerging contaminants from soil to the human diet.” Additionally, she has contributed as a co-investigator in five national projects (MNiSW, NCN) and two international projects (7th Framework Programme, Polish-Swiss Contribution). She is currently supervising two doctoral candidates. She was awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science (START Scholarship), the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Scholarship for Outstanding Young Scientists), as well as the Australian Government (Endeavour Research Fellowship) and the Visegrad Fund (Visegrad-Taiwan Scholarship). In 2025, she was awarded funding from European Funds for Lubelskie for the establishment of the AgroBioNanoTechnology Laboratory.
Izabela Jośko