Prof. Dr. hab. Eng. Iwona Żur
Publications
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- Surówka E.
- Latowski D.
- Dziurka M.
- Ryś M.
- Maksymowicz A.
- Żur I.
- Olchawa-Pajor M.
- Desel C.
- Krzewska M.
- Miszalski Z.
- ROS-scavengers, osmoprotectants and violaxanthin de-epoxidation in salt-stressed Arabidopsis thaliana with different tocopherol composition.
- 2021.
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22: 11370.
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- Dubas E.
- Castillo A.M.
- Żur I.
- Krzewska M.
- Vallés M.P.
- Microtubule organization changes severely after mannitol and n-butanol treatments inducing microspore embryogenesis in bread wheat.
- 2021.
- BMC Plant Biology, 21: 586 .
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- Dubas E.
- Żur I.
- Moravčiková J.
- Fodor J.
- Krzewska M.
- Surówka E.
- Nowicka A.
- Gerši Z.
- Proteins, small peptides and other signaling molecules identified as inconspicuous but possibly important players in microspores reprogramming toward embryogenesis.
- 2021.
- Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5: 745865.
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- Krzewska M.
- Dubas E.
- Gołębiowska G.
- Nowicka A.
- Janas A.
- Zieliński K.
- Surówka E.
- Kopeć P.
- Mielczarek P.
- Żur I.
- Comparative proteomic analysis provides new insights into regulation of microspore embryogenesis induction in winter triticale (× Triticosecale Wittm.) after 5-azacytidine treatment.
- 2021.
- Scientific Reports, 11: 22215.
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- Dubas E.
- Zieliński K.
- Krzewska M.
- Żur I.
- Nowicka A.
- Kopeć P.
- Marcińska I.
- Czyczyło-Mysza I.
- Skrzypek E.
- Identyfikacja czynników determinujących efektywność otrzymywania podwojonych haploidów żyta (Secale cereale L.) metodami androgenezy i krzyżowań oddalonych.
- 2021.
- Biuletyn IHAR, 295: 185–188.
Projects
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MRiRW nr 4,
Identyfikacja czynników warunkujących indukcję embriogenezy mikrospor u pszenicy zwyczajnej (Triticum aestivum L.) -
Tango2/340285/NCBR/2017,
Protocol for effective doubled haploids production by androgenesis for polish breeding materials of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) -
2015/18/M/NZ3/00348,
Oxidative stress and its role in the regulation of embryogenesis in isolated microspore cultures of triticale (x Triticale Wittm.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)
EDUCATION AND DEGREES
1985-1989 studies at the Faculty of Agronomy, University of Agriculture in Kraków (FA UA), specialty: plant physiology
1989 master and engineer’s degree in agricultural sciences, FA UA
1997 doctor’s degree in agricultural sciences, specialty: agronomics and plant physiology, FA UA
2008 habilitation in the field of agricultural sciences, specialty; agronomics and plant physiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics UA
2020 professor's title in agricultural sciences
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1989-1990 Mangold Culture Research Company, Kraków, assistant
1990–1997 assistant and senior assistant at the F. Górski Department (now Institute) of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków (IPP PAS)
1997–2010 adiunkt at IPP PAS
2010-2019 associate professor at IPP PAS
since 2020 professor at IPP PAS
MEMBERSHIPS AND FUNCTIONS
since 2008 Member of Scientific Council of IPP PAS
2008-2014 Secretary of Scientific Council of IPP PAS
since 2010 Head of Department of Cell Biology in IPP PAS
since 2015 Representative of IPP PAS in the Doctoral Studies in Natural Sciences PAS in Kraków
since 2019 Representative of IPP PAS in the Doctoral School of Natural and Agricultural Sciences in Kraków
RESEARCH AREAS
In vitro culture techniques: tissue, suspension and protoplast cultures and its employment as model systems in studies of somatic embryogenesis, organogenesis and plant response to biotic and abiotic stresses on the cellular level
Self-incompatibility in Brassica oleracea L var capitata
Methods for doubled haploid (DH) production (androgenesis, distant crosses) in cereals, grasses and rape and utilization of DHs in fundamental studies and breeding practice
Identification of genetic and physiological factors determining the effectiveness of androgenesis induction
Molecular and physiological background of plant resistance against pathogenic fungi
METHODS USED
in vitro culture methods: organ/tissue, suspension and protoplast cultures
doubled haploid production by androgenesis induction (anther culture, shed microspore culture, isolated microspore culture)
analytical methods: calorimetry, spectrophotometry, respirometry, light and fluorescent microscopy
