Invited speakers
prof. dr. hab. Hanna Mazur-Marzec
University of Gdańsk
Professor Hanna Mazur-Marzec currently serves as the Head of the Department of Marine Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Gdańsk, where she leads research at the interface of marine biology, chemistry, and biotechnology. Her earlier research focused on elucidating the ecological roles of cyanobacterial metabolites in aquatic environments. In recent years, her work is more focused on exploring the biotechnological potential of natural marine products, particularly their application in the development of novel pharmaceuticals.
dr. Judit Padisak
Professor (full) at University of Pannonia
Professor Judit Padisák (University of Pannonia, Centre of Natural Sciences, Research Group of Limnology) has been studying phytoplankton for half a century. Her research has been focused on understanding blue-green algal blooms, phytoplankton succession, ecological memory, and ecosystem resilience. She developed the functional group concept and the widely used Q-index, an ecological status assessment tool that is internationally accepted and adapted.
She has been awarded a Naumann-Thienemmann Medal, the highest honor that can be awarded internationally for outstanding scientific contributions to limnology https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064573996918
She will have a presentation: “Ecological and evolutionary challenges of life in suspension and implications of climate change”