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EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES

1993 – 1998 study at the Faculty of Geography and Biology, Pedagogical Academy (now Pedagogical University) in Kraków

1998  master’s degree of biology the Faculty of Geography and Biology, Pedagogical Academy (now Pedagogical University) in Kraków

2005 – 2010 PhD student at the International Doctoral Studies of Natural Sciences at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Kraków

2010 doctor’s degree of biological sciences in the field of biology (specialization Plant Physiology), The W. Szafer Institute of Botany PAS in Kraków

2023 habilitation in the field of agricultural sciences, in the discipline of agriculture and horticulture, The F. Górski Institute of Plant Physiology PAS in Kraków

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998 – 2013 specialist Department of Ornamental Plants, Faculty of Horticulture (now Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture) University of Agriculture in Krakow

2007 – 2010 biologist at the Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology Polish Academy of Sciences (IPP PAS)

2013 – 2023 adiunkt at IPP PAS

since 2023 institute professor at IPP PAS 

MEMBERSHIP AND FUNCTIONS 

since 2021 Deputy Head of Department of Biotechnology in IPP PAS

since 2023 Member of Scientific Council of IPP PAS 

RESEARCH AREAS

Somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis of monocots.

Determination of factors inducing androgenesis in oat anther cultures.

Production of cereals doubled haploid.

Characteristics of the OMA (Oat × Maize Addition) line.

The role of growth regulators in the process of differentiation of plant cells in vitro.

METHODS USED

In vitro cultures: micropropagation of bulbous plants (somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis), culture of cereals’ embryos.

Androgenesis and wide crossing of cereals.

Spectrometric analysis of phenolic compounds, carbohydrates and antioxidant enzymes.

Histology of plant tissues.

Flow cytometry – determination of nuclear DNA content in plant cells.

 

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITY

Member of organizing committee of Scientific Conferences “Application of  in vitro cultures in plant physiology” (since 2008)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Reviewer of 1 MSc theses at University of Agriculture in Kraków.

AWARDS

2009 – scholarship holder of the Malopolska Doctoral Scholarship within the action 2.6 of the Integrated Operational Programme for Regional Development 2004-2006

2010  Bronze Cross of the Polish Republic 

BOOK CHAPTERS

Jakovljević D., Skrzypek E., Stanković M., Warchoł M. 2023. Phytochemical Diversity and Biological Activity of Basil (Ocimum L.) Secondary Metabolites Produced In Vitro. In: Kumar, N., S. Singh, R. (eds) Biosynthesis of Bioactive Compounds in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Food Bioactive Ingredients. Springer, Cham.

Warchoł M., Dziurka K., Czyczyło-Mysza I., Juzoń K., Marcińska I., Skrzypek E. (2021). Oat (Avena sativa L.) anther culture. Segui-Simarro J.M. (eds) Doubled Haploid Technology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2287: 313-322. Humana, New York, NY

Skrzypek E., Warchoł M., Czyczyło-Mysza I., Juzoń K., Dziurka K., Marcińska I. (2021). Oat doubled haploid production through wide hybridization with maize. Segui-Simarro J.M. (eds) Doubled Haploid Technology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2287: 323-332. Humana, New York, NY 

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Ptak A., Warchoł M., Morańska E., Laurain-Mattar D., Spina R., Dupire F., Waligórski P., Simlat M.

Amaryllidaceae alkaloids and phenolic acids identification in Leucojum aestivum L. plant cultures exposed to different temperature conditions

Molecules, 31: 258 2026

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Warzecha T., Warchoł M., Bathelt R., Bocianowski J., Idziak-Helmcke D., Sutkowska A., Skrzypek E.

Evaluation of drought tolerance in oat × maize addition lines through biochemical and yield traits

Agronomy, 15: 2259 2025

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Jakovljević D., Warchoł M., Skrzypek E.

Rosmarinic acid as bioactive compound: Molecular and physiological aspects of biosynthesis with future perspectives

Cells, 14: 850 2025

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Toward routine basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) callus culture analysis using non-destructive Raman spectroscopy

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 340: 126326 2025

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Matera A., Warchoł M., Simlat M.

Effect of the Pantoea vagans strain SRS89 on carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus L.) seed germination and plant growth under saline conditions

South African Journal of Botany, 180:415-427 2025

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Ptak A., Szewczyk A., Simlat M. , Pawłowska B., Warchoł M.

LED light improves shoot multiplication, steviol glycosides and phenolic compounds biosynthesis in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni in vitro culture

Scientific Reports, 14: 30860 2024

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Skrzypek E., Jakovljević D., Warchoł M.

Attempts to regeneration of oat (Avena sativa L.) plants via androgenesis: Influence of pre-treatment and media composition

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 93: 1-13 2024

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Konieczna W., TurkanS., Warchoł M., Skrzypek E., Dąbrowska G.B., Mierek-Adamska A.

The contribution of Trichoderma viride and metallothioneins in enhancing the seed quality of Avena sativa L. in Cd-contaminated soil

Foods, 13: 2469 2024

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Jakovljević D., Kruszka D., Waligórski P., Warchoł M., Skrzypek E.

Untargeted metabolomic in basil cell cultures – a case study of Ocimum basilicum L. var. minimum Alef.

Physiologia Plantarum, 176: e14203 2024

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Turkan S., Kulasek M., Zienkiewicz A., Mierek-Adamska A., Skrzypek E., Warchoł M., Szydłowska-Czerniak A. , Bartoli J., Field B., Dąbrowska G.B.

Guanosine tetraphosphate (ppGpp) is a new player in Brassica napus L. seed development

Food Chemistry, 436: 137648 2024

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Ptak A., Szewczyk A., Simlat M., Błażejczak A., Warchoł M.

Meta-Topolin-induced mass shoot multiplication and biosynthesis of valuable secondary metabolites in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni bioreactor culture

Scientific Reports, 13: 15520 2023

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Warzecha T., Bocianowski J., Warchoł M., Bathelt R., Sutkowska A., Skrzypek E.

Effect of soil drought stress on selected biochemical parameters and yield of oat × maize addition (OMA) lines

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24: 13905 2023

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Jakovljević D., Skrzypek E., Stanković M., Warchoł M.

Phytochemical diversity and biological activity of basil (Ocimum L.) secondary metabolites produced in vitro.

In: Kumar, N., S. Singh, R. (eds) Biosynthesis of Bioactive Compounds in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Food Bioactive Ingredients. Springer, Cham 2023

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Konieczna W., Warchoł M., Mierek-Adamska A., Skrzypek E., Waligórski P., Piernik A., Dąbrowska G.B.

Changes in physio-biochemical parameters and expression of metallothioneins in Avena sativa L. in response to drought

Scientific Reports, 13: 2486 2023

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Konieczna W., Mierek-Adamska A., Warchoł M., Skrzypek E., Dąbrowska G.B.

The involvement of metallothioneins and stress markers in response to osmotic stress in Avena sativa L.

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 209: 371-389 2023

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Morańska E., Simlat M., Warchoł M., Skrzypek E., Waligórski P., Laurain-Mattar D., Spina R., Ptak A.

Phenolic acids and Amaryllidaceae alkaloids profiles in Leucojum aestivum L. in vitro plants grown under different light conditions

Molecules, 28: 1525 2023

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Warzecha T., Bathelt R., Skrzypek E., Warchoł M., Bocianowski J., Sutkowska A.

Studies of oat-maize hybrids tolerance to soil drought stress

Agriculture, 13: 243 2023

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Ptak A., Morańska E., Warchoł M., Gurgul A., Skrzypek E., Dziurka M., Laurain-Mattar D., Spina R., Jaglarz A., Simlat M.

Endophytic bacteria from in vitro culture of Leucojum aestivum L. a new source of galanthamine and elicitor of alkaloid biosynthesis

Scientific Reports, 12: 13700 2022

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Jakovljević D., Stanković M., Warchoł M., Skrzypek E.

Basil (Ocimum L.) cell and organ culture for the secondary metabolites production: a review

Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 149: 61–79 2022

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Ptak A., Morańska A., Skrzypek E., Warchoł M., Spina R., Laurain-Mattar D., Simlat M.

Carbohydrates stimulated Amaryllidaceae alkaloids biosynthesis in Leucojum aestivum L. plants cultured in RITA® bioreactor

PeerJ, 8: e8688 2020

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Simlat M., Skrzypek E., Warchoł M., Maciaszek I. , Ptak A.

Evaluation on Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni seed germination and seedling development under phytohormones treatment

Scientia Horticulturae, 257: 108717 2019

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Ptak A., Simlat M., Morańska E., Skrzypek E., Warchoł M., Tarakemeh A., Laurain-Mattar D.

Exogenous melatonin stimulated Amaryllidaceae alkaloid biosynthesis in in vitro cultures of Leucojum aestivum L.

Industrial Crops and Products, 138: 111458 2019

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Simlat M., Ptak A., Skrzypek E., Warchoł M., Morańska E., Piórkowska E.

Melatonin significantly influences seed germination and seedling growth of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni

PeerJ, 6: e500 2018

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Malik M., Warchoł M., Pawłowska B.

Liquid culture systems affect morphological and biochemical parameters during rosa canina plantlets in vitro production

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca ,46: 58-64 2018

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Malik M., Warchoł M., Kwaśniewska E., Pawłowska B.

Biochemical and morphometric analysis of Rosa tomentosa and Rosa rubiginosa during application of liquid culture systems for in vitro shoot production

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 92: 1-8 2017

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Simlat M., Ślęzak P., Moś M., Warchoł M., Skrzypek E., Ptak A.

The effect of light quality on seed germination, seedling growth and selected biochemical properties of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni

Scientia Horticulturae, 211: 295-304 2016

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Induction of somatic embryogenesis and biochemical characterization of Cordyline australis (G. Forst.) Endl. ‘Red Star’ callus

Scientia Horticulturae, 192: 338-345 2015

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