DIRECTOR and the SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL of the InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn have the honor to invite you to the public defense of the doctoral dissertation for the degree of Ph.D. in agricultural sciences, discipline of animal science and fisheries:
Manohara Mahadeva, M.Tech
’Membrane Potential Sets the Tempo: Bioelectricity Controls the Rate of Somitogenesis in Chick Embryos through Mechanics’
The defense will take place on March 3, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. (CET) via ZOOM platform.
Supervisor:
- Magdalena Kowacz,Ph.D. Dr. Sci. – InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences;
Reviewers:
- Prof. Małgorzata Lekka, PhD, D.Sc – Department of Biophysical Microstructures, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Science;
- Magda Dubińska-Magiera, Ph.D., D.Sc. prof. UWr – Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wrocław;
- Przemysław Płonka, Ph.D., D.Sc – Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University;
The doctoral dissertation and the dissertation reviews can be found in the BIP Institute website. The doctoral dissertation is also available in the Director’s Office, InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research PAS in Olsztyn, Trylinskiego Str. 18.
Those wishing to participate in the public defense are asked to send an e-mail to the Secretary of the Doctoral Committee, Sebastian Niestępski, Ph.D., s.niestepski@pan.olsztyn.pl.
In the reply e-mail, you will receive an access link to the defense. Logging in to the meeting will be possible from 8:30 a.m., and the defense will start at 9:00 a.m.
Chair of the Scientific Council
Prof. Urszula Gawlik
