Colletotrichum acericola – this is the first species of fungus discovered in Wrocław. Found by accident and on an interesting host. – It is an ash-leaf maple, an alien and invasive tree species that has 'escaped breeding' and is threatening our local environment – says Dr Katarzyna Patejuk from the Department of Phytopathology and Mycology.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/upwr-researcher-discovers-new-species-of-fungus-592.html
Nearly PLN 3 million will go to UPWr scientists as part of the National Centre for Research and Development's LIDER programme. Funding has been awarded to: Dr. Katarzyna Kornicka-Garbowska, who will create a system for producing a regenerative serum for veterinary medicine and biotechnology, and Dr. Ewa Szczepańska for developing biotechnological production of vanillin using by-products from the agri-food industry.
https://upwr.edu.pl/en/news/lider-programme--millions-in-funding-for-young-upwr-scientists-357.html
