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On 2 September 2025, the General Assembly of the Polish Neuroscience Society (PTBUN) took place in Wrocław, marking an important moment for the Polish neuroscience community — and a special one for our team. We are proud to share that the Leader of our Department, Prof. Katarzyna Starowicz, was elected as a Member of the PTBUN Board for the 2025–2027 term.
A lot has been happening lately, and it’s time to catch up on sharing some wonderful moments from the PTBUN (Polish Neuroscience Society) Meeting, held on 2–5 September 2025. Out research group had the pleasure of taking part in this inspiring event, which brought together neuroscientists from across Poland and abroad.
Professor Katarzyna Starowicz, as President of International Cannabinoid Research Society and 2025 Chair of the Scientific Committee, had the privilege of welcoming the international cannabinoid research community to Bloomington, Indiana, for the 35th Annual Symposium on the Cannabinoids.
We are pleased to share that during the 10th Mediterranean Neuroscience Society Conference (https://mns2025.org), our colleagues actively contributed to the scientific program:
It was a true pleasure and honor to participate in SIPS 2025, held on June 15–18 in the beautiful city of Kraków. On Monday, June 16, professor Katarzyna Starowicz had the privilege of delivering a plenary lecture titled: “The role of cannabidiol in pain and mood disorders: evidence for a breakthrough or merely a placebo?”
Congratulations to Nicolò Bittoni on successfully completing his Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences at the Università degli Studi dell’Insubria! His thesis, entitled “The role of the striatum and inflammatory processes in chronic pain development in a rat model of osteoarthritis”, marks the culmination of an intensive and insightful research journey, part of which was conducted within our laboratory at the Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences in Kraków, under the Erasmus+ programme.
On Saturday, October 19, we marked the end of the three-day IX Symposium of the Polish Pain Society, ‘Advances in Pain Treatment’. Prof. Starowicz had the pleasure of organizing and chairing the session „Cannabinoids in Pain Medicine”, co-organized by the Polish Association for the Study of Pain (PTBB) and the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS).
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun’s discovery of microRNA has reshaped the field of molecular biology, revealing a new layer of complexity in how genes are regulated. MicroRNAs are tiny RNA molecules that fine-tune gene expression by binding to messenger RNAs and preventing protein production, which is essential for the normal function of cells. Their work demonstrated that this regulatory mechanism is not only present in simple organisms like the C. elegans worm but is also conserved across multicellular organisms, including humans.
From September 23rd to 27th, 2024, PainLab members Magda Białoń and Katarzyna Popiołek-Barczyk participated in the Twinning TrePsy School workshop, hosted by the Neurocentre Magendie in Bordeaux.
