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Agrisera participates in the 39th Conference Molecular Biology of Plants in Hennef, Germany

Between the 16th and 19th of March, Agrisera participated in the 39th Molecular Biology of Plants conference. The event was organized by the Section Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology of the DGB, and took place in Hennef, Germany. 

Conference topcis covered many aspects of plant molecular biology, from response to flooding, shade, hormones, plant immunity and much more. 

180 participants talked science from breakfast to late evening, in a very friendly and inspiring environment. 

New this year were stickers of model species and plant cell, which were very popular. 

Thank you to all who came by to share your insights on protein extraction, antibodies and life challenges!

Agrisera Best Postdoc Talk award will be announced on 19th of March.

 Agrisera on 39th Molecular Biology of Plants Meeting, Hennef, March 2026

Dr. Joanna Porankiewicz-Asplund at Agrisera's table. 


 
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Interview with Dr. Joanna Porankiewicz-Asplund

Dr. Joanna Porankiewicz-Asplund

Joanna

Dr. Joanna Porankiewicz-Asplund has been a key figure at Agrisera since 1999, guiding the company toward plant science and contributing to our success in the antibody market. She studied plant biology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, and love later brought her to Sweden, where she completed a postdoc at Umeå Plant Science Centre. Today, as Technical Support Manager, she combines her expertise in antibody production and troubleshooting with a deep passion for plant science, helping researchers around the world achieve success in their experiments.


- Please tell us about yourself, your background and how you ended up at Agrisera.

I studied plant biology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland and if not for meeting my future, Swedish husband, who stepped into my parent’s apartment one day, I would never have come to Sweden. I started my postdoc at Umeå Plant Science Centre and worked with Prof. Gunnar Öqvist and Douglas Campbell, as well as Adrian Clark, who was ordering many antibodies from Agrisera for his research at the time. When my postdoc ended, at a time without social media, and companies barely having websites, I tried to find out which life science companies were based in Umeå. Although Agrisera did not offer any positions at that time, they were in need of the development of a method to purify antibodies from egg yolks. This was my first task at the company, completed within a few months. Agrisera was eventually developing hundreds of antibodies for researchers from Sweden and Europe, and naturally the idea of building an antibody catalog was born. It started with a handful of antibodies, developed in collaboration with Umeå Plant Science Centre, and the collection gradually expanded over the years. Over a hundred so-called Global Antibodies, were developed together with Environmental Proteomics, a Canada-based company, founded by Dr. Douglas Campbell.


- What motivated you to get into plant science?

Plants and nature were present in my life from the very beginning. Trips to the forest each weekend, arranged by my father, cultivating vegetables and herbs in our small garden, and lots of indoor plants at home. Studying plant biology was a natural choice for me. Although I never expected that I would move to another country and live as if in a dream, close to the forest.


- What is the approach/thought process behind developing new Agrisera antibodies?

The antibody development process is executed in very close collaboration with the research community. Agrisera attends at least 10 conferences, and supports around 30 meetings all around the world each year. This gives us great opportunities to interact with researchers from many different fields of plant science, whose inputs are invaluable to us. Each antibody suggestion is subjected to an internal validation process, developed and finetuned over decades, before an antibody production is initiated. We are working according to ISO 9001 standards, which means that our decision-making is fact-based and well documented.


- Any further comments?

Plant biology research is crucial to answer many pressing questions in the times of climate change and overpopulation of our planet. I wish it would receive more funding and attention, as without plants we will neither be able to feed the growing population nor live and thrive on Earth.


Links

• Agrisera's Technical Tips
• Western blot resources
• Global Plant Science Events Calendar
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