Project group was active in the science popularization activities: - Researcher’s Night was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 30, 2016 (https://www.znanostzazivljenje.si/slresearch). The event was organized under the umbrella of EC (http://ec.europa.eu/research/researchersnight/index_en.htm) for broad audience. At the event, there was also discussion of experts in which Maruša Pompe Novak participated (http://www.tromba.si/noc-raziskovalcev-razprava-o-dogodku/) - Sciencetival (Science festival, http://www.sciencetival.si/o_znanstivalu.htm) was held between 3rd and 5th June 2016 in Ljubljana city center. Work of the group was presented at the NIB stand. - NIB Open doors day (open to public, pupils and students' groups) was held in October 2016. The work of the department was presented at lectures and lab tours at the institute - Plant Fascination Day (Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 2016) was launched under the umbrella of the European Plant Science Organization, EPSO, http://www.plantday12.eu/slovenia-success-story-2016.htm. The event was attended by over 750 primary and grammar- schoolchildren, mostly in organized groups from all over Slovenia. The work of the group was presented as an interactive workshop where visitors were able to perform hands-on experiments used in plant molecular research.
F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)
Infection of a plant by a pathogen initiates a complex interaction between both players involved, leading to changes in the complex signalling network, which result in gene activity changes and reprogramming of the cell metabolism. A systems biology approach was adopted for the purpose of modelling complex biological processes in order to understand the mechanisms and dynamics involved in potato plant defense following the infection with potato virus Y (PVY). A qualitative model of potato plant defence signalling network was constructed. The prior knowledge from literature was expanded with information on the viral and plant component interactions, protein-protein interactions and protein-DNA interactions in plant Arabidopsis. The resulting robust qualitative model offers new insights into the plant-virus interaction by expanding the knowledge on critical components of plant defence signalling, thus producing novel hypotheses to be tested in the wet lab.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 3900239Together with the Faculty of computer and information science, we have organized an international bioinformatics workshop entitled ‘Systems biology approaches to multi-way interactions’ held on February 3rd 2017 in Ljubljana. Twenty researchers from nine countries participated in the workshop. Trough hands-on computer exercises the participants have learned to use bioinformatics tools and systems biology approaches in research on interactions between plants, pathogens and pests. The programme covered data processing, modelling and the use of gene networks.
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting