Research topics:

1. Investigation of the influence of abiotic and biotic stress factors on plants (e.g., insect feeding, presence of heavy metals, increased temperature).
2. Examination of the content of selected primary and secondary plant metabolites.
3. Assessment of the level of oxidative stress in plants - enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants.
4. Assessment of photosynthesis - parameters of chlorophyll a fluorescence.
5. The role of signaling molecules (e.g., methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid) in plant physiology.
6. The role of soil microorganisms in the promotion of plant growth.

Tematyka badawcza:

1. Badanie wpływu abiotycznych i biotycznych czynników stresowych na rośliny (np. żerowanie owada, obecność metali ciężkich, podwyższona temperatura).
2. Badanie zawartości wybranych metabolitów pierwotnych i wtórnych roślin.
3. Ocena poziomu stresu oksydacyjnego u roślin – enzymatyczne i nieenzymatyczne antyoksydanty.
4. Ocena funkcjonowania procesu fotosyntezy – parametry fluorescencji chlorofilu a.
5. Rola cząsteczek sygnałowych (np. jasmonianu metylu i kwasu salicylowego) w fizjologii roślin.
6. Rola mikroorganizmów glebowych w promocji wzrostu roślin. 

The most important publications/Najważniejsze publikacje:

1. Reszczyńska E., Wiśniewska-Becker A., Duda M., Sęk A., Gruszecki W.I., Hanaka A. 2024. The presence of free palmitic acid modulates the effects of lutein on structural and dynamic properties of lipid membranes. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 752, 109883. DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2024.109883.
2. Majewska M., Słomka A., Hanaka A. 2024. Siderophore-producing bacteria from Spitsbergen soils – novel agents assisted in bioremediation of the metal-polluted soils. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 31(22), 32371-32381. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33356-0
3. Baczewska I., Strzemski M., Feldo M., Hanaka A., Dresler S. 2024. Green extraction of depsidones and depsides from Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl. using natural deep eutectic solvents. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25(10), 5500. DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105500. 
4. Dresler S., Wojciak M., Sowa I., Sawicki J., Strzemski M., Hawrylak-Nowak B., Hanaka A. 2024. Accumulation ability of trace metals by silver birch leaves in areas contaminated by Zn–Pb ore processing: Effects of excessive trace metal accumulation on specialized metabolism. Chemosphere 362, 142719. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142719.
5. Plak A., Telecka M., Charzyński P., Hanaka A. 2024. Evaluation of hazardous element accumulation in urban soils of Cracow, Lublin and Torun (Poland): pollution and ecological risk indices. Journal of Soils and Sediments. SUITMA12; DOI: 10.1007/s11368-024-03864-0.
6. Dresler S., Zubel R., Baczewska I., Karakuła M., Sawicki J., Hanaka A., Zielińska S., Płachno B.J., Sowa I., Wójciak M., Strzemski M. 2023. Is there any direct link between hazardous trace metals and the allantoin content in some moss species? Science of the Total Environment 864, 160653. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160653.
7. Dresler S., Ziemlewska A., Nizioł-Łukaszewska Z., Zagórska-Dziok M., Bujak T., Skic M., Feldo M., Hanaka A., Wójciak M., Sowa I., Strzemski M. 2023. A design-of-experiment approach for obtaining Symphytum officinale L. extracts for cosmetic purposes. Industrial Crops & Products 199, 116768. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.116768.
8. Dresler S., Strzemski M., Baczewska I., Koselski M., Hassanpouraghdam MB., Szczepanek D., Sowa I., Wójciak M., Hanaka A. 2023. Extraction of isoflavones, alpha-hydroxy acids, and allantoin from soybean leaves - optimization by a mixture design of the experimental method. Molecules 28(9), 3963. DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093963.
9. Hanaka A., Dresler S., Mułenko W., Wójciak M., Sowa I., Sawic M., Stanisławek K., Strzemski M. 2023. Phenolic-based discrimination between non-symptomatic and symptomatic leaves of Aesculus hippocastanum infested by Cameraria ohridella and Erysiphe flexuosa. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24(18), 14071. DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814071.
10. Reszczyńska E., Sujak A., Gruszecki W.I., Hanaka A. 2023. Effects of pH and palmitic acid on the organization and stability of lutein in the phosphatidylcholine membranes – Spectroscopic studies. Journal of Molecular Liquids 384, 122269. DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122269.
11. Kulinowska M., Dresler S., Skalska-Kamińska A., Hanaka A., Strzemski M. 2023. Methodological aspects of green extraction of usnic acid using natural deep eutectic solvents. Molecules 28(14), 5321. DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145321.
12. Jayawickreme K., Świstak D., Ozimek E., Reszczyńska E., Rysiak A., Makuch-Kocka A., Hanaka A. 2023. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids – pros and cons for pharmaceutical and medical applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24(23), 16972. DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316972.
13. Miszczak S., Sychta K., Dresler S., Kurdziel A., Hanaka A., Słomka A. 2022. Innate, high tolerance to zinc and lead in violets confirmed at the suspended cell level. Cells 11, 2355. DOI: 10.3390/cells11152355.
14. Hanaka A., Nowak A., Ozimek E. Dresler S., Plak A., Sujak A., Reszczyńska E., Strzemski M. 2022. Effect of copper stress on Phaseolus coccineus in the presence of exogenous methyl jasmonate and/or Serratia plymuthica from the Spitsbergen soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials 436, 129232. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129232.
15. Hanaka A., Majewska M., Jaroszuk-Ściseł J. 2022 Study of the Influence of Abiotic and Biotic Stress Factors on Horticultural Plants. Editorial; Horticulturae 8, 6. DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8010006.
16. Hanaka A., Ozimek E., Reszczyńska E., Jaroszuk-Ściseł E., Stolarz M. 2021. Plant tolerance to drought stress in the presence of supporting microorganisms: an efficient strategy in horticulture. Horticulturae 7, 390.
17. Rysiak A., Dresler S., Hanaka A., Hawrylak-Nowak B., Strzemski M., Kováčik, J., Sowa I., Latalski M., Wójciak M. 2021. High temperature alters secondary metabolites and photosynthetic efficiency in Heracleum sosnowskyi. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, 4756.
18. Koselski M., Pupkis V., Hashimoto K., Lapeikaite I., Hanaka A., Wasko P.; Plukaite E., Kuchitsu K., Kisnieriene V. Trebacz K. 2021. Impact of mammalian two-pore channel inhibitors on long-distance electrical signals in the characean macroalga Nitellopsis obtusa and the early terrestrial liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. Plants 10, 647.
19. Ozimek E., Hanaka A. 2021. Mortierella species as the plant growth-promoting fungi present in the agricultural soils. Agriculture 11, 7.
20. Reszczyńska E., Hanaka A. 2020. Lipids composition in plant membranes. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics 78, 401-414.
21. Dresler S., Hawrylak-Nowak B., Strzemski M., Wójciak-Kosior M., Sowa I., Hanaka A., Gołoś I., Skalska-Kamińska A., Cieślak M., Kováčik J. 2019. Metabolic changes induced by silver ions in Carlina acaulis. Plants 8, 517.
22. Hanaka A., Dresler S., Wójciak-Kosior M., Strzemski M., Kováčik J., Latalski M., Zawiślak G., Sowa I. 2019. The impact of long- and short-term strontium treatment on metabolites and minerals in Glycine max. Molecules 24, 3825.
23. Jaroszuk-Ściseł J., Tyśkiewicz R., Nowak A., Ozimek E., Majewska M., Hanaka A., Tyśkiewicz K., Pawlik A., Janusz G. 2019. Phytohormones (auxin, gibberellin) and ACC deaminase in vitro synthesized by the mycoparasitic Trichoderma DEMTkZ3A0 strain and changes in the level of auxin and plant resistance markers in wheat seedlings inoculated with this strain conidia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, 4923.
24. Hanaka A., Nowak A., Plak A., Dresler S., Ozimek E., Jaroszuk-Ściseł J., Wójciak-Kosior M., Sowa I. 2019. Bacterial isolateinhabiting Spitsbergen soil modifies the physiological response of Phaseolus coccineus in control conditions and under exogenous application of methyl jasmonate and copper excess. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, 1909.
25. Hanaka A., Ozimek E., Majewska M., Rysiak A., Jaroszuk-Ściseł J. 2019. Physiological diversity of Spitsbergen soil microbial communities suggests their potential as plant growth-promoting bacteria. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, 1207.
26. Hanaka A., Plak A., Zagórski P., Ozimek E., Rysiak A., Majewska M., Jaroszuk-Ściseł J. 2019. Relationships between the properties of Spitsbergen soil, number and biodiversity of rhizosphere microorganisms, and heavy metal concentration in selected plant species. Plant and Soil 436, 49-69.
27. Hanaka A., Nurzyńska-Wierdak R. 2019. Methyl jasmonate – a multifunctional molecule throughout the plant life. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Hortorum Cultus 18(2), 237-249.
28. Dresler S., Hawrylak-Nowak B., Kováčik J., Pochwatka M., Hanaka A., Strzemski M., Sowa I., Wójciak-Kosior M. 2019. Allantoin attenuates cadmium-induced toxicity in cucumber plants. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 170, 120–126.
29. Hanaka A., Lechowski L., Mroczek-Zdyrska M., Strubińska J. 2018. Oxidative enzymes activity during abiotic and biotic stresses in Zea mays leaves and roots exposed to Cu, methyl jasmonate and Trigonotylus caelestialium. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants 24(1), 1-5.
30. Ozimek E., Jaroszuk-Ściseł J, Bohacz J., Korniłłowicz-Kowalska T., Tyśkiewicz R., Słomka A., Nowak A., Hanaka A. 2018. Synthesis of indoleacetic acid, gibberellic acid and ACC-deaminase by Mortierella strains promote winter wheat seedlings growth under different conditions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 19, 3218.
31. Mroczek-Zdyrska M., Strubińska J., Hanaka A. 2017. Selenium improves physiological parameters and alleviates oxidative stress in shoots of lead-exposed Vicia faba L. minor plants grown under phosphorus-deficient conditions. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 36(1), 186-199.
32. Charzyński P., Plak A., Hanaka A. 2017. Influence of the soil sealing on the geoaccumulation index of heavy metals and various pollution factors. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24, 4801-4811.
33. Hanaka A., Wójcik M., Dresler S., Mroczek-Zdyrska M., Maksymiec W. 2016. Does methyl jasmonate modify the oxidative stress response in Phaseolus coccineus treated with Cu? Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 124, 480-488.
34. Hanaka A., Dresler, S., Nurzyńska-Wierdak R. 2016. Biochemical and physiological responses of Eruca sativa Mill. to selected nutrient conditions. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Hortorum Cultus 15(4), 147-160.
35. Hanaka A., Maksymiec W., Bednarek W. 2015. The effect of methyl jasmonate on selected physiological parameters of copper-treated Phaseolus coccineus plants. Plant Growth Regulation 77, 167-177.
36. Dresler S., Wójcik M., Bednarek W., Hanaka A., Tukiendorf A. 2015. The effect of silicon on maize growth under cadmium stress. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 62(1), 1-7.
37. Dresler S., Hanaka A., Bednarek W., Maksymiec W. 2014. Accumulation of low-molecular-weight organic acids in roots and leaf segments of Zea mays plants treated with cadmium and copper. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 36, 1565-1575.
38. Bednarek W., Dresler S., Tkaczyk P., Hanaka A. 2014. Physicochemical properties of surface soil layer after the flood in the middle Vistula River valley. Journal of Elementology 19(1), 17-29.
39. Bednarek W., Dresler S., Tkaczyk P., Hanaka A. 2012. Available forms of nutrients in soil fertilized with liquid manure and NPK. Journal of Elementology 17(2), 169-180.
40. Bednarek W., Dresler S., Tkaczyk P., Hanaka A. 2012. Influence of liquid manure and NPK on selected sorption properties of soil. Journal of Elementology 17(4), 547-557.
41. Strubińska J., Hanaka A. 2011. Adventitious root system reduces lead uptake and oxidative stress in sunflower seedlings. Biologia Plantarum 55(4), 771-774.
42. Trębacz K., Schönknecht G., Dziubińska H., Hanaka A. 2007. Characteristics of anion channels in the tonoplast of the liverwort Conocephalum conicum. Plant and Cell Physiology 48(12), 1747-1757.

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