Anna Grazul-Bilska, professor of animal sciences, was invited to present six lectures and nine seminars at a workshop at the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland, from May 25 to June 1.

The program, "Expanding and improving educational offers addressed to persons outside the university and increasing the quality of teaching and competence of the academic community," was carried out under the operational program, "Human Capital," and co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund.

The titles of Grazul-Bilska’s lectures included:
·      Assisted reproductive technology in human medicine
·      Assisted reproductive technology in animal production
·      Angiogenesis in the reproductive system
·      Developmental programming: Effects of maternal diet on fetal ovarian development
·      Gap junction function in the reproductive system
·      Role of epigenetics in placental development during early pregnancy

 The titles of her seminars included:
·      The system of higher education in the USA: How to get enrolled into an American university (undergraduate, master’s, doctoral and/or postgraduate programs)
·      Research methods applied in life sciences: Current issues
·      Stem cells
·      Cloning technology
·      Transgenic animals
·      Xenotransplantation
·      Genome projects
·      Assisted reproduction in mammals: Current issues

“During this workshop I had numerous interactions with faculty and students from the University of Warmia and Mazury and Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn,” Grazul-Bilska said. “I was extremely impressed with the quality of the faculty, students, facilities and equipment, and also research and teaching programs. I believe that such visit adds to NDSU’s effort to promote international collaboration and exchange.”

The University of Warmia and Mazury is located in the northeastern part of Poland. It has more than 1,830 academic faculty and more than 40,000 students, including full-time, part-time, graduate and postgraduate students. To learn more, visit www.uwm.edu.pl/pl/str.php?b=2.