SLTB2025: 61st Meeting of the Society for Low Temperature Biology

Olsztyn, Poland, September 11-13, 2025


Dear colleagues and fellow researchers,

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to attend the upcoming 61st Meeting of the Society for Low Temperature Biology, to be held at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences on September 11-13, 2025. The meeting will start at 0900 on the 11/09/2025 and finish by 1400 on 13/09/2025. Please click the button below to register.

We welcome abstracts covering a wide range of cryobiological topics, including but not limited to:

  • Fundamentals of cryobiology

  • Reproductive cryobiology

  • Plant cryopreservation

  • Cryopreservation for cell therapies

  • Cold adaptation

  • Cryopreservation of blood products

  • Whole organism cryopreservation

  • Cryosurgery

This year, the meeting will have a particular focus on human fertility preservation and animal conservation.

Beyond the scientific program, attendees will have the opportunity to network with colleagues, participate in social events, and visit the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences. You will also get to explore Olsztyn, the capital of the Warmia and Mazury region, known for its rich history and beautiful lakes and forests.

Travel and accomodation information, and other local and useful information can be found in the pocket guide below.

In case of questions please email olsztyn2025sltb@gmail.com

We hope to see you in Olsztyn in September 2025 for what promises to be a truly outstanding conference!

Sincerely,

The Organizing Committee


Please follow links below for information about the Student Travel Award and photo competition. We are particulalrly keen to support students travelling internationally.

Local organising committee

  • Prof. Dariusz Jan Skarżyński, DVM, Ph.D., Dr.Sci. (Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research in Olsztyn, Polish Academy of Sciences)

  • Taisiia Yurchuk, Ph.D.  (Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research in Olsztyn, Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedecine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)

  • Beenu Moza Jalali, Ph.D. Dr. Sci. (Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research in Olsztyn, Polish Academy of Sciences)

  • Karolina Łukasik, M.Sc. (Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research in Olsztyn, Polish Academy of Sciences)

  • Rakesh Jalali, MD, PhD (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Emergency Medicine)

  • Arsenii Yurchuk (I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza w Olsztynie)

  • Prof. Maryna Petrushko, Ph.D. Dr. Sci. (Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedecine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)

Scientific Committee

  • Thomas Whale, PhD (Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds)

  • Iryna Buriak, PhD (Cytiva, United Kingdom)

  • Peter Kilbride, PhD (Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford)

  • Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr.-Ing. Birgit Glasmacher , M.Sc. (Institute of Multiphase Processes, Leibniz University Hannover)

  • Prof. Christiani Amorim (Research Pole in Reproductive Physiopathology Université catholique de Louvain)

  • Prof. Matthew Gibson (School of Natural Sciences, University of Manchester)

  • Prof. Glyn Stacey (SSCBio, United Kingdom)

  • Estefania Paredes, Ph.D. (Centro de Investigación Mariña University of Vigo)