Dr. Iwona Kowalska is a head and researcher of the Department of Phytochemistry at Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation-State Research Institute (IUNG-PIB), Puławy, Poland. Her research focuses primarily on the phytochemical characterization of crop plants (e.g. Triticum L., Trifolium L., Medicago L., Asteraceae Dum., Sorghum Moench), including the isolation and identification of natural compounds, determining the composition of health-promoting substances in agri-food products, determining antioxidant activity, studying the polymorphism of secondary metabolites, primarily phenolic compounds, and statistical analysis. She collaborates with numerous research institutions in Poland and abroad. She has been involved in managing or implementing research projects implemented under the 6th and 7th Framework Programmes of the European Union (NUTRA-SNACKS, PROFICIENCY, OSCAR), projects of the National Science Centre (NCN), projects of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW), projects of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MRiRW), multi-annual programs (2011-2015, 2016-2020), tasks within the MARD's targeted grant, and topics within the statutory activities of the IUNG-PIB.