Julia K. Bar is head of the Department of Immunopathology and Molecular Biology at the Medical University, Wrocław, Poland. She received her Ph.D degree and habilitation from the Medical University, Wrocław, Poland. She became a professor of medical science in 2004. She has worked at Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Duke Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Durham, USA; and Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Saarland, Hamburg, Germany. She is co-author of 280 scientific publications including 95 full papers and 185 short communications printed mainly in international journals. She co-authors two patents (PL 18988, PL 381829) and two patent applications (PL 422569, PL 433516). Research interests: stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, immunopathology, molecular biology, cancer stem cell biology. Memberships: International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, American Association for the Advancement of Science, European Society of Gynecological Oncology, Polish Society of Pathomorphology. She has five scientific awards from the Ministry of Health.