Katarzyna Pawletko pursued a Master's degree in Experimental Biology from the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, from 2010 to 2015. She then commenced her PhD studies at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland, starting in 2016. From 2017 to 2021, Katarzyna worked as a senior technician at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland. During this period, she also became a PhD student member of the Polish Society for Research of the Nervous System, affiliated with FENS (Federation of European Neuroscience Societies) and IBRO (International Brain Research Organization), beginning in 2019. In 2019, Katarzyna participated in a one-month internship at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Italy, as part of the Erasmus plus program. Additionally, in 2021, she completed a four-month internship at the same institution. Since 2022, Katarzyna holds the positions of research and teaching assistant at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, and specialist at the Center for Experimental Medicine of the Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. Katarzyna's scientific interests encompass neurobiology, physiology, brain diseases, stroke, ischemic stroke, neuroprotection, animal behavior, and animal studies.