Dominika Drzewiecka – university professor; graduated from the Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences of the University of Lodz, Poland, in 1996 (MSc in the field of biology, specialization in microbiology), received the PhD degree in biological sciences, in the field of biology in 2003 and a habilitation in 2018 from the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz; 2016 2023 - Head of Laboratory of General Microbiology in Department of Biology of Bacteria, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection. Member of Polish Society of Microbiology since 2005. Research on Proteus spp. bacteria (pathogenicity, serology) and halophilic microorganisms.