Professor Beata Morak-Młodawska graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland in 1999. She joined the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, where she has developed her entire academic career. She obtained her PhD degree in 2007 under the supervision of Professor Krystian Pluta and was awarded the habilitation degree in 2017 based on the dissertation “Novel Dipyridothiazines – Synthesis, Properties and Biological Profile.” Professor Morak-Młodawska served as Associate Professor from 2019 to 2023 and has held the position of Full Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice since 2023. In 2024, she was appointed Visiting Professorat the Faculty of Applied Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She has actively developed international collaborations. Her scientific network includes partnerships with researchers from Europe, Asia and US. Her research focuses on medicinal and organic chemistry, particularly the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel heterocyclic compounds with potential biological activities. Throughout more than two decades of academic activity, she has made significant contributions to the development of heterocyclic chemistry and the discovery of novel biologically active compounds with potential therapeutic applications.