Beata Sadowska received her Master's Degree from the Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences (now the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection at the University of Lodz) in 1996, her Ph.D. degree from the same Faculty in 2000, and a postdoctoral degree from the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection at the University of Lodz in 2011. She is currently a university professor at the Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology of the University of Lodz. Her research focuses on human bacterial and fungal infections, microbial biofilms, host-pathogen interactions, alternative and/or supportive therapeutic strategies for infections, and bioactivity of biomaterials for medical applications.