Prof. Aleksandra Szczepankiewicz graduated from Poznan University of Life Sciences with a degree in biotechnology. Then, she accomplished her PhD studies at Poznan University of Medical Sciences. Since 2007, she has worked in the Department of Pulmonology, Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology. In 2010, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at University of Southampton, United Kingdom. Currently, she is the Head of Centre of Experimental Medicine at Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. She has published over 100 papers and has been the PI of 7 research grants. Her scientific achievements were awarded with FNP-START, L’Oreal for Women in Science, Ministry of Science and Higher Education for young scientists. She is a member of European Respiratory Society (ERS) and a member of Fellowships and Awards Working Group, as well as a member of the Long-Range Planning Committee in Basic Science Assembly within the ERS.