Magdalena Twarużek is an assistant professor of biological sciences and is currently employed as a university professor in the Department of Physiology and Toxicology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz. Her main research interests revolve around the following thematic groups: the occurrence of mold and mycotoxins in food, feed, and the environment of humans and animals, the effect of molds and mycotoxins on human and animal health, and the use of in vitro culture in the evaluation of contamination.