Barbara Pawlik-Skowrońska

Centre for Ecological Research PAS

Experimental Station

ul. Niecała 18

20-080 Lublin

e-mail: pawlik@golem.umcs.lublin.pl

tel: +4881-5326182

fax: +4881-5324500

• Education:

1976- MSc in microbiology - M. Curie-Skłodowska University at Lublin, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Lublin

1980- Course in radioimmunological methods for analysis of biologically active substances, Centre for Medical Education, Warsaw

1992 - PhD in natural sciences, Institute of Ecology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Dziekanów Leśny,

1998 - Course in genetic molecular methods, Centre for Post-graduated Education, Jagiellonian University, Cracow

2003 - Dr hab. in biological sciences (ecophysiology, ecotoxicology)- Institute of Botany W. Szafer, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow

2004 - Course in molecular genetics for ecological studies. Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw

• Research interest:

Interactions between heavy metals and aquatic (cyanobacteria, algae) as well as terrestrial (fungi, lichens) microorganisms; heavy metal bioavailability, bioaccumulation, toxicity. Species richness and diversity of algae and lichens in heavy metal polluted habitats. Mechanisms of heavy metal detoxification and tolerance.

Cyanobacterial blooms and cyanotoxin production in surface waters (lakes and dam reservoirs).

• Awards:

Award of the Section of Biological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (1992)

Award of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Ecology, Polish Academy of Sciences for PhD thesis (1992)

Award of the Director of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences for the best research achievements in 2003.

• Fellowships:

Swedish National Research Council, Sweden - 1991

Research and Innovative Technology for Earth (RITE) - Japan -1993/1994

Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD )- Germany- 1997

Royal Society, United Kingdom - 2003

• Teaching:

Environmental monitoring (Agricultural University at Lublin)