Maria Kowalczuk PhD

Dr. Maria obtained a PhD in Bioinformatics and Genomics at the University of Wroclaw, Poland. She then took up a permanent position there researching the coding properties of microbial genomes. In 2006 Maria joined BioMed Central as an in-house Editor managing the peer review process for a number of BMC Series biology journals. In 2008 she joined a small team overseeing the flagship journal BMC Biology. In 2010 Maria was appointed the Deputy Biology Editor responsible for the content of all biology journals within the BMC Series of journals. The role expanded in 2012 to cover all aspects of policy and ethical issues across all BioMed Central’s biology journals. In her current role as Biology Editor, Maria continues to pursue research into peer review and take part in debates, meetings and conferences related to research integrity and publication ethics.