Dr. Hab. inz. Krzysztof Skowron, prof. UMK, obtained his Ph.D. in agricultural sciences in 2011 from UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Since 2011, he has been affiliated with the Department of Microbiology at L. Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland. In 2019, he earned the habilitated doctor degree in medical sciences, specializing in medical biology. Currently, he holds the position of Associate Professor.