Ewa Bartnik

Ewa Maria Bartnik, née Balicka (born December 15, 1949, in Warsaw) is a Polish biologist, Professor of Biological Sciences, university lecturer and populariser of science.

She initially studied Biology at the University of Warsaw. subsequently obtaining her PhD and habilitation. In 1993 she was appointed Professor of Biological Sciences. She began her professional career at the Department of Genetics of the University of Warsaw, She served as Secretary General of the Polish Genetic Society, became Deputy Chair of the Committee of Human Genetics and Molecular Pathology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and was a member of the Central Commission for Degrees and Titles.

In 2012 President Bronisław Komorowski awarded Ewa Maria Bartnik the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for her outstanding achievements in scientific research, her teaching activities, her contribution to science in Poland and around the world, and her support of international scientific cooperation.