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Dr. hab. Piotr Łukasik received the Prime Minister award for the year 2020

Dr. hab. Piotr Łukasik received the Prime  Minister award for the year 2020

During annual ceremony, the Prime Minister honoured outstanding scientists and artists. Among them was Dr. hab. Piotr Łukasik from the Institute of Environmental Sciences who was awarded for his habilitation.

The prize was awarded in the category of highly valued scientific achievements, which were the basis for the habilitation.

Dr. hab. Piotr Łukasik received this award for his analysis of the diversity, function and evolution of symbiotic microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) of insects, using cicads as an example. His research also greatly contributed to the description of a new, previously unknown, type of biological organization and to the understanding of the evolutionary processes that shape the interactions between animals and microorganisms.