Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Instytut Farmakologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk) is a scientific
Institute
An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body.
In some countries, institutes can ...
of the
Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of ...
, based in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
.
Established in 1954 as the Department of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, it was transformed into an independent institute in 1974. The main research subject of the institute is neuropsychopharmacology, and it conducts doctoral studies in this specialty. It has its own botanical garden.
The first manager of the Department of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences was Janusz Supniewski.
The Institute publishes a scientific journal ''Pharmacological Reports'' in English.
Directors
* Janusz Supniewski (1954–1964)
* Józef Hano (1964–1977)
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Jerzy Maj (1977–1993)
* Edmund Przegaliński (1993–2006)
* Krzysztof Wędzony (2007–2016)
* Władysław Lasoń (from 2017)
Notable researchers
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Jerzy Vetulani
Jerzy Adam Gracjan Vetulani (; 21 January 1936 – 6 April 2017) was a Polish neuroscientist, pharmacologist and biochemist, professor of natural sciences, member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish Academy of Learning, one of the mo ...
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Ryszard Przewłocki
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Irena Nalepa
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Jacek Spławiński
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Marek Sanak
Marek Jan Sanak (born 24 November 1958) is a Polish geneticist and molecular biologist, professor of medical sciences, Head of the Department of Molecular Biology and Clinical Genetics of the Jagiellonian University Medical College, Head of the Dep ...
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Piotr Popik
External links
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Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences
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