Advances in Pharmaceutical Science in Electrochemotherapy: A Tribute to Prof. Jolanta Saczko

Overview

Journal Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2025 Jan 8

PMID 39770560

Authors

Nina Rembialkowska

Julita Kulbacka

Affiliations

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Abstract

This Special Issue is dedicated to the memory of Professor Jolanta Saczko (1964-2023), a remarkable leader whose guidance and dedication were instrumental in advancing electroporation-based research in Poland [...].

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