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ArticleViruses2022

How Interest in Phages Has Bloomed into a Leading Medical Research Activity in Poland.

Maciej Żaczek, Andrzej Górski, Andrzej Grzybowski, Edyta Pasternak, Beata Weber-Dąbrowska, Ryszard Międzybrodzki

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Article in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Maciej ŻaczekBacteriophage Laboratory, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9556-2820
Andrzej GórskiBacteriophage Laboratory, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0863-6041
Andrzej GrzybowskiInstitute for Research in Ophthalmology, 60-836 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3724-2391
Edyta PasternakBacteriophage Laboratory, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland.
Beata Weber-DąbrowskaBacteriophage Laboratory, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland.
Ryszard MiędzybrodzkiBacteriophage Laboratory, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poland has a leading position in phage therapy, as reflected by the number of patients treated and relevant publications in quality journals. The Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences was established by Ludwik Hirszfeld, a prominent microbiologist and serologist who also initiated studies on phages and pioneered the activities that set into motion phage therapy at the Institute. To achieve this goal, Hirszfeld had to overcome many difficulties in a post-war Poland. He died a month before the official start of the Institute's activity and was not able to witness the advancement of the Institute bearing his name. However, his hard work and dedication have been recently rewarded. In a recent evaluation of scientific performance, the Institute received the highest ranking in medical sciences among all universities and research institutions in Poland. One could consider it a posthumous tribute to the memory of L. Hirszfeld, being well-deserved on the grounds of the Institute's achievements (especially in the field of phage therapy) as well as his life and work.

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BacteriophagesBiomedical ResearchHumansPolandmedical sciencesphage therapyranking

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PMCPMC9782212

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