Jan Habdas has received his PhD in 1978 from the University of Silesia, Department of Chemistry, Katowice, Poland. He was a Postdoctoral fellow and a Research Associate at Texas Tech University, Kansas State University and University of Idaho. Since 1990, his main scientific interest has been the synthesis of porphyrins in the aspects of their applications in cancer therapy. He has synthesized a new group of porphyrin derivatives: Phosphono-aminopeptidyl porphyrins. He has published 62 papers in major peer reviewed reputable chemical, biochemical and medical journals; among them 40 are on synthesis of photochemical and medical properties of porphyrins. Jan Habdas has received his PhD in 1978 from the University of Silesia, Department of Chemistry, Katowice, Poland. He was a Postdoctoral fellow and a Research Associate at Texas Tech University, Kansas State University and University of Idaho. Since 1990, his main scientific interest has been the synthesis of porphyrins in the aspects of their applications in cancer therapy. He has synthesized a new group of porphyrin derivatives: Phosphono-aminopeptidyl porphyrins. He has published 62 papers in major peer reviewed reputable chemical, biochemical and medical journals; among them 40 are on synthesis of photochemical and medical properties of porphyrins.

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