Irena Maria Nalepa (Polish pronunciation: [iˈrɛ.na ma.rja naˈlɛ.pa]; born 24 November 1951)[1] is a Polish neuroscientist, pharmacologist and biochemist, professor of medical sciences and professor at the Institute of Pharmacology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

[2] She graduated from the Jagiellonian University and received her PhD in 1980.

Since 2004 she has the title of full professor.

[2] Currently she is a professor, Head of Department of Brain Biochemistry and vice-chairman of the Institute of Pharmacology of Polish Academy of Sciences,[2] a chairwoman of Scientific Council of popular-science magazine Wszechświat and member of Neuroscience Committee of Polish Academy of Sciences.

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