PatrĂ­cia Silva, PhD,  director of science content—

PatrĂ­cia holds a PhD in medical microbiology and infectious diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal. Her work in academia was mainly focused on molecular biology and the genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites. PatrĂ­cia earned several travel awards to present her work at international scientific meetings. She is a published author of several peer-reviewed science articles.

Articles by PatrĂ­cia Silva

Cambridge Researchers Create Mini-Lungs For CF Research

Branching mini-lung. Credit: Nick Hannan, University of Cambridge The creation of a pair of mini-lungs was successfully completed by a group of investigators at the University of Cambridge and may revolutionize the treatment of conditions that affect the pulmonary system. The mini-lungs were created as part of a…

Recent Cystic Fibrosis Research on Vertex’s Kalydeco Disappoints Investors

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently presented preliminary study results of FDA-approved Kalydeco for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in combination with an investigational drug. Despite the fact that the combined therapy helped improve breathing in CF patients, the outcomes were less significant than expected by analysts, which disappointed investors. Vertex conducted…

Enterprise Therapeutics Raises $2.4M To Fund Novel CF Therapy

Drug discovery company Enterprise Therapeutics Ltd. has successfully raised $2.4 million through a Series-A financing round. The company, based at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, is focused on creating novel therapies for respiratory diseases, such as cystic fibrosis (CF). A portion the funding will be invested in the…

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