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

Boomer Esiason Foundation Launches New CF Biking Event

Combining sporting events, socialization, and awareness campaigns has always been a great way to involve more people in supporting a cause. Whether it’s running a marathon, completing a workout, or doing cross-country biking, injecting an element of fun into supporting a serious disease has become…

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Loses a Friend

In the wake of Robin Williams’ recent untimely death, the comedy world took another hit last Thursday, September 4th, when Melissa Rivers announced that she had made the unfortunate decision to take her comatose mother and international comic icon, Joan Rivers, off life support. After more than 5 years of…

FDA Clears Westmed’s Vibralung Acoustical Percussor For CF, Other Respiratory Diseases

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance to Westmed’s Vibralung Acoustical Percussor. The device was produced by the medical device manufacturing company to treat not only patients with respiratory diseases, but also other conditions and diseases that feature an increase in mucus production, secretion infection and inspissation, and defects…

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