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

Cipla Presents COPD Respiratory Inhaler Synchrobreathe at SATS Annual Conference in Cape Town

Cipla, an Indian multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, recently presented a new respiratory inhaler called Synchrobreathe (SB) at the South Africa Thoracic Society (SATS) Annual Conference that took place in Cape Town, South Africa between the 7h and the 10th of August. The company will soon launch the innovative inhaler,…

Official Leonard Nimoy Store To Support COPD Research

Six months after the death of the actor, director, singer, author and photographer Leonard Nimoy, his granddaughter is donating the profits of the store founded by her and her grandfather to support research on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Nimoy, who became best known for playing the role of Spock in…