Patrícia Silva, PhD, director of science content—
Patrícia 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. Patrícia 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 Patrícia Silva
Recent Posts
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- Batten disease organizations prepare for June 9 awareness day
- Unbreakable: How I find strength as a parent even while I’m sick
- Our family’s fight for hope, treatment, and everyday joy
- Chest port for Brineura in CLN2 more stable than scalp-based device
- I won’t stop fighting for my son’s treatment — and his future
- Vacuolated lymphocytes help diagnose Batten in 7-year-old
- From aspiration to advocacy: A mother’s journey with CLN2 disease