Patricia Inácio, PhD, science writer —

Patricia holds her PhD in cell biology from the University Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European agencies. She also served as a PhD student research assistant in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York, for which she was awarded a Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) fellowship.

Articles by Patricia Inácio

Pharnext working toward applications for PXT3003 approval

Pharnext is analyzing clinical trial data that could support applications to approve PXT3003, its therapy candidate for people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A), in the U.S. and Europe. “We remain hopeful of finally being able to bring a medical solution to patients with no treatment,” Hugo Brugière, manager…

Case study: ID’ing relatives may aid earlier CMT diagnosis

A 52-year-old man was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 subtype A (CMT1A), after presenting a history of muscle weakness in his legs, foot deformities, and walking impairments. The report illustrates how identifying relatives with similar symptoms may lead to an earlier referral in subsequent CMT cases in the…

Gene Therapy for CMT1B Wins CMT Research Foundation Grant

The CMT Research Foundation has granted over $500,000 to help develop a gene therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1B (CMT1B). The grant was awarded to Afrooz Rashnonejad, PhD, principal investigator at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Gene Therapy and a professor at the Ohio State University’s department of…