The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review ChemoCentryx‘s application requesting the approval of…
Joana Carvalho, PhD
Joana holds a bachelor’s in biology, a Master of Science in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has been focused on the impact of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the collective behavior of endothelial cells — those that make up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns. In addition to several research fellowships, she was awarded two Erasmus scholarships to conduct part of her studies in France.
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Articles by Joana Carvalho, PhD
The 20S-proteasome — the core of an enzyme complex responsible for eliminating unnecessary or damaged proteins in cells —…
Plasma exchange does not prolong the survival of patients with severe ANCA-associated vasculitis connected with diffuse alveolar…
A combination of rituximab, plus glucocorticoids, is highly effective at re-inducing remission in patients with relapsed ANCA-associated…
ChemoCentryx is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve avacopan, a potential oral treatment for people with…
The Vasculitis Foundation awarded its “Dr. Chris Cox-Marinelli Young Investigator Award” — a one-year research grant totaling $49,822 —…
InflaRx announced it has fully enrolled the first part of its Phase 2 trial assessing the safety and…
An instrument that assesses the nutritional status of individuals can be used to predict the prognosis of patients with…
Work productivity of people with ANCA-associated vasculitis is influenced by their disease activity, the extent of organ damage, and…
High levels of a small RNA molecule called miR-142-3p may impair the function of immune regulatory T-cells in people…