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

PHA Names New President and CEO, Matt Granato

Matt J. Granato is the newly named president and CEO of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA), the nonprofit group announced. Granato, who has more than 20 years of experience working in nonprofits and healthcare associations, will assume this office and its duties on Jan. 4. He is the third…

Switching to Adempas Improves Clinical Outcomes in Intermediate-risk PAH Patients, Phase 4 Trial Shows

People with intermediate-risk pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who failed to respond adequately to phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i) show significant benefits when transitioned to Adempas (riociguat) treatment, a Phase 4 trial has found. A total of 41% of patients who made that transition experienced significant clinical improvements, compared with…

Epigenetic Changes May Boost PAH Development, Study Reports

Changes in the epigenetic profile — a collection of marks that turn genes on and off  — of pulmonary arterial endothelial cells from people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) may contribute to disease development, a study suggests. The study, “Remodeling of active endothelial enhancers is associated with aberrant…