MYMD-1, MyMD Pharmaceuticals’ lead candidate for the treatment of several autoimmune and age-related disorders, showed promising efficacy in targeting…
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 University of South Florida (USF) received a $1 million donation to fund research focused on finding ways to detect…
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