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

Lead PAS-003 candidate chosen to target key protein in ALS

Pasithea Therapeutics has selected a lead candidate for its PAS-003 program, which is intended to target a “velcro-like” protein to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The new therapy is a humanized monoclonal antibody that potently inhibits the alpha-5/beta-1 integrin protein. It was selected after extensive screening and characterization studies…

New EAP will make CNM-Au8 available outside of trials

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded about $45.1 million toward an expanded access program (EAP) of CNM-Au8, an oral therapy candidate for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The EAP, commonly referred to as compassionate use, will make CNM-Au8 available to U.S. patients who aren’t eligible for clinical…

NIH grant will help launch the ALL ALS research consortium

The Barrow Neurological Institute has received $16.7 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help coordinate a nationwide repository of clinical data of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Access for All in ALS (ALL ALS) Consortium will serve as a repository of biological samples and clinical…

PrimeC boosts survival of motor neurons derived from ALS patients

PrimeC, NeuroSense Therapeutics‘ investigational, fixed-dose combination therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), significantly boosted the survival of patient-derived motor neurons to levels similar to healthy controls in a lab study. The independent study was led by Justin Ichida, PhD, a professor of stem cell biology and regenerative…