Joana holds a BSc in Biology, a MSc 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 — cells that made up the lining of blood vessels — found in the umbilical cord of newborns.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the designation of breakthrough therapy to a combination treatment of IO Biotech’s ... Read more
The European Commission has approved Opdivo (nivolumab) as a second-line treatment for adults with advanced inoperable, recurrent, or metastatic esophageal squamous ... Read more
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