Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction and the improper production of glucocerebrosidase, the faulty protein in Gaucher disease (GD), may be a promising therapeutic approach for…
Joana Fernandes, PhD
Joana brings more than 8 years of academic research and experience as well as Scientific writing and editing to her role as a Science and Research writer. She also served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology in Coimbra, Portugal, where she also received her PhD in Health Science and Technologies, with a specialty in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
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Articles by Joana Fernandes, PhD
Researchers have identified a new marker present in the blood of type 1 Gaucher disease (GD) patients that can potentially…
A new study identified a group of genes that may be involved in the development and severity of Gaucher disease.