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Read moreDetailsPatricia S Paton is Bylines Scotland’s co-editor-in-chief and the Bylines Network’s tech coordinator. She was born in Brazil where she acquired her BSc in Biochemistry & Immunology, MSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology and PhD in Immunology. In 2000 she was awarded an international fellowship by the Wellcome Trust to develop her research, signalling transduction in a parasitic disease, at University of Glasgow. Afterwards, she was involved with projects on immune-stimulating complexes and drugs. In her free time, she uses the artistic side of her brain, doing illustration and image composites.
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In Scottish Parliament elections, you cast two votes under the Additional Member System for a mix of local and regional...
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Read moreDetailsDeep Celtic roots of the music of renowned and revered Scottish band still relevant today
Read moreDetailsThe charity Asthma+Lung UK urges the government to increase funding towards research and innovation into lung conditions.
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Read moreDetailsPart five of our 2023 Shape of Things to Come series Dr Patricia S Paton looks at a foggy year...
Read moreDetailsThe inappropriate use of a term not only has negative consequences to the scientific community, but also to society’s knowledge....
Read moreDetailsTo carry out or not to carry out gain-of-function research? The dilemma that can be solved with clear messaging and...
Read moreDetailsDr Patricia S Paton explains how different immunological pathways can lead to different forms of Long Covid presentation
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