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Patricia Silveyra

Patricia Silveyra (born January 20, 1981) is an Argentine-American lung physiologist, professor, and chair of Environmental and Occupational Health at Indiana University School of Public Health.[1] Her research interests include sex differences in innate immunity, lung disease, air pollution exposure effects, and mechanisms by which sex hormones control lung immunity.[2][3]

Patricia Silveyra
Born (1981-01-20) January 20, 1981 (age 43)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology, Molecular Biology, Environmental Health, Sex Differences
InstitutionsIndiana University Bloomington
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Pennsylvania State University
WebsiteResearch website
Personal website

Biography

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Silveyra was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She attended the Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini, one of the University of Buenos Aires's high schools. She later obtained a Licenciatura in Biological Sciences from the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, University of Buenos Aires, when she was only 21 years old. The first in her family to attend graduate school, Silveyra obtained her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biological Chemistry from the University of Buenos Aires at age 26, after completing her doctoral thesis at the Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental and obtaining doctoral scholarships from the National Scientific and Technical Research Council as well as the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica.[4][5]

In 2008, Silveyra was the only Argentine selected as a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar, and moved to Hershey, Pennsylvania to conduct a postdoctoral training at Penn State College of Medicine under Dr. Joanna Floros.[6] In 2013, she established her independent laboratory at Penn State College of Medicine, after receiving funding from Graduate Women in Science and the National Institutes of Health.[7] Between 2015-2016, she served as Interim Director for Diversity and Inclusion in Education at Penn State College of Medicine, where she was promoted to Associate Professor in 2018.[8] From 2018-2020, she worked at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the Director of the Biobehavioral Laboratory and as a Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished term Associate Professor.[9] In 2021, she was recruited to Indiana University Bloomington, as an Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, and was named a fellow of the American Thoracic Society.[10] In 2022, Silveyra was named the inaugural Anthony D. Pantaleoni Eminent Scholar, an academic honor professors receive at Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Health.[11] The same year, she was named interim chairperson for the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.[12] In 2023, she was elected permanent chair of the Department following a national search.[13] In 2024, she was the first Latina to attain the rank of Full Professor in the Department and School.[14]

Research contributions

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Silveyra's research interests center on the effect of environmental exposures —specifically, inhaled air pollutants and allergens —on respiratory health and disease. He laboratory is composed of several trainees (students, postdocs) working together to understand how these exposures differentially affect males and females, an understudied area.[15]

Her group is working to understand the contribution of male and female sex hormones in the development and progression of lung disease.[16] Silveyra has edited and co-authored the first textbook on sex-based differences in lung physiology, in collaboration with the American Physiological Society.[17] Silveyra's work has garnered support from several funding sources, primarily the National Institutes of Health. She has received multiple awards for the quality and impact of her studies and mentoring of junior trainees.

Advocacy work

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An advocate for women and underrepresented scholars in science, Silveyra has served on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of SACNAS, and is currently a co-Principal Investigator of a 5-year $8.6 million grant from the NIH that supports The National Diversity in STEM Conference. [18] She has also been recognized with mentoring awards from the American Physiological Society, Penn State College of Medicine, SACNAS, and Indiana University.

In 2018, Silveyra was selected an early career leader and co-chair of the inaugural cohort of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, an initiative designed to bring diverse perspectives from early-career U.S. leaders to important dialogues around how science, engineering, and medicine are shaping the global future.[19] She was re-appointed as a member of the second cohort in 2021 and as a member of the New Voices advisory board in 2024.[20][21] Between 2020-2023, she served on the NASEM Board on Higher Education and Workforce.[22][23] With these organizations, she led international science discussions at the World Laureates Forum and the Science and Technology in Society Forum. She currently serves in several research advisory bodies, such as the Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods and the Inter Academy Partnership.

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Silveyra, Patricia: Faculty Directory: Faculty & Research: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington". School of Public Health. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  2. ^ ORCID. "Patricia Silveyra (0000-0001-7083-8915)". orcid.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  3. ^ "Patricia Silveyra". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  4. ^ Silveyra, Patricia (2007). "Orexinas y sus receptores en la integración neuroendócrina del apetito y la reproducción". catalogosuba.sisbi.uba.ar. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  5. ^ "Ver Autor Silveyra, Patricia". ri.conicet.gov.ar. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  6. ^ "Ambassadorial Scholar visits Rotary Club of Lebanon PA | Rotary Club of Lebanon". portal.clubrunner.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  7. ^ "Grantome: Search". Grantome. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  8. ^ "Penn State announces fixed-term faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2018 | Penn State University". news.psu.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  9. ^ "UNC features new BBL Director, Dr. Patricia Silveyra | UNC School of Nursing". nursing.unc.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  10. ^ "ATS Fellows". www.thoracic.org. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  11. ^ a b "Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington Associate Professor Patricia Silveyra named Anthony D. Pantaleoni Eminent Scholar: : News: News & Events: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington". School of Public Health. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  12. ^ "Dr. Patricia Silveyra Named Interim Chair for the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health: : News: News & Events: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington". School of Public Health. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  13. ^ "SPH-B Organizational Announcement: Patricia Silveyra, Ph.D., will be the Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)". School of Public Health. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  14. ^ IU Today (June 14, 2024). "Trustees approve faculty promotions and tenure".
  15. ^ Florence Thibaut, M. D. (2021-12-20). "Issues in Women's Health: Global Lessons, Opportunities, and Challenges". Psychiatric Times. Vol 38, Issue 12.
  16. ^ Silveyra, Patricia; Fuentes, Nathalie; Rodriguez Bauza, Daniel Enrique (2021). "Sex and Gender Differences in Lung Disease". Lung Inflammation in Health and Disease, Volume II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Vol. 1304. pp. 227–258. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-68748-9_14. ISBN 978-3-030-68747-2. ISSN 0065-2598. PMC 8221458. PMID 34019273.
  17. ^ Silveyra, Patricia; Tigno, Xenia T, eds. (2021). Sex-Based Differences in Lung Physiology. Physiology in Health and Disease. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63549-7. ISBN 978-3-030-63548-0. S2CID 232273036.
  18. ^ Davila-Garcia, Martha; Silveyra, Patricia. "The National Diversity in STEM Conference".
  19. ^ "New Voices in Sciences, Engineering and Medicine | National-Academies.org | National Research Council | Where the Nation Turns for Independent, Expert Advice". nationalacademies.org. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  20. ^ "Members". New Voices - NASEM. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  21. ^ https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/new-voices-in-sciences-engineering-and-medicine
  22. ^ "Silveyra joins National Academies Board on Higher Education and Workforce". UNC School of Nursing. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  23. ^ "Dr. Patricia Silveyra to Serve Second Term on Board of Higher Education and Workforce: 2021: News: News & Events: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington". School of Public Health. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  24. ^ "GWIS National Fellowship". GWIS Philadelphia. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  25. ^ "Silveyra named a YWCA Tribute to Women of Excellence award winner | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  26. ^ "Faculty member in College of Medicine recognized with 'All In' award | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  27. ^ "Dr. Patricia Silveyra Receives Dale J. Benos Early Career Professional Service Award - SACNAS". www.sacnas.org. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  28. ^ "New Voices in Sciences, Engineering and Medicine". nationalacademies.org. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  29. ^ "Outstanding Mentor Awards - SACNAS". www.sacnas.org. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  30. ^ "ATS Fellows". www.thoracic.org. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  31. ^ "Awards: IU Latine Faculty and Staff Council Award Recipients". April 2024.
  32. ^ https://www.physiology.org/professional-development/awards/educators/barger/recipients?SSO=Y
  33. ^ https://publichealth.indiana.edu/news-events/_news/2023/2023-National-Mentorship-Awards.html
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