The Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease - Fabrizia Faustinella, MD, PhD

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Fabrizia Faustinella, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center-Houston

COMMENTS

The book of Dr. Hanan Polansky presents a theory that explains the origin of many chronic diseases. The title and the content of this book are very attractive to both scientists and clinicians alike. Nevertheless, the book is not easy to read, and while I would highly recommend it to all scientists interested in medical research, I believe that clinicians without any research background may find it difficult to follow. The mathematical models and the symbolic representations used in the book are rigorous and supported by a large body of published data. If validated by future work, this theory could be the basis for
further research in drug development. At this point in time, it would be premature to translate the theory into treatment options for chronic diseases (and I don't think that this is what Dr. Polansky had in mind to start with). Kudos to Dr. Polansky for having the courage to free himself from academia and contribute in such a brilliant way to the understanding of the pathogenesis of chronic diseases.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Fabrizia Faustinella holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Texas-Houston. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where she received the Harry D. McIntosh award for Outstanding Resident in Medicine. Dr. Faustinella received her medical degree from the University of Perugia and her Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) from the University of Florence in Italy. She has done research in human genetics at the University of Milano, Italy and at Baylor College of Medicine. She has published numerous articles in the field of research as well as several book chapters. More recently, she has been heavily involved in medical education and in the development of effective teaching strategies for medical students and residents.

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