Videography

Both men and women need to take medications. Yet, until the early 1990s, almost all drugs were tested solely on the male population, excluding the female counterpart in this regard. Consequently, the profile of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination, effectiveness, tolerability, and safety differs between the two sexes. Dr. Silvia De Francia, an associate professor at the University of Turin, specializes in clinical pharmacology and gender pharmacology.

With: Silvia De Francia, Researcher in Pharmacology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences at the University of Turin, and Maura Gancitano, philosopher and founder of the TLON project.

For centuries, women have been discriminated against and marginalized, both as active subjects in the healthcare field and as subjects of study, including in the field of Medicine. However, since the 1990s, we have witnessed the advancement of so-called Gender-specific Medicine, an approach that aims to consider existing differences based on gender.

Silvia De Francia explains through a sketch set in the 1950s how non-differentiated pharmaceutical trials for both men and women have had serious consequences. In these three minutes, the contestant tried to raise awareness about gender-specific research and its importance.

Why participate in a science communication talent show? Silvia De Francia, a researcher in Pharmacology at the Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences at the University of Turin, provides an answer.

Local selection in Turin - Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Held at the Salone d'Onore of the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti (Via Accademia Albertina 6) and organized by CentroScienza Onlus, Xké? Il laboratorio della curiosità, Environment Park, and MAcA - Museo A come Ambiente.

Silvia De Francia, pharmacologist and journalist, narrator of the "Senonoraquando?" project.

Silvia De Francia, a researcher at the Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences at the University of Turin, talks about her daily work in Pharmacology.

Why do men get sick more often than women? Pharmaceutical researcher Silvia De Francia explains it to us.

December 17, 2020 - Silvia De Francia interprets the term "migration" in her own way.

Conference on Women's Successes in STEM.

Researcher Silvia De Francia discusses gender biases in history.

Tharapy equity

Silvia De Francia gives a brief intervention during the pandemic.

Sarah Allegra invites you to discover chromatography on September 27 during the Researchers' Night at the Egyptian Museum of Turin.

What is Gender Medicine, and why is it so important?

Interview with Silvia De Francia:

"Speaking about gender-specific medicine today, in my opinion, has a twofold importance. One is objective, current, and necessary based on the mistakes made in the past. The other is prospective, or rather, forward-looking."

Silvia De Francia, clinical pharmacologist, lecturer, and researcher at the University of Turin, talks about her first book.

What does it mean to focus on sex and gender when talking about medicine? This is the central theme of the conversation between Gabriele Beccaria and Silvia De Francia, associate professor in Pharmacology at the University of Turin and clinical pharmacologist at the San Luigi Hospital in Orbassano (Turin).