Silvia has extensive drug development experience in major therapeutic areas including anti-infectives, dermatology, oncology/hematology, and immunology/biologics.

She previously held various senior positions at Novartis, Schering-Plough and Scynexis in clinical development. She was also responsible for several development programs in anti-infectives, non-malignant hematologic disease, oncology and dermatology. She obtained her medical degree at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and her post-graduate degree in infectious disease with board certification (infectious disease & Mycology).

She served as staff faculty in infectious disease at the Muniz Infectious disease hospital and faculty in microbiology at the University of Buenos Aires, School of Medicine in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Author & Co-Author of multiple scientific publications and presentations at international scientific meetings.