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UMIB PhD students Barbara Guerra-Carvalho, David F. Carrageta, João C. Ribeiro, and Sara Pereira participated in the European Society for Clinical Investigation 56th Annual Scientific Meeting. João C. Ribeiro and Sara Pereira were awarded for best oral and poster presentation with the works: "Aquaporins and CFTR interaction: a possible...
UMIB's group "Biology and Genetics of Reproduction/Molecular and Cellular Medicine" had fruitful participation in the "8º Congresso Português de Medicina da Reprodução". Mário Sousa and coworkers were awarded for best poster presentation with the work: "Uso de espermatozoides testiculares nos tratamentos em pacientes com falhas repetidas de implantação". Congratulations...
UMIB's group "Endocrine and Metabolic Research" had fruitful participation on the "Congresso Português de Diabetes" by winning the award GIFT-SPD for the work "Pre-operative and long-term signatures associated with type 2 diabetes remission". Bruno Soares, MD, received the award for best clinical research poster. David F. Carrageta, MSc, received...
UMIB's group "Endocrine and Metabolic Research" had fruitful participation on the "Congresso Português de Endocrinologia". Sofia S. Pereira, Ph.D., a researcher at UMIB was awarded a fellowship "SPEDM - HRA Pharma Iberia" in the Cushing Syndrom area with the project “Comprehensive molecular characterization of ACTH-producing cells within Primary Bilateral...
Carolina B. Lobato, Ph.D. student, a researcher in the "Endocrine and Metabolic Research" group at UMIB was featured in the "Observador". In the interview, Carolina discusses her academic career projecting her future in the study of hypoglycemia after bariatric surgery. Congratulations! For more information see: https://observador.pt/2022/02/02/obesidade-evitar-complicacoes-pos-operatorias/?fbclid=IwAR19evpLRri7eKA2Lal1SY-ysfNIly6aLlljhlPe0ljo6yFFej79Nqy1qV0
Bárbara Leal, Ph.D., a researcher in the "Autoimmunity and Neurosciences" group at UMIB was featured in the "90 Segundos de Ciência" for her participation in a project that focuses on the study of the genetic process that leads to the development of Epilepsy. Congratulations! For more information see: https://www.90segundosdeciencia.pt/episodes/ep1251-barbara-leal/
Patrícia Rodrigues, MD, Ph.D., a researcher in the "Cardiovascular Research" group at UMIB was featured in the "90 Segundos de Ciência" for her participation in a project that recommends the use of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of sudden cardiac arrest survivors. Congratulations! For more information see: https://www.90segundosdeciencia.pt/episodes/ep1235-patricia-rodrigues/?fbclid=IwAR08mKWpXRORMsNwLgN6WfhnPwxvh1oPUfrwUAIzul4tVKMgcqNApY8X8UY
Idalina Beirão, MD, Ph.D., a researcher in the "Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation" group at UMIB was featured in the "90 Segundos de Ciência" for her participation on the project iCoViP. This project is a European initiative aimed at creating 200 virtual patient cases to support medical students in remote...
UMIB members are organizing the 5th edition of the course "Laboratory and Medical Genetics" which will take place from May 2nd to May 7th of 2022. For more information visit: https://url.gratis/cSLNFE
Professor Mário Santos, a researcher in the "Cardiovascular Research" group at UMIB and physician at the Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto (CHUP), won the "Investir em Saúde 2021" award in the "Adoption of Technology" category. This is awarded by "Jornal de Negócios" and the pharmaceutical company Janssen, with institutional...
