Issue 1
January 2015

  Highlights

· 1st Joint Meeting ICVS/
  Thomas Jefferson University
· 1st RIME Portugal

  More in this issue

· Representative Research Papers
· International Postgraduate Program
· PhD Thesis

The ECS/Uminho was the host of the 1st Joint Meeting between the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute and the Thomas Jefferson University (Farber Institute for Neurosciences).

The meeting centered in Research on the Neurosciences domain and opportunities for joint ventures between the two institutions. Thomas Jefferson University was represented by Professors Irwin Levitan, Manuel Covarrubias, Matthew Dalva, Angelo Lepore and Jeannie Chin.

Next Joint Meeting will be held at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Memorandum of Agreement
The School of Health Sciences – University of Minho and the Thomas Jefferson University signed a memorandum of agreement that aims at promoting exchange programmes between the two institutions starting in 2015.

The ECS/UM hosted the 1st Research in Medical Education Conference in Portugal, organized by the Portuguese Research Network in Medical Education.

79 participants joined the RIME to discuss ongoing research projects across Portugal. The main themes were student development, communication and the physician/patient relationship and innovations and challenges in health sciences education.

Guest speakers were Professors Peter McCrorie (St. George's Medical School, University of London), Luiz Troncon (Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo) and Jordi Palés (Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona).

Next RIME will take place in Faculty of Health Sciences - UBI.

Proteolytic systems and AMP-activated protein kinase are critical targets of acute myeloid leukemia therapeutic approaches (2014 Dec 10)
Fernandes Â, Azevedo MM, Pereira O, Sampaio-Marques B, Paiva A, Correia-Neves M, Castro I, Ludovico P
Oncotarget., 5

Chronic Treatment with 17-DMAG Improves Balance and Coordination in A New Mouse Model of Machado-Joseph Disease (2014 Dec 17)
Silva-Fernandes A, Duarte-Silva S, Neves-Carvalho A, Amorim M, Soares-Cunha C, Oliveira P, Thirstrup K, Teixeira-Castro A, Maciel P.
Neurotherapeutics., 11(2):433-449

Brain structure across the lifespan: the influence of stress and mood. (2014 Dec 17)
Soares JM, Marques P, Magalhães R, Santos NC, Sousa N.
Front Aging Neurosci, 6:330

BCG vaccination-induced long-lasting control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis correlates with the accumulation of a novel population of CD4 + IL-17 + TNF + IL-2 + T cells. (2014 Dec 03)
Cruz A, Torrado E, Carmona J, Fraga AG, Costa P, Rodrigues F, Appelberg R, Correia-Neves M, Cooper AM, Saraiva M, Pedrosa J, Castro AG
Vaccine, 33(1):85-91


other research papers

International Postgraduate Program
January to March ‘15

Training in Clinical Sciences
PREMIUM CATARACT SURGERY
January 17, 2015

FETAL NEUROSONOGRAPHY COURSE
February 19, 2015

Training in Biomedical Sciences
A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO STEM CELLS AND TISSUE CULTURE
from cell isolation, manipulation and characterization to advanced microscopy
March 2-13, 2015

more information

PhD Thesis
January to February ‘15

Exploring the secretome of Msenchymal Like stem cells for central nervous system regenerative medicine: a focus on Parkinson’s disease.
Candidate: Ana de oliveira Resende Pires Marques
Supervisors: Prof. António Salgado and Prof. Nuno Sousa

Modulation of the secretome of Mesenchymal Stemm Cells for Central Nervous System Regenerative Medicine Applications
Candidate: Fábio Gabriel Rodrigues Teixeira
Supervisors: Prof. António Salgado and Prof. Nuno Sousa

Rat models of Parkinson’s disease: insights into the treatment of refractory symptoms
Candidate: Filipa Alexandra Lopes de Campos
Supervisors: Prof. Nuno Sousa