News # 80 | Jun. 2018 « News@fmul News@fmul

News # 80 | Jun. 2018

Editorial Note

Inside and out

This 80th edition of the Newsletter is focused on subjects related to the Faculty, some of which, due to their comprehensive nature, concern civil society as a whole. We announce, first of all, the re-election of the Director of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor Fausto Pinto, publishing also the Management Report for the three-year period which has now ended (2015-2018). We mention the presentation of the João Lobo Antunes Fund, which, as the iMM Management explains, was “created with the aim of attracting and retaining the best and brightest scientists in Portugal, supported by the excellent infrastructures of the iMM, […]

FMUL News

Report of the Board of the FMUL | 2015-2018

The Board of the FMUL was a challenge of high institutional responsibility that I embraced with a sense of duty and loyalty, with the support of Subdirectors, professors, researchers, non-teaching staff and students. For the 2015-2018 triennium, the Board, following the main guidelines set by ULisboa, has defined as main strategic areas the ones regarded as the four pillars that support a modern and innovative School of Excellence: Medical Teaching and Education; Scientific Innovation and Research; Institutional Communication and External Relations; Organizational Modernization. We have developed various activities in line with each of these strategic areas, and the most important […]

School Board | Election of Representatives of the Student Body

Given that the Statutes of the FMUL state, in article 19, that the term of office of the student members of the School Board is of two years and that the current term of office is coming to an end, and after a favourable opinion from the Chairman of the School Board, the Election of the Representatives of the Student Body to this Governing Body of the FMUL took place on June 11 and 12, 2018. Minutes of the Electoral Process Elected List: List P See also: Statutes of the FMUL Election Arrangements – Order 30/2018 of the Director of the FMUL […]

Academic Examinations

Find out more about the forthcoming academic examinations held at the FMUL here.

Fausto Pinto unanimously re-elected Director of the Faculty of Medicine

After a first term of three years as Director of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, Professor Fausto J. Pinto was re-elected, this time for another four years. An unequivocal vote by the School Council unanimously approved the Director, who presented his candidacy program on June 26, at a public hearing in the João Lobo Antunes Grand Auditorium at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. Teaching and Medical Education, Internationalisation and External Relations of the Faculty, Promotion and Innovation of Science, and Organisation and Administrative Modernisation are the four main pillars for his new […]

4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology

Lisbon hosted the EAN Congress which took place between June 16 and 19, at the Lisbon Congress Centre, and brought together countless international figures from Neurology. FMUL professors José Ferro, Joaquim Ferreira, Mamede de Carvalho and Isabel Pavão, who coordinated different contents, were key participants. Scientific sessions, poster presentations, workshops and debates enriched a Congress focused on neurological diseases, but also on neurogenetics. Next month, News@fmul will develop some of these topics, with talks not to be missed.

News Report / Profile

Ana G. Almeida – A Cardiologist that brushes perfection

She joined the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon when she was just 16 years old. Despite ending the year as a 17-year-old, she was certainly one of the youngest students to enter until now. She argues that at such an early age you have few convictions about what you want to be, but since she was a 20-mark student in Physics and Maths at secondary school, she knew that it would not be difficult to choose the toughest of courses. Maybe it was the first time that Cardiologist Ana G. Almeida broke someone’s heart, the same as […]

Events

2018 “Infection and Infectious Diseases” Conferences

Following the 2018 “Infection and Infectious Diseases” Conferences, held on May 19 in Campo Maior, Robert Badura, Professor at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon made some comments to News Farma regarding the paradigm shift occurred over the last 20 years within the scope of the treatment of HIV infection. Significant progress has been made, but there is still a lot to be done. Professor Thomas Hanscheid, who also teaches at the Faculty, in the Microbiology Institute, spoke to News Farma about new laboratory diagnostic methods. He addresses the major contribution […]

New Governing Bodies of the Student Association of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon

On June 14, at the João Lobo Antunes Great Auditorium, at the FMUL, the new Governing Bodies of the AEMFUL took office. For the 2018/2019 term of office, the Constituent Members of the AEFML are: President: Andreia Casimiro Daniel Vice-Presidents: Beatriz Colmonero Pimentel de Oliveira Eduardo Filipe Matos Ribeiro Sara França Moreira Treasurer: Lourenço Teles de Freitas Saldanha Secretary: Inês Catarina Prego Cardoso Members: Afonso Ferreira Pessoa de Amorim Afonso Figueiredo Antunes Lameira de Almeida Alexandra Sofia Conceição Silvestre Ana Filipa Agostinho David Andreia Filipa Lima Costa Martins António Miguel Marques da Velha Catarina Schönenberger de Oliveira Pimenta Braz Daniel […]

Presentation João Lobo Antunes Fund

“The Institute of Molecular Medicine (iMM), founded in 2004, has been playing a unique role in Portuguese science. Based on the vision of João Lobo Antunes to cultivate the exchange of ideas between those who produce knowledge and those who practice medicine on the campus of the largest university hospital in the country, the iMM quickly became the benchmark institution for national biomedical research. The vulnerabilities of the current science funding system make it crucial to involve society as a whole in a commitment to the best research developed in the iMM, within the scope of clinical practice and medical teaching. […]

3rd World Congress of the UNESCO Chair in Teaching and Research in Digital Anatomy Paris Descartes

Professors Vincent Delmas and Ivo Furtado, in a moment of pause at the Congress. The 3rd World Congress of the UNESCO Chair in Teaching and Research in Digital Anatomy, Paris Descartes was held on 21 and 22 of June 2018, at the Egas Moniz University Institute (IUEM) Campus, at Monte de Caparica (Almada). At the invitation of the IUEM Board, its Department of Anatomy and the Executive Committee […]

Taking stock of the 2018 PhD Students Meeting

Last May, the Newsletter announced the XII Meeting of Doctoral Students from the CAML – the PhD Meeting Students – with the participation of well-known national and international references: Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Thomas Pradeu, María Blasco, António Almeida and Paulo Vieira. The list of distinguished speakers included, among others, Professors Carmo Fonseca, Maria Mota, Bruno Silva Santos, XXXXX This month we wanted to talk to the PhD Student Commission team, responsible for organising the annual event. To take stock of this edition and put the coming years into perspective, we listened to Helena Brigas and Sofia Mensurado, both in PhD Programs […]

Workshop “Design and Communication in Science”

Organised by the Mind-Brain College of the University of Lisbon, the “Design and Communication in Science” workshop was held at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon on June 21 and 22. This event was attended by speakers Rita Aroeira, Gil Costa, Luís Lopes and Frederico Duarte, who spoke about their career and their professional life and promoted interdisciplinarity, giving concrete examples to participants and providing contact with possible work tools. With the participation of about 50 master’s and PhD students, researchers and science communication professionals from various institutions, this workshop comprised not only a theoretical […]

Conferências “Infecção e Doenças Infecciosas”

A Clínica Universitária de Doenças Infecciosas e o Instituto de Microbiologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (FMUL) organizaram, pelo terceiro ano consecutivo, as Conferências “Infeção e Doenças Infecciosas” no Centro de Ciência do Café, em Campo Maior. Desta vez, mais de uma centena de participantes entre investigadores, médicos, enfermeiros, nutricionistas, estudantes de medicina e de enfermagem e outros técnicos de saúde assistiu, a 19 de Maio de 2018, a esta reunião. Os palestrantes – Prof. Henrique de Barros, Prof. Melo Cristino, Prof. Thomas Hanscheid, Dr. Luís Caldeira,Dr. Robert Badura, Dra. Carla Mimoso Santos, Dra. Joana Fernandes, Dr. Tiago Marques e Prof. Emília Valadas […]

More and Better

Excellent indicators: ULisboa in the Leiden Ranking and 2018 U-Multirank

ULisboa is the top one Iberian university in the Leiden Ranking, based on the scientific production and publications of 938 universities in 55 countries, between 2013 and 2016, including citations made in 2017. ULisboa is also top one in the eight indicators of the U-Multirank 2018. The U-Multirank is sponsored by the European University Association (EUA) and managed by a consortium led by the Center for Higher Education of Germany (CHE) and the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies of the Netherlands (CHEPS). The rankings achieved by ULisboa in 2018 are particularly favourable in the areas of Research and […]

Featured Topics… HIV – Protease Inhibitors

With the support of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and the coordination of Professors Francisco Antunes and Fernando Maltez, a series of books dedicated to HIV/AIDS infection, hepatitis and tuberculosis, entitled “Featured Topics…” are due to be published. The first book, “Featured Topics… HIV – Protease Inhibitors”, authored by Professors Francisco Antunes and Fernando Maltez, from this Faculty, by Professor Saraiva da Cunha, from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, and by Dr Rosário Serrão, from the São João Hospital Centre, in Porto, is already available in the Faculty’s Central Library. This series […]

Research and Advanced Education

Discovery of a new gene associated with the development of Parkinson’s and Dementia with Lewy Bodies

The research team of the Santa Maria Hospital Neurology Service, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and the Institute of Molecular Medicine, coordinated by Professor Leonor Correia Guedes, and integrated into Professor Joaquim Ferreira‘s Research Group, collaborated in the discovery of new genetic alterations associated with the emergence of Parkinson’s, Dementia Associated with Parkinson’s and Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Led by Professor Vincenzo Bonifati, from the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the international research team has identified, for the first time, changes in the LRP10 gene that are associated with the onset and development of these diseases. […]

Scientific Publications (FMUL / HSM / IMM) May – June 2018

The Newsletter intends to give its readers a perspective of the scientific production carried out at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, the Hospital of Santa Maria and the Institute of Molecular Medicine. To access the full text of the articles, you must be connected to the FMUL network. The databases used were Pubmed and Web of Science. Read the PDF document. FMUL Library and Information Centre André Rodrigues andresilva@medicina.ulisboa.pt

Science Space

Suzana Herculano-Houzel – The Advantage of the human brain

With a discreet profile and an easily understandable discourse, her Brazilian accent is still as strong as when she lived in her country. With a degree in Biology, her interest in Neuroscience would only grow much later. She completed her post-graduation in the USA and lived in Germany for four years, where she completed her Ph.D. Upon returning to Brazil, she worked in scientific communication and it was the work she developed at the University of Rio de Janeiro that led her to focus on researching brains, and what they are made of. After 15 years trying to understand how […]

AFIVASC – Impact of physical activity on vascular cognitive impairment

Will physical activity impact people who have vascular cognitive impairment problems? This was the question that triggered a randomised clinical trial that lasted almost 2 years and has been promoting the practice of physical activity among people with vascular cognitive impairment. Vascular cognitive impairment is characterised by the difficulty in making decisions, retardation, diminishing initiative and attention deficit. Since memory is usually spared at the beginning of the disease, this pathology is under-diagnosed. This is a research work led by Neurologist and Professor Ana Verdelho, who relies on the collaboration of a multidisciplinary team with physicians, physiologists and neurophysiologists who […]

Pedagogical News

Notícias do Pedagógico

Nº 115| JUN’18 Progress Testing: Exemplo Holandês a seguir? Progress Testing consiste em testes periódicos que englobam os objetivos de todas as disciplinas do currículo médico. Os alunos respondem apenas às perguntas que sabem responder e são-lhes posteriormente dadas as respostas corretas e bibliografia das questões erradas. A particularidade destes testes é não ser suposto os alunos prepararem-se. Procura-se avaliar todo o conhecimento e aumentar o conhecimento funcional de uma forma natural, comparativamente aos habituais exames, em que o conhecimento adquirido para ser aprovado é rapidamente perdido. A grande vantagem do Progress Testing é a riqueza de informação dada aos alunos […]

Memory Lane

Professor Martins e Silva – the history of a memoir

I find him studying documents that are more than a century old. Talking with him is hearing about part of the history of teaching and institutions. It is understanding that life is about cycles that repeat themselves like litanies intended to repeat an idea until it is dealt with and, therefore, it takes centuries for the litany to stop repeating itself. He explains that in order to understand the content of the many pages he reads every day, you must know how to do it transversally, a technique he has perfected with intense study and, I would say, that surely […]

For our safety

Women and occupational health and safety

Being aware of and taking into account the differences between men and women in the world of work, from the right to a job with rights, to the material conditions in the performance of the most diverse functions, or to issues that relate to parenting, is a way of combating discrimination. In the last decades, despite all the progress made in this area, especially in the access to parenting with rights, or in the improvement of the physical/material conditions for the performance of each employee’s functions, the fact is that gender discrimination continues to exist and is a breach of […]

Keep in Mind

Santa Casa Neuroscience Awards | 5th edition

5th edition – Santa Casa Neuroscience Awards Every year, Santa Casa awards 400,000 euros for scientific and clinical research in two major areas of neuroscience: age-related neurodegenerative diseases and vertebro-medullary lesions. The Melo e Castro Award, in the amount of € 200,000, aims at promoting and stimulating research within the multidisciplinary area of biosciences, in the field of traumatic and non-traumatic vertebro-medullary lesions, promoting the discovery of potential solutions that allow the recovery of impaired motor functions and, consequently, an improvement in the quality of life of the individuals affected by these injuries. The Mantero Belard Award, also in the amount of € 200,000, […]

2018 Summer Courses at the University of Lisbon

The University of Lisbon (ULisboa) welcomes the summer of 2018 by offering a wide variety of training courses. The 2017/2018 academic year is coming to an end, but the educational offer available at ULisboa during the summer is also aimed at other audiences, namely children, high school students, and also the general public. The available courses cover different areas, such as environment, art, history, science, technology, languages, sports, among others. There is also a wide variety of training formats, including workshops, internships, summer schools and intensive courses. The ULisboa summer courses can be an opportunity to further knowledge, have new […]

Projetos GAPIC, agarra esta oportunidade! – Candidaturas 1-30 set.

Prémio GAPIC David Ferreira| Candidaturas até 30 set.

Bolsa de Investigação da Fundação ASTRAZENECA/FMUL – Candidaturas 1-30 set.

Cursos de Apoio à Investigação do GAPIC

Meeting with Science and Technology in Portugal

Science 2018 – Meeting with Science and Technology in Portugal, the biggest national meeting of researchers from different institutions and areas of expertise, returns to Lisbon next week, from 2–4 July. South Africa is the guest country in this edition. During the three days of the conference, the Grand Auditorium of the Lisbon Congress Centre, in Belém, will receive internationally renowned researchers, joined by entrepreneurs, political decision-makers, students from all school levels, primary and secondary school teachers and the interested public. The program includes 92 sessions, 565 communications, 690 posters and 82 demonstrations where participants will get to know, in […]