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News # 76 | fev. 2018

Editorial Note

Between worlds

The 76th edition of news@FMUL, which visits the world of Neurosciences, brings us several interviews with some of the most noteworthy names in scientific research in Portugal. They are professors, researchers from our institution, and so we went to chat with them. Hearing our scientists and professors gives us the chance to get to learn more about the universe of scientific research in this country and the way it is interconnected with certain sectors of society. To learn more about what is being done, how it’s being done, and, in the opinion of these players, what can be improved. The […]

FMUL News

Professor Fernando Nobre strengthens ties with the FMUL

January 27, 2018 marked the special moment when Fernando Nobre was appointed as Visiting Full Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon. The moment was registered by the Director of the Faculty, Professor Fausto Pinto, who showed a deep pride in this new alliance. Professor Fernando Nobre had already been collaborating with the FMUL, in the optional subject Community Medicine, however, he is now the Head of the Optional Subject “Humanitarian Medicine”, of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Years of the Integrated Master’s Degree in Medicine.

Professor Rui Tato Marinho re-elected as member of the General Assembly of United European Gastroenterology

Recently re-elected as member of the General Assembly of United European Gastroenterology (UEG), Professor Rui Tato Marinho was the first Portuguese physician to hold this position. A re-election considered, in his own words, as a “victory” in a European “power play”. Confident of the growing relevance of the Portuguese specialists in the European context, he says that Portugal is the “country that sends most papers percapita to UEG Week and two years ago was the second country with most submissions, following Japan”. Professor Rui Tato Marinho is an Aggregate Associate Professor at the Gastroenterology University Clinic and member of the […]

Launch of SynergGIES by the GIE – FMUL with an eye on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Office (GIE) of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon launched SynerGIEs at the end of January – a news cycle on the new accomplishments in terms of innovation and entrepreneurship, at the national and international level, in the health sector and in other sectors relevant and interesting for the FMUL. The GIE aims at engaging the entire community of the FMUL in these areas and, therefore, it believes that having access to these contents is extremely important for motivation and engagement. Innovation, that is, the creation of valuable insights for people is essential […]

António Guterres, Honorary Doctorate from the University of Lisbon

On 19 February, António Guterres, UN Secretary-General and former Prime Minister of Portugal, was distinguished with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Lisbon. The proposal for this distinction was presented by IST – Instituto Superior Técnico, the institution where António Guterres studied and worked as a professor. In his acceptance speech, he left a series of strong messages, especially for the academic and scientific communities. “Learning to learn” was the message that he wanted to pass on to the students, because “what is going to happen in the coming decades is unpredictable” and “the contents they will study will […]

News Report / Profile

Professor Miguel Castanho – Interview

Miguel Castanho, born in Santarém, graduated in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL) in 1990. He got a PhD in Molecular Biophysics from the Higher Technical Institute in 1993, at the age of 26. He holds a vast curriculum in the fields of Teaching and Research and was the Assistant Director of the FMUL (2011-2016) and the Vice-President of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) (February 2016 – September 2017). He accepted these positions because he believes that “it is necessary to accept challenges when one is called upon to take on greater […]

Maria do Carmo Fonseca – The Woman Behind the Wheel

The books on the History of Portugal taught us about the bravery of the Portuguese people, who decided to sail across the sea and open our little world to the whole world. Six centuries later, the Portuguese decided once again to show their will to conquer what no one else had even imagined. The new discoveries are now related to Science. And the explorers live among us and may be featured in the next text books. Her name is Maria do Carmo and she was the face of Science on a campaign from the Tourism of Portugal, in 2007, that […]

Professor Ana Sebastião – Guided tour of her brain researches

Ancient writings from 5000 b.C. tell us that when someone died the heart was carefully preserved, as it was considered to be the organ responsible for the mind, thoughts and emotions, while the brain was something of little interest and disposable. History shows that it was only after Hippocrates, who is regarded as the “father of Medicine”, that the brain was assigned the responsibility of transporting the mind. Since then, the brain became the object of deep reflections and studies that kept moving forward and kept up with the pace of societies and their physicians and researchers. Until this day, […]

Events

New Frontiers in Cardiology – VIII Congress

The New Frontiers in Cardiology Congress, organized by the AIDFM with the scientific coordination of the Heart and Vessels Department of the Santa Maria University Hospital, CHLN-CAML, is an essential event in the national medical scientific panorama. Due to be held on 23, 24 and 25 February 2018, at the FMUL and The Village Praia D’El Rey, Óbidos, it will be an opportunity for all the participants to obtain postgraduate training in the area of Cardiology with the collaboration of a large number of national and foreign experts. This congress aims to promote a discussion on new frontiers in diagnosis […]

More and Better

The doubt that opens up new horizons for Psychiatry – from the perspective of Bernardo Costa Neves

“The art of healing the soul” is the word that comes from the Greek and defines Psychiatry. The brain is the organ that carries the “soul,” which is the same as saying the mind, that which many still attempt to maintain can be external to the body, by leaving it and continuing to have a life of its own. However, consciousness and what we call intuition, creativity or an impulsive idea, are all the result of a large chemical equation which is also part of the matter found in our heads. But is Psychiatry seen by all its specialists in […]

Research and Advanced Education

What if time stood still? – An investigation of Carmo Fonseca and Bruno de Jesus

On January 9th, Nature Communications magazine published the result of research conducted at the Laboratory run by Prof. Carmo Fonseca. While forming an unbeatable duo with researcher Bruno de Jesus, the country jumps in the hope of being able to cause time to stand still so we could stop ageing. It could be merely a question of aesthetics, but it’s not. Illnesses such as Alzheimer’s may one day be stopped. While the press pounded the news, hearing those involved was a must. Carmo Fonseca: First off, let me just say that the role of our University cannot be limited to […]

Bruno Miranda – The physician studying the brain

Bruno Miranda is a Neurology resident physician in Santa Maria and has recently been in the news as one of the most promising physicians/researchers of the current scientific panorama. He has won the João Lobo Antunes Award from Santa Casa da Misericórdia, granted for the first time and intended to highlight resident physicians who are developing medical research projects, contributing to the advancement and improvement of patient humanization and treatment techniques. He is currently studying patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, but to get to this continuity point he has been through many other houses in many other games. […]

Social Cognition and the Laboratory run by Diana Prata

The way we behave and the way we feel things, the ties we build with others, or the coldness with which we move about in society, are all features of a single species: the human species. This is the very species that is able to stand for the best causes and create the most magnificent works of art, while being capable of decimating parts of its own existence. Experiencing fear, euphoria, pleasure, or not feeling anything at all, are all emotions lodged in the same origin. We often say we have a feeling about others, as we react differently according […]

Publicações Científicas (FMUL/HSM/IMM) janeiro – fevereiro 2018

A Newsletter pretende, neste espaço, dar aos seus leitores uma perspetiva da produção científica realizada na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, no Hospital de Santa Maria e no Instituto de Medicina Molecular. Para aceder ao texto integral dos artigos, deverá estar conectado à rede da FMUL. As bases de dados utilizadas foram a Pubmed e a Web of Science. Aceda ao documento em PDF. Núcleo de Biblioteca e Informação da FMUL andresilva@medicina.ulisboa.pt

Protocols

Faculdade de Medicina cria novas pontes com Brasil e Rússia

Na passada sexta, dia 23 de fevereiro foi assinado um Memorando de Entendimento entre a Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa e o Hospital da Bahia, em Salvador da Bahia, Brasil, assim como com o Centro Nacional de Investigação Médica, o Centro Almazov, em São Petersburgo, na Rússia. O Memorando foi assinado pelos três representantes máximos das suas Unidades, o Professor Fausto Pinto, Diretor da Faculdade de Medicina, o Superintendente Geral Jadelson Pinheiro de Andrade, do Hospital da Bahia e através do Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa, e o Diretor Geral do Centro Científico e da Faculdade Almazov, o […]

Pedagogical News

Notícias do Pedagógico

Nº 109| FEV’18 CUIDADOS PRIMÁRIOS EM DIFERENTES REALIDADES A Medicina Geral e Familiar reveste-se de uma importância basilar em qualquer sistema de saúde. Sendo muitas vezes o primeiro interveniente na saúde da população, o médico desta especialidade tem de receber formação e treino adequados às circunstâncias locais. O artigo explora a formação recebida pelos estudantes e internos nesta área em três realidades diferentes: no Brasil, na Índia e em Portugal. Desta forma, procura relevar as diferentes circunstâncias em cada ambiente, mas também os esforços comuns em providenciar os futuros médicos gerais uma educação abrangente e centrada no paciente, garantindo cuidados primários […]

Did you know?

Portugal has 48,000 patients with schizophrenia. This illness costs 436 million euros per year

The study on “The Cost and Burden of Schizophrenia in Portugal” by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon is warning of the high numbers of patients with schizophrenia. This study was based on data relating to 2015 and aims at giving a perspective on both the number of patients and the costs incurred by the country, while drawing attention to the fact that there is a large number of patients who are not being treated neither in the private, nor in the public system. To learn more about the study, read […]

DRINKING COFFEE MAY HELP IN DISEASES LIKE ALZHEIMER’S OR PARKINSON’S

Coffee has an unjustifiably bad reputation. There are in-depth studies that prove that people who drink more coffee have less coronary disease, less Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. But talking about coffee is not talking about caffeine. Of the thousands of substances found in coffee, some have a beneficial impact. That’s the opinion of António Vaz Carneiro, professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, based on scientific evidence. Source and Image credits: Saúde Online

Keep in Mind

Intensive Course in Pharmacotherapy for Hepatitis C and HIV Co-Infection

The Intensive Course in Pharmacotherapy for Hepatitis C and HIV Co-infection, organized by the Drug Research Institute of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon and by the Environmental Health Institute of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, with the scientific sponsorship of both Faculties, is set to take place on 12 March. The Course is Coordinated by Prof. João Paulo Cruz from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon and by Prof. Francisco Antunes and Prof. Rui Tato Marinho from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and its main […]

Living with Severe Mental Illness

Angelini Pharmaceuticals announced the 9th edition of Angelini University Award! 2017/2018. This competition aims at stimulating the creativity and innovation of the young Portuguese university students. WHAT IS THE AUA!17/18? It is a competition aimed at graduate, postgraduate or master’s degree students. The participants are challenged to develop projects related to Severe Mental Illness while putting their knowledge into practice. WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMPETITION? 1st PLACE: 5,000.00€ – students 2,000.00€ – supervising professor, where applicable 1,000.00€ – project advisor, where applicable 2nd PLACE: 2,500.00€ – students 1,000.00€ – supervising professor, where applicable 500€ – project […]

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia – Prémios, Bolsas e Concursos

A FCT informa que no período de 1 a 16 de fevereiro de 2018 publicou no calendário do seu site os seguintes concursos, prémios, eventos e outras iniciativas. Concursos e prémios: – Até 23-02-2018 Programa NextGen@ICANN (candidaturas) – Até 28-02-2018 Bolsas de Estágios Tecnológicos para Engenheiros Associados no CERN – 2017 (prolongamento do prazo) – Até 02-03-2018 Prémio Bluepharma-Universidade de Coimbra (candidaturas) – Até 06-03-2018 CERN Medical Technology Hackathon (candidaturas) – De 1 a 15-03-2018 YOUthDIG 2018 (candidaturas) – Até 22-03-2018 Concurso Estímulo ao Emprego Científico – Institucional (candidaturas) – Até 27-03-2018 Concursos PRIMA “Section 2” (pré-propostas) – Até 17-04-2018 […]

Fundación Carolina – Bolsas de mobilidade

O projeto SynerGIEs dá especial destaque a bolsas para docentes e investigadores portugueses financiadas por entidades espanholas. Fundação Carolina abre Bolsas para professores e investigadores de Universidades Portuguesas Até dia 5 de Abril professores podem concorrer ao Programa de Mobilidade de Professores , Bolsa Fundação Carolina / Endesa e investigadores podem concorrer ao Programa Estancias Cortas Postdoctorale, Bolsa do Grupo Tordesilhas.

D. Manuel de Mello Grant

The Amélia de Mello Foundation has created an annual grant to reward young physicians who develop clinical research projects, as part of the Research and Development Units of the Portuguese Faculties of Medicine. The grant, worth € 50,000, is awarded annually. Applications should be submitted by 30 April to the Scientific Councils of the respective Schools. The panel that will decide on the award of these Grants is chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of José de Mello Saúde. He is a member of the Scientific Councils of the National Medical Schools and the Chairman of the […]

Bial Prize for Clinical Medicine 2018

The BIAL Foundation promotes the BIAL Prize for Clinical Medicine 2018, worth 100 000€, plus the possibility of publishing the work in an exclusive first edition. There are also two honorable mentions of 10 000€ each. The BIAL Medicina Clínica 2018 Award aims to reward an intellectual, original, medical work with a free theme and directed to clinical practice, with an outcome of great quality and relevance. Works published in the form of papers or theses are not eligible. At least one of the authors must be a national doctor of a Portuguese speaking country. The Jury will be chaired […]

Conferência “Evidência para o Séc. XXI”

No dia 19 de março, entre as 17h e as 18h45, a Cochrane Portugal irá realizar a Conferência “Evidência para o Séc. XXI” a decorrer no Grande Auditório João Lobo Antunes, no Edifício Egas Moniz da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa. Confirme a sua presença até dia 15 de Março, para o endereço de correio eletrónico: ema.roque@medicina.ulisboa.pt Poderá consultar o programa desta conferência aqui.