Scientific Program
Morning
Registration
8:30 - 9:00
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Opening Session
9:00 - 9:30
PhD. Prof. José Duarte
Rector of IUCS-CESPU
PhD. Prof. Hassan Bousbaa
Coordinator of Biomedical Sciences PhD (IUCS-CESPU)
PhD. Prof. Vítor Seabra
Coordinator of Toxicology PhD (IUCS-CESPU)
PhD. Prof. Bruno Sarmento
Member of the Coordinating Committee of Biomedical Sciences PhD (IUCS-CESPU)
PhD. Prof. Ricardo Dinis
Member of the Coordinating Committee of both PhD's (IUCS-CESPU).
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Special Invited: "Soft skills"
MSc. Prof. Pedro Silva
9:30 - 10:00
​Round-table: Discussion session
10:00 - 10:15
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PhD. Prof. Joana Barbosa
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PhD. Prof. Kelly Pereira
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PhD. Prof. Eduarda Silva​​​
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PhD. Prof. Sandra Leal
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Coffee Break
10:15 - 10:45
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EXPERT TALK: "Scientific integrity in the PhD: from personal ethics to institutional ethics"
PhD. Prof. António Bartolomeu Jácomo Ferreira
10:45 - 11:15
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Round-table: Discussion session
11:15 - 11:30
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PhD. Prof. Joana Barbosa
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PhD. Prof. Eduarda Silva
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MSc. Ana Macedo-Pereira (PhD Student)
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MSc. Ana Sousa (PhD Student)
Sponsors
Location
IUCS Cafeteria (Edif. 1)
EXPERT TALK: "Industry and R&D: Partnerships with universities"
MSc. Estela Figueiredo
11:30 - 12:00
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Round-table: Discussion session
12:00 - 12:15
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PhD. Prof. Hassan Bousbaa
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PhD. Prof. Kelly Pereira
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PhD. Prof. Ana Raquel Freitas
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PhD. Prof. Carla Coimbra
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PhD TALK - OC1"Assessment of the antitumor activity of chiral xanthone derivatives"
MSc. Flávia Barbosa
12:15 - 12:25
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MSc. Ariana Isabel Pérez-Pereira
12:25 - 12:35
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MSc. Ana Rita Carvalho
12:35 - 12:45
PhD TALKS - OC1, OC2 & OC3 : Round-tables
12:45 - 13:00
Discussion session
Members of Scientific Commission of PhD Day IUCS 2024
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PhD. Prof. Sandra Leal
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PhD. Prof. Cláudia Ribeiro
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PhD. Prof. Eduarda Silva
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PhD. Prof. Ana Filipa Sobral
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Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
Afternoon
EXPERT TALK: "Use and abuse of cell phones by university students - impacts on teaching and learning"
PhD. Prof. João Soares Carrola
14:30 - 15:00
Round-table: Discussion session
15:00 - 15:15
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PhD. Prof. Vítor Seabra
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PhD. Prof. Nuno Milhazes
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PhD. Prof. Cláudia Ribeiro
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PhD. Prof. Sandra Quinteira
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PhD TALK - OC4"Valorization of strawberry tree fruit and beeswax from Montesinho natural park"
MSc. Mariana Lamas
15:15 - 15:25
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MSc. Filipa Teixeira
15:25 - 15:35
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PhD TALK - OC6"Development and characterization of curcumin-loaded nanoparticles for intracanal treatment"
MSc. Sónia Ferreira
15:35 - 15:45 ​
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MSc. Catarina Pacheco
15:45 - 15:55
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PhD TALKS - OC4, OC5, OC6 & OC7: Round-tables
15:55 - 16:10
Discussion session
Members of Scientific Commission of PhD Day IUCS 2024
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PhD. Prof. Sandra Leal
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PhD. Prof. Daniel Barbosa​​​
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PhD. Prof. Cláudia Ribeiro
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PhD. Prof. Nuno Milhazes
Coffee Break
16:10 - 16:30
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Sponsors
Location
IUCS Cafeteria (Edif. 1)
Poster Session and Networking
16:30 - 17:40
PC1. Cristiana Soares-Cardoso: “Analysis of neurotoxicity biomarkers associated with exposure to therapeutic doses of tramadol and tapentadol”
PC2. Andreia M. Brito-da-Costa: “CYP450 enzyme modulation by psilocybin and psilocin: A dual in vitro and in silico study”
PC3. João Silva: “KSP and Aurora B in the spotlight: Potential biomarkers and treatment targets for head and neck cancer”
PC4. Renata Vidal: “Unravelling the enantioselective effects of butylone: Insights into morphophysiological and swimming behaviour effects in Daphnia magna”
PC5. Maria Mexia-de-Almeida: “Optimization of the separation the stereoisomers 1,3-dimethylamylamine (1,3-DMAA) by liquid chromatography”
PC6. Francisca Sampaio: “Highlighting the potential of MPS1 in ovarian cancer resistant to paclitaxel”
PC7. Diogo Coelho: “A novel engineered 5-fluorouracil-based strategy to tackle rectal cancer”
PC8. Bárbara Pinto: “Developing robust heterotypic 3D lung cancer cultures for drug screening: Preliminary results”
PC9. Ana Macedo-Pereira: “A fusion of carriers: Characterizing extracellular vesicle-liposome hybrids for targeted glioblastoma therapy”
PC10. Luís M. Gomes-Sampaio: “NARES: Assessing nasal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus and lifestyle factors in health sciences students – A university project overview”
PC11. Lília Rocha Rodrigues: “Quantification of neurotoxicity biomarkers upon in vivo exposure to tramadol and tapentadol”
PC12. Ana Sofia Pereira: “Exploring the morphophysiological and biochemical parameters on Daphnia magna exposed to a mixture of psychoactive substances”
PC13. Mariana Silva-Carvalho: “Evaluating the inhibitory potential of LSD, 5-MeO-DMT and mescaline on cytochrome P450 enzymes: An in vitro study”
PC14. Beatriz Carneiro: “Elucidation of the effect of flavonoids on tumor cell lines”
PC15. Ana Sousa: “What might be missing from tea and herbal infusions?”
PC16. Nuno Henriques: “Analysis of hypothalamus neurotoxicity biomarkers induced by therapeutic doses of tramadol and tapentadol”
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​Discussion session
Members of the Scientific Committee of PhD Day IUCS 2024
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PhD. Prof. Daniel Barbosa
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PhD. Prof. Eduarda Silva
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PhD. Prof. Ana Filipa Sobral
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PhD. Prof. Joana Barbosa
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PhD. Prof. Juliana Faria
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PhD. Prof. Kristof Raemdonck
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PhD. Prof. Nuno Milhazes
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PhD. Prof. Patrícia Silva
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MSc. Virgínia Gonçalves
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​Surprise Performance
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​Announcement of winners
Best oral & poster communications awards
Honorable mention of oral & poster communications
Prizes Draw
2 Winners
17:40 - 17:50
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Closing Session
17:50 - 18:00
PhD. Prof. Hassan Bousbaa
Coordinator of Biomedical Sciences PhD (IUCS-CESPU)
PhD. Prof. Vítor Seabra
Coordinator of Toxicology PhD (IUCS-CESPU)
PhD. Prof. Bruno Sarmento
Member of the Coordinating Committee of Biomedical Sciences PhD (IUCS-CESPU)
