Scientific Program

Morning

8.30am Opening of the Secretariat

9.00am Opening Ceremony

9.30am Alumni Round Table: Prof.ª Dra. Lígia Rocha, Prof.ª Dra. Andrea Cunha,
Prof. Dr. Valter Fernandes

10.00am (Im)perfect Scientific Paths: Between Expectations and the (Un)certainty of the Way - Prof.ª Dra. Sara Ricardo

10.40am Poster Question Session

Coffee Break

11.15am Ethics and Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Research and Publication: Academic Integrity in Question - Prof.ª Dra. Maria João Couto

11.55am Find Your Hidden Superpower: Skills that Stick - Sarah Opitz, Co-Founder and CEO of Fearless League

12.35am 1st Oral Communications Session

CO1 - Flávia Barbosa - Unveiling the Antitumor Potential of Chiral Flavone–Amino Acid Derivatives

CO2 - Diogo Coelho - A Multifaceted Nanotherapeutic Strategy to Deliver 5-Fluorouracil and Mitigate Radiation-Induced Fibrosis in Rectal Cancer

CO3 - Ana Pereira - Engineering siRNA-Loaded Extracellular Vesicle–Anionic Lipoplex Hybrids for Targeted Glioblastoma Therapy

Lunch

13.00pm - 14.30pm

Afternoon

14.30pm The architecture of success: mapping opportunities by building a strategic, high-impact CV - Prof.ª Dra. Augusta Silveira

15.10pm 2nd Oral Communications Session

CO4 - Ivan Marcelino Langa - Enantioseparation of 3-chloromethcathinone by liquid chromatography at milligram scale, and assessment of its toxicological effects in Daphnia magna

CO5 - Sara Silva - Microplastics in Focus: My Path from Environmental Science to Human Health Protection

CO6 - Mariana Marques - Advanced 3D models for safety and permeation studies of polyphenols

CO7 - Filipa Teixeira - Development of Antioxidant-Loaded Liposomes from Actinidia arguta Fruit Extract for Topical Antitumor Applications

CO8 - Mariana Lamas - Structural Stability of Unplasticized PVC Microplastics under Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion Assessed by FTIR

16.10pm Poster Question Session

Commemorative Coffee Break

17.00pm 3D: The dimensions of a scientist - Prof.ª Dra. Cristina Xavier

17.40pm Closing Ceremony and Awards Presentation