19th OCTOBER
13h00-14h00 | Registration
14h00-14h15 | Opening session - Miguel Seabra, Coordinator of the PhD in Health Sciences, NOVA Medical School
Session 1 - Neuroscience, Vision and Musculoskeletal Health
14h15-15h30 | Selected oral communications from abstracts & discussion (5 oral presentations 10min + 5min Q&A)
- 14h15 – 14h30 | Ana Rita Colaço - A Drosophila model reveals the kinematic and genetic principles governing motor recovery after injury
- 14h30 – 14h45 | Inês Almeida - Evaluating the carotid body as a peripheral target in Parkinson's disease: a cryoablation study in Thy1-SNCA mice
- 14h45 – 15h00 | Ana Caulino - BIN1 dysfunction disrupts endocytic control of inhibitory synapse maintenance
- 15h00 – 15h15 | Artemízia Évora - The brain tumor microenvironment: glia as active architects of tumor progression
- 15h15 – 15h30 | Luana Macedo - Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Gut–Retina Crosstalk in Early Diabetic Retinopathy
15h30-16h00 | Coffee break
16h00-17h00 | Keynote speaker Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia, Champalimaud Foundation (45min + 15min Q&A): "From lesions and stimulation to brain circuits and treatment"
17h00-18h30 | Poster Session + Wine & Cheese
20th OCTOBER
13h00-13h30 | Registration
Session 2 - Cardio, Renal, and Nutrition
13h30-13h45 | Presentation of NOVA Doctoral School - Catarina Ruivo, NOVA Doctoral School
- 13h45-15h00 | Selected oral communications from abstracts & discussion (5 oral presentations 10min + 5min Q&A)
- 13h45 – 14h00 | Ana Herrera - Optimizing metabolic health along women's life's transitions: Harnessing incretins and sex hormones as therapeutic signals
- 14h00 – 14h15 | Inês Ferreira - Lysosomal hyperacidification links oxidized lipid exposure to iron depletion and mitochondrial dysfunction in macrophages
- 14h15 – 14h30 | Carlos Vital - Cardiac Organoid EV Proteomics Reveals Molecular Signatures of Native Heart Tissue
- 14h30 – 14h45 | Dinis Pires - Carotid bodies as a novel target of GLP-1 signaling: insights on chemosensory activity and ventilation
- 14h45 – 15h00 | António Gonçalves - Effects of Digoxin in modern Heart Failure treatment: The DIG-Mod HF trial
15h00-15h15 | Presentation of ThermoFisher/Alfagene - Susana Martins, Account Manager
15h15-15h45 | Coffee break
15h45-16h00 | Presentation of Novogene – Anna Bolta, Senior Account Manager
16h00-17h00 | Round Table: Where can science take you? Exploring different career paths (45min + 15min Q&A)
17h00-18h30 | Poster Session + Wine & Cheese
21st OCTOBER
13h00-13h30 | Registration
Session 3 - Cancer, Ageing and Inflammation
13h30-13h45 | Presentation of Palex- Vanessa Montês, Account Manager Life Science Manager
13h45-15h00 | Selected oral communications from abstracts & discussion (5 oral presentations 10min + 5min Q&A)
- 13h45 – 14h00 | Tiago Baptista - Tumor hierarchy defines Ldh-high states that drive metabolic heterogeneity and histone lactylation during brain tumor progression
- 14h00 – 14h15 | Rita Pinto - Investigating Lipid Metabolism in Influenza A virus-host interactions
- 14h15 – 14h30 | Inês Fonseca - NOVA Skin®Reconstructed Skin Models: Advanced In Vitro Platforms for Pigmentation Research and Disease Modeling
- 14h30 – 14h45 | Daniela Pinto - Cholesteryl Hemiesters Reprogram Macrophage Polarization Toward a Novel Immunometabolic Phenotype
- 14h45 – 15h00 | Cristina Demelas - Investigating the role of melanin secretion and serotonin signaling on cutaneous melanoma progression
15h00-15h30 | Coffee break
15h30-16h30 | Keynote speaker Dr. Bruno Silva Santos, GIMM (45min + 15min Q&A):
" Harnessing unconventional T cells for cancer immunotherapy "
16h30-18h00 | Poster Session + Wine & Cheese
18h00-18h30 | Best Oral and Poster Prize Award & Closing session - Paula Macedo, Vice-Dean for Research, NOVA Medical School