October 15 (afternoon)

15 October 2021 (Friday – afternoon)

14:00hPLENARY LECTURE
João Laranjinha, CNC, FFUC

“The neurovascular-neuroenergetic axis in aging and neurodegeneration: the key role of nitric oxide”

Chair: Vitor Costa (UP), Francisco Ambrósio (UC)

15:00h Auditorium ES Amphitheatre ES
S5SPB-SPN: Neurobiology of aging and stress
Chairs: Ana Cristina Rego (CNC, FMUC); João Laranjinha (CNC, FFUC)Invited speakers:

  • Tiago Oliveira (UMinho)

“The impact of chronic stress on the brain lipidome – implications for mood disorders and Alzheimer’s disease”

  • Miguel Castelo Branco (UC)

“In vivo functional and molecular imaging approaches to study ageing and neurodegenerative disorders”

S6 – Functional Genomics and Systems Biology
Chairs: Sandra Viegas (ITQB-UNL); Cecília Arraiano (ITQB-UNL)Invited speakers:

  • Cecília Arraiano (ITQB-UNL)

“The Expanding Universe of RNAs”

  • Carmen Jerónimo (UP)

“DNA and RNA methylation in urological cancer: from biology to clinical biomarkers”

16:00h Oral Communications – OS1b/S5
SS1 – Art, Biochemistry and Innovation in life sciences
Chairs: Leonor Cancela (FMCB_UAlg), Manuel Aureliano Alves (FCT_UAlg), Célia Antunes (UÉv)
i) A Bioquímica vai à Escola: projetos inovadores de divulgação da Bioquímica ao público

  • José Bragança (UAlg)
  • Márcio Simão (UAlg)

ii) Formação em ação: olimpíadas de Bioquímica e IDays

  • Renato Simões (UC)
  • GAITEC (UÉv)

iii) Bioquímica e Sociedade: a bioquímica dedicada à arte e ao património

  • HERCULES Lab (UÉv)
  • Lab. de Antropologia Biológica (UÉv)
17:00h Coffee Break
17:30h Flash Poster Communication – PS1b/S5
Chairs: Tiago Oliveira (UMinho), Miguel Castelo Branco (UC), Francisco Ambrósio (UC)
Flash Poster Communication – PS6/S8/S9
Chairs: Ricardo Louro (ITQB NOVA), João Ramalho (UC)
18:30h Visita Guiada ao Centro Histórico
20:00h Congress Dinner