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II Symposium
PORTUGUESE GLIAL NETWORK
GLIAL CELLS:
MUCH MORE THAN GLUE
May 24, 2017
Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS)
School of Medicine, University of Minho
Braga, Portugal
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Welcome to the
II Symposium of the PORTUGUESE GLIAL NETWORK
The Portuguese Glial Network gathers portuguese researchers, as well as foreign researchers
working in Portugal, who are interested in the role of glial cells in the function of the nervous
system, in health and disease conditions.
The main goals of the Portuguese Glial Network are:
- To gather and share information about portuguese researchers (or foreign working in Portugal)
that study glial cells, their approaches: techniques and models used;
- To potentiate the collaboration among research groups to make the most of human, technical
and scientific resources, in order to promote the generation of knowledge with greater impact and
attraction of competitive funding;
- To foster mobility and diversify the training of researchers;
- To disseminate research focused on glial cells both in scientific channels and for the society.
Web: http://redeglial.weebly.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rede-Glial-Portuguesa-180135812442805/
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GLIAL NETWORK BOARD
João Filipe Oliveira [email protected]
Dora Brites [email protected]
António Francisco Ambrósio [email protected]
João Bettencourt Relvas [email protected]
PARTICIPANTS
Adelaide Fernandes [email protected]
Ana Costa [email protected]
Ana G Mestre [email protected]
Ana Isabel Silva [email protected]
Ana Raquel Santiago [email protected]
Ana Rita Ribeiro [email protected]
Ana Rita Silva [email protected]
Ana Rita Vaz [email protected]
Ana Rita Santos [email protected]
Ana Seixas [email protected]
Andrea Cruz [email protected]
António Salgado [email protected]
Artur Santos Rodrigues [email protected]
Camila Portugal [email protected]
Carla Henriques [email protected]
Carolina Cunha [email protected]
Catarina Ezequiel [email protected]
Catarina Ferreira [email protected]
Catarina Neves [email protected]
Clara Quintas [email protected]
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Cláudia Antunes [email protected]
Cláudia Filipa Afonso [email protected]
Cláudia Nunes dos Santos [email protected]
Cristina Teves [email protected]
Diana Amorim [email protected]
Diogo Lobo-Silva [email protected]
Eduardo Loureiro-Campos [email protected]
Elisabete Costa [email protected]
Fábio Sousa [email protected]
Federico Herrera [email protected]
Fernanda Marques [email protected]
Filipa Baptista [email protected]
Filippo Calzolari [email protected]
Frank Kirchhoff [email protected]
Gabriela Tavares [email protected]
Glória Queiroz [email protected]
Haíssa de Castro [email protected]
Inês Almeida [email protected]
Inês Araújo
Inês Caetano [email protected]
Inês Dinis Aires [email protected]
Inês Figueira [email protected]
Inês Martins Laranjeira [email protected]
Ioannis Sotiropoulos [email protected]
Joana Bravo [email protected]
Joana Carvalheiro [email protected]
Joana Correia [email protected]
Joana Fernandes Henriques [email protected]
Joana Gonçalves [email protected]
Joana Margarida Martins [email protected]
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Joana Paes de Faria [email protected]
Joana Ribeiro [email protected]
João Magalhães [email protected]
João Martins
João Oliveira Viana [email protected]
João Sá [email protected]
Ligia Tavares [email protected]
Luisa Pinto [email protected]
Maria Madeira [email protected]
Maria Manuela Azevedo [email protected]
Mariana Gomes [email protected]
Marlene C. Pereira [email protected]
Marta Barbosa [email protected]
Marta D. Costa [email protected]
Mélanie Ferreira [email protected]
Mónica Morais [email protected]
Nídia Macedo [email protected]
Patrícia Patrício [email protected]
Paula Agostinho [email protected]; [email protected]
Paula M Canas [email protected]
Pedro Dionísio [email protected]
Rafael J. M. Carecho [email protected]
Raquel Boia
Raquel Vale Silva [email protected]
Renato Socodato [email protected]
Rita Gaspar [email protected]
Rosa Fernandes [email protected]
Sandra Tenreiro [email protected]
Sandra Vaz [email protected]
Sandro Da Mesquita [email protected]
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Sara Duarte-Silva [email protected]
Sofia A.D. Viana [email protected]
Sofia Domingues [email protected]
Sofia Grade [email protected]
Sofia Neves [email protected]
Sofia Tavares [email protected]
Sónia Guerra-Gomes [email protected]
Susana M Silva [email protected]
Tatiana Morais [email protected]
Teresa Canedo [email protected]
Teresa Summavielle [email protected]
Tiago Almeida [email protected]
Vanessa Coelho-Santos [email protected]
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CAMPUS MAP – HOW TO REACH THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Map - Campus de Gualtar - Braga
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LIFE AND HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ICVS)
The Life and Health Sciences Research Institute
(ICVS) was created in 2003 and aims at improving
human health through outstanding life-science
research, cutting-edge medical innovation and
delivery of specialized services. The ICVS is a R&D
Unit incorporated in the School of Medicine (MED)
- University of Minho, strategically located in the
Northern region of Portugal within a fast growing
Cluster of Biomedical Science, Technology and
Healthcare institutions, being organized around three interdisciplinary Research Domains:
Microbiology and Infection, Neurosciences and Surgical Sciences.
The strategy for the ICVS development has been centred in: i) establishing a research unit within an
innovative Medical School guided by international standards of excellence; ii) fostering a strategic
partnership with the affiliated Health Care Institutions and; iii) establishing a consortium with the
research group 3B’s - Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics - a leading research group in
Health Technology. In the framework of the national R&D network, the ICVS has been consecutively
evaluated by international panels with the maximum rank of “Excellent” and benefits from the
guidance of a panel of renowned international scientific advisors.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
The School of Medicine is a recent organic unit of the University of Minho, created to ensure graduate
and postgraduate education, research and other specialized services within the Health Sciences
domain. The central project of the School is the Medical Degree, which has an innovative curriculum
design. This curriculum, that covers all the major topics in Medicine, follows a bio-psycho-social
integrated perspective, according to the recommendations of the majority of National and
International medical education committees. The School also ensures postgraduate education and
training in the area of Health Sciences, as well as, an innovative modular organization in advanced
courses, bearing in mind a lifelong training, allowing the accumulation of credits for obtaining a formal
degree.
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NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH DOMAIN (NERD)
The Neuroscience Research Domain (NeRD) at ICVS aims to create the conditions to produce high
quality research in the field of neuroscience and to generate the best environment for the training
of its research students. We cover the full spectrum of research (from basic to clinic) with a high
degree of inter-disciplinarity. We are focused on understanding the neurobiological mechanisms
implicated in several neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, as well as in evaluating
the interplay between the nervous and the immune systems. This approach relies on the continuous
effort to find the best compromise between individual interests and independence of each
researcher, with the investment in the areas of common interest through internal collaborations.
We benefit from a great logistic (labs and equipment) infrastructure and a vast team that guarantees
expertise in a vast technical platform; in this way we foster multimodal approach to the research
questions under study.
The close interplay with the Clinical Academic Center allows to bridge, within the same
infrastructure, from the molecular and cellular approaches to the clinical applications. In this way,
we hope to take part of the fantastic challenge of contributing to better understanding the Nervous
System in health and in disease to improve its functioning.
The Neuroscience Research domain is presently organized in three research lines.
I) Neurodevelopment
II) Neurodegeneration
III) Neuroimmunology
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UNIVERSITY OF MINHO (UMinho)
The University of Minho (UMinho) is currently
among the most prestigious institutions of
higher education in the country, and it has also
gradually come to assert itself on the
international scene. Founded in 1973, the
UMinho received its first students in the
academic year of 1975/76. Today the
University is renowned for the competence and
quality of its teachers and for the level of excellence in research as well as the wide range of
undergraduate and graduate courses offered and the remarkable degree of interaction with other
institutions. Located in the north of Portugal, the University has a campus in the city of Braga and
another in the city of Guimarães.
The teaching and research units - Schools and Institutes - are the basic structures of the University:
School of Architecture, Sciences, Health Sciences, Law, Economics and Management, Engineering,
Psychology and School of Nursing, and Institutes of Social Sciences, Education and Arts and
Humanities. UMinho is a research university, committed to the valorization of knowledge: Research,
Development and Innovation.
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CITY OF BRAGA
Braga, or Bracara Augusta, as the Romans baptized it, was
founded by the Celts in 300 AC and was a roman administrative
centre in 27 AC. It was destroyed by the Moors and was
afterwards rebuilt by the Portuguese people during the centuries,
holding nowadays a Baroque splendour not easy to find.
City of the Minho Province and District capital, the region is a
plain of fertile soil, protected from winds by the hills, crossed by
rivers Homem and Cávado, fixing itself on the west bottom of
Serra da Falperra.
The city is also known as the “Portuguese Rome” or the “City of
the Archbishops”, for its concentration of religious architecture and for having two archbishops.
Braga is probably the biggest religious centre of the country, known for its Baroque churches, for
the splendorous houses from the XVIII century and for its elaborated gardens and parks. But
Braga has succeeded in combining its religious importance with today's commercial and
industrial prosperity. In socio-economical terms, the development of Braga is intimately
connected to the creation of Universidade do Minho, which has itself imposed a new dynamic in
terms of hotelier offers. It is a big commercial and industrial centre in expansion.
Braga is one of the youngest cities in Europe (it was considered the youngest city in Europe in
1989), turning it into a dynamic and energetic city. In the last 30 years the population of the
District has grown more than 25%. With its 150.000 inhabitants it is each time plus a pleasant
city, heading the future. The District of Braga presents development and quality of life parameters
above the national average, only surpassed by the regions of big Porto and big Lisbon.
Sightseeing
Sé (the Cathedral), the oldest in Portugal (picture above);
Largo do Paço, former Archbishops Palace, actually, the Rectorate of Universidade do Minho;
Sameiro and Bom Jesus Sanctuaries;
Tibães Monastery;
Raio Palace;
“Torre de Menagem” (the Keep);
“Casa dos Crivos” (Mediaeval House).
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