UMIB researchers have been awarded at the Neurologia 2019!

A work entitled "Optical Neuromielitis spectrum disease: National multicentric registry" has been awarded the Orlando Leitão Prize, given by the Portuguese Society of Neurology.

This prize was announced at the congress "Neurologia 2019", which was held on the 16^th November 2019, in Coimbra, Portugal. At this congress the work, involving several members of the Autoimmunity & Neurosciences group of UMIB were involved, was selected for Oral Communication.

Besides this work, our Autoimmunity & Neurosciences research group presented 7 Oral Communications and 2 Posters.

"History of Medicine - Places of memory"

The "House of Commons" of the Rectory of University of Porto, in association with ICBAS and the Museum Abel Salazar will organize a Open Class on the "History of Medicine".

This event, under the motto "Places of Memory", will take the participants into a voyage throughout the History - and the places - which constitute the History of Medicine, its teaching and development, in the city of Porto.

The open class will be held at the Auditorium of the "House of Commons", at the Rectory of University of Porto, on the 20^th November, at 14 o'clock.

We hope to see you there!

Job opportunity as Research Technician - "TRaitor" project!

A vacancy is now open for a Research Technician on the project "TRaitor - Tracking TRAnsgenerational epigenetic Inheritance of metabolic diseases Transmitted via overweight or obese fathers" (PTDC/MEC-AND/28691/2017).

This opportunity is open until 18th November 2019. Please, read here the full announcement of this open position.

3 BSc research grants - "Spermboost" project!

A total of 3 BSc research fellows are now open in the scope of "Spermboost: improving sperm preparation and cryopreservation for Assisted Reproductive Technologies", funded by Merck KGaA.

The applications are now open and will be until the 2^nd December 2019. Apply now!

Grant 1: Official announcement
Grants 2 & 3: Official announcement