The Conferences in Oncobiology are organized annually under the framework of the optional Curricular Unit “Oncobiology” of the Integrated Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto. These conferences have the active participation from the students of this Curricular Unit and therefore have a strong pedagogical objective.
The conferences are open to the whole scientific community provided registration (free of charge) is completed - REGISTRATION
Organization: Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Porto
Responsible for the organization: Prof.ª Doutora M. Helena Vasconcelos
Support to secretariat: Rita Rebelo
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Executive Council, Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Porto
Academic and Registrar Management Service, Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Porto
Management Support Office, Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Porto
PROGRAMME
8:45 - Registration
9:05 - Opening Session
SESSION I - ONCOBIOLOGY
Moderator: Cristina Xavier, PhD (Post-doctoral researcher at IPATIMUP/i3S)
9:15 - "The human gastric microbiome: a missing piece to understand the development of gastric cancer?"
Rui M. Ferreira, PhD
Assistant Researcher at the Microbes and Cancer Group, IPATIMUP/i3S
10:00 - “Extracellular vesicles shed by tumor multidrug resistant cells: from mechanisms of release to cargo”
Diana Sousa, PhD
Post-doctoral researcher at the Cancer Drug Resistance Group of IPATIMUP/i3S
10:45 - Coffee-break
SESSION II - ONCOBIOLOGY
Moderator: Hugo Caires, PhD (Junior researcher at IPATIMUP/i3S)
11:00 - "Oxidative stress and DNA methylation in myelodysplastic syndrome - Is there a link?”
Ana Cristina Gonçalves, PhD
Assistant Professor at Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra (FMUC), Researcher at Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) - Group of Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO)/Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB)
11:45 - “HPV vaccination – a success case?”
Rui Medeiros, PhD
Coordinator of the Molecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group of the Research Center from IPO Porto
12:30 - Lunch-break
SESSION III - DETECTION OF CANCER
Moderator: M. Helena Vasconcelos, PhD (Assistant Professor at FFUP)
14:15 - “Extracellular vesicles proteins and their potential as biomarkers of Multiple Myeloma”
Emilie Arnault Carneiro, PhD
Post-doctoral researcher in Hemato-Oncology at Champalimaud Foundation
15:00 - SELECTED PRESENTATION
Students of the optional Curricular Unit “Oncobiology” (2019/2020)
15:30 - Poster Session
Students of the optional Curricular Unit “Oncobiology” (2019/2020)
SESSION IV - TREATMENT OF CANCER
Moderator: M. Helena Vasconcelos, PhD (Assistant Professor at FFUP)
16:30 - “Targeted therapies in hemato-oncology"
Manuel A. Sobrinho Simões
Hospital Assistant of Clinical Hematology at CHSJ, Invited Assistant Professor at FMUP and
collaborator of the “Cancer Drug Resistance” group of IPATIMUP/i3S
17:15 - Closing Session