NOVA Medical School secures another significant advance in international scientific cooperation with the approval of Silvany Tavares' application at the FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia) Doctoral Research Fellowship programme in all scientific domains under the PALOP (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe) + TIMOR-LESTE Cooperation (1st edition). Under the supervision of Raffaella Gozzelino, leader of the Inflammation and Neurodegeneration research group at Nova Medical School, the project will study the impact of climate change on the increasing prevalence of anemia in Cape Verde, focusing on nutritional and inflammatory forms.
This project, already recognized by the MIT Global Seed Funds, is part of an innovative study exploring how climate change, by affecting agricultural production and increasing the presence of vectors like mosquitoes, influences public health. The research, to be conducted between Portugal and Cape Verde, aims to identify the biological and environmental mechanisms that affect the spread of vector diseases, as well as their implications for anemia associated with chronic inflammation.
This initiative also seeks to provide essential scientific data for the development of public policies aimed at combating diseases and implementing preventive measures in Cape Verde. The collaboration between NOVA Medical School and the Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde further strengthens research on critical issues for the development of scientific expertise and human capital in the PALOP countries.
The NOVA Medical School researcher Raffaella Gozzelino, of Cape Verdean origin, is distinguished by her commitment to knowledge transfer and her role in empowering young scientists from Cape Verde and other developing countries.
In this competition, 390 applications were submitted, of which 39 were selected for funding, including three from Cape Verdeans. NOVA Medical School submitted an application that was positively evaluated by an international jury.