NOVA Medical School Research Symposium 2025

06-Oct-2025
07-Oct-2025

We are pleased to announce the joint scientific meeting organized by the PhD and Post-Doctoral Committees of NOVA Medical School: the NOVA Medical School Research Symposium, taking place from 6th to 7th October 2025 at NOVA Medical School.

This event will highlight the annual research achievements of NOVA Medical School PhD students through oral and poster presentations in biomedical and medical sciences. It also aims to foster scientific dialogue among national and international researchers at various stages of their careers.

The program will feature lectures by NOVA Medical School postdoctoral researchers as well as invited speakers recognized for their contributions to research areas aligned with NOVA Medical School's core fields of knowledge.

We look forward to welcoming you, 
PhD Committee 
Post-Doctoral Committee

 

  • until August 4 – internal abstracts submission
  • until August 4 - internal registration

For registration and abstract submission follow this link.

 

 

 

6th OCTOBER

9h00-9h45 | Registration

9h45-10h00 | Opening session (João Conde, Vice-Dean for Research at NOVA Medical School) 

  • Session 1 - Stem cells, development and neuromuscular (dys)function

10h00-11h00 | Keynote session 1 - Leonor Saúde, GIMM (45min + 15min Q&A): "Swimming towards healing: zebrafish as a model for spinal repair"

11h00-11h30 | Coffee break

11h30-12h30 | Selected oral communications from abstracts & discussion (4 oral presentations 10min + 5min Q&A)

12h30-13h00 | Presentation of NOVA Doctoral School - Catarina Ruivo, NOVA Doctoral School

13h00-14h00 | Lunch break

  • Session 2 - Brain, Vision, and Neurological (dys)function

14h00-15h00 | Keynote session 2 - Patrícia Monteiro, FMUP (45min + 15min Q&A): "Turning Discovery into Therapy: Lessons from Autism Preclinical Research"

15h00-16h00 | Selected oral communications from abstracts & discussion (4 oral presentations 10min + 5min Q&A)

16h00-16h30 | Coffee break

16h30-18h00 | Poster Session

 

7th OCTOBER

9h30-10h00 | Registration

  • Session 3 - Cardiometabolic and systemic health (dys)function

10h00-11h00 | Keynote session 3 - Paulo Oliveira, CNC (45min + 15min Q&A): "Mitochondrial Follies in Cardiac Aging and Dysfunction"

11h00-11h30 | Coffee break

11h30-12h30 | Selected oral communications from abstracts & discussion (4 oral presentations 10min + 5min Q&A)

12h30-13h30 | Lunch break 

  • Session 4 - Cancer and Health Promotion

13h30-14h30 | Keynote session 4 - Ana Luísa Correia, Champalimaud Foundation (45min + 15min Q&A): "Can we keep cancer asleep?"

14h30-15h30 | Selected oral communications from abstracts & discussion (4 oral presentations 10min + 5min Q&A)

15h30-16h00 | Coffee break

16h00-17h30 | Poster Session

17h30-18h00 | Best Oral and Poster Prize Award & Closing session - Miguel Seabra, Coordinator of the PhD in Health Sciences; Paula Macedo, Coordinator of the PhD in Biomedicine, NOVA Medical School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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