CEDOC and NMS Researchers will participate in the first Portuguese Science Festival, the Festival Internacional de Ciência (FICA). FICA will be a 6-day celebration of science, filled with debates, performances, practical workshops, presentations and interactive exhibits.

FICA will take place in Oeiras and will gather thousands of children and adults who will join scientists, engineers, comedians, writers, artists and other science enthusiasts, in order to explore the wonders of world around us in various ways, on October 12-17 2021. Most activities will take place in and around the Festival Village, located in the Palácio Marquês de Pombal, but the Festival will also occur in other locations across Oeiras Municipality.

 
FICA is organised by Senciência and aims high, namely aspires to:
- Celebrate science, promote scientific culture and inspire curiosity, leading more young people to become interested in and follow scientific careers.
- Portray science as culturally relevant, accessible and engaging, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and logical reasoning.
- Promote Portuguese science and technology, creating a greater public awareness of science, technology and educational assets in the country.
- Provide contact between scientists and non scientists to take science to broad audiences.
- Strengthen the connection between research institutions, academic circles and the industry.

The admission to the Festival is free, and the program will have events for schools and the public in general.

CEDOC and NMS will be part of FICA and take this opportunity to bridge our Science and Scientific Community with society, taking advantage of the direct contact with multiple audiences.
CEDOC and NMS participantion will include:

- 4 Round-table Discussions:
i. "Discutir a importância da ciência fundamental para a medicina" with António Jacinto, Helena Soares, Miguel Xavier, Susana Lopes, Vasco Barreto eand Cláudia Almeida (moderator)

ii. "Novas tecnologias para suporte ao envelhecimento activo e saudável" with Ana Rita Londral (CoLAB Value for Health), Ana Rodrigues, Marta Moreira and Helena Canhão (moderator)

iii. "Microbiota e saúde" with Ana Faria, Cláudia Marques, Diogo Pestana and Conceição Calhau (moderator)

iv. "Novas terapias e biomarcadores em doenças cardiovasculares" with José Belo and Otília Vieira

v. "Monitorização ambulatória da tosse - desenvolvimentos tecnológicos recentes" with Nuno Neuparth and Sara Lobo (C-mo)

- 1 Gastronomic Masterclass:
"Alimentação e saúde - O que nos faz bem" with Inês Barreiros Mota and Juliana Morais

- Several Demonstrations and Exhibits from Different Laboratories and Facilities

More updates to come soon.

Webinar: Vacina anti-SARS-CoV-2: O que devemos saber

No próximo dia 22 de janeiro, assista às 15h30 ao webinar online "Vacina anti-SARS-CoV-2: O que devemos saber" e esclareça todas as questões quando à vacinação contra a COVID-19.

Até dia 19 de janeiro, tem oportunidade de registar as suas dúvidas no formulários disponível (https://bit.ly/38WT8y7), para que estas sejam respondidas durante o webinar pelo painel de especialistas.

Este webinar será moderado por Jaime Branco, diretor da NOVA Medical School e os oradores são professores e investigadores do CEDOC:
- Helena Soares, imunologista e investigadora;
- Luis Borrego, alergologista e investigador;
- Paulo Paixão, virologista e investigador.

Para mais informações contacte comunica(at)nms.unl.pt.

Junte-se a nós e participe no webinar através do link: https://bit.ly/3oTKkP4.

CEDOC has five ativities at Ciência Viva that explore some of the work developed by various groups and include animated videos to explain scientific research developed at CEDOC, video coverage of CEDOC labs and a reportage of LYSOCIL, targeted to all ages and in materials in Portuguese and in English.
The activities are the following:
- Doença de Parkinson, Lab of Hugo V. Miranda;
- Será que os metabolitos dos (poli)fenóis oriundos da nossa dieta chegam ao cérebro?, Lab of Cláudia N. Santos;
- Research on Rare Diseases | Investigação em Doenças Raras, LYSOCIL project, led by Duarte Barral and Susana Lopes;
- Healing, Stem Cells and Neuroinflammation, by Universidade Nova de Lisboa, featuring the Lab of António Jacinto, Catarina Homem and Cláudia N. Santos;
- During this COVID-19 pandemic times let's not forget the type 2 Diabetes epidemic, Lab of Cláudia N. Santos.

Find all our ativities at Ciência Viva website, with the keywork "CEDOC".

European Researchers’ Night will be taking place on Friday November 27.
Two Labs from CEDOC joined the European Researchers’ Night to share their discoveries and explain their research work, namely:
- Helena Canhão Lab and Patient Innovation team will present videos to showcase their work on an activity called "Sharing solutions, Improving life".
- Performing storytelling, Sílvia Conde Lab, will test your knowledge on Diabetes with a quiz, under the scope of the Neuronal Control of Metabolic Disturbances activity.

Find the programme HERE, details of this activities HERE and join these activities HERE.

Back for another year, in various cities among the world, including Lisbon, Braga, Coimbra and Évora, science is going to celebrated as part of European Researchers’ Night.

This science festival will be taking place on Friday November 27, with an entirely online programme. Nevertheless, although in a different manner, it will remain dynamic, interactive and fun!

Two Labs from CEDOC joined the European Researchers’ Night to share their discoveries and explain their research work.
Helena Canhão Lab and Patient Innovation team will present videos to showcase their work on an activity called "Sharing solutions, Improving life".
Performing storytelling, Sílvia Conde Lab, will test your knowledge on Diabetes with a quiz, under the scope of the Neuronal Control of Metabolic Disturbances activity.

Find the programme HERE and more information and direct links for the ativities HERE.
Hope to find you there!