SCIENCES DOCTORAL PROGRAMME WORKSHOP

09:00 | Opening –  Manuel Vilanova (ICBAS subdirector)

SESSION I (IN ENGLISH)

Moderation: Ana Colette Maurício

09:15 | Plenary lecture 1
Biomaterials and Computational Modeling for Biomedical Applications.
Paula Pascoal-Faria / Nuno M. F. Alves

10:00 | Pitches – Group 1 *

Moderation: Rui Damásio and Ana Lúcia Luís

Alícia Moreira – Conditioned Media for Glaucoma Treatment: Early Findings and Tolerance in Healthy Rats;

Bruna Lopes – Advances in Peripheral Nerve Recovery: The Potential of Dental Pulp Stem Cells;

Joana Rodrigues De Jesus – Level of Necrosis in Feline Mammary Tumors: How to Quantify, Why and For What Purpose?

Sara Silva Jorge – Non-Terminal Methodologies to Measure Cortisol in Chronically Stressed Zebrafish;

Filipe Sampaio – Do We Agree on Counting Mitotic Figures in Cytology of Canine Lymphomas? Three Counting Methodologies by Three Observers.

10:45 | COFFEE BREAK & POSTER SESSION 1

11:30 | Pitches – Group 2 *

Moderation: João Mesquita and Alexandra Correia

Sérgio Filipe Santos Silva – First Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Hepatitis E Virus in Small Ruminants from Central Portugal;

Mahima Hemnani – Presence of Coronavirus in Portuguese Bats;

Ana Raquel Fonseca Da Cunha – Healthy Mares’ Clitoral Microbiome: Description and Potential Age Effect;

Carla Sousa – Understanding the Influence of Season and Parasitic Load On Fillet Quality of Pouting and European Hake;

João Estêvão – Susceptibility of Three Commercial Clam Species to Perkinsus olseni Infection.

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Ana Reis – Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension among dogs with brachycephalic syndrome;

Sara Capas Peneda – Neonatal mortality in C57BL/6J mice: unveiling the causes of death;

Daniela Leal – Diets containing black soldier fly hydrolysates impact the overall health of adult Beagle dogs.

Diogo Amaral – The viability of circular insect meals for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) diet;

Rafaela Silva Costa – A Mixture of Black Soldier Fly Larvae and Yellow Mealworm Meals Can Partially Replace Fishmeal in Practical Diets for European Seabass: Data on Digestibility, Growth, Intestinal Morphology, and Muscle Fatty Acids.

13:00 | LUNCH & POSTER SESSION II

14:30 | Pitches – Group 3 *

Moderation: Luís Ataíde and Alberto Teodorico Correia

Ana Garcia – Beyond Feed Efficiency: Understanding the Effect of Salicornia ramosissima on Microbial Communities of Shrimp Gut;

Inês De Almeida Ferreira – Mucosal Transcriptome and Proteome Analysis in European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus Labrax) Following Tenacibaculum maritimum Bath Challenge;

Barbara Maria Oliveira – Production of Pro- and Anti- Inflammatory Cytokines by Bovine Adipose Tissue Stromal Vascular Fraction Cells Upon In Vitro Stimulation with Parasitic and Bacterial Antigens;

Luciano Eduardo Rodrigues Dos Santos – Circular Hydrolysates from Agri-Food Products as Fishmeal Replacers: Effects on Growth, Muscle Quality, And Metabolome in European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax);

Paulo Santos – Short – Term Immune Modulation of European Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax Juveniles Fed Diets with Different Combinations of Biorefined Extracts.

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Diogo Peixoto – Short – term dietary tryptophan intervention: effects on teleost fish vaccine response;

João Pedro Monteiro – Beneficial effect of Staff Behavioral Training and Psychoactive drugs like Trazodone or Gabapentin on Reducing Stress in Hospitalized Dogs;

Monica Ferreira Roriz – Understanding Canine Aggression: Key Risk Factors from a Preliminary Study in the Porto Area;

Isabel Moreira Lopes dos Santos – Large scale characterization and evolution of dairy cows’ welfare in North Portuguese farms;

Ricardo S. Matias – Effects of dietary exposure to viscose-rayon microfibres on European seabass growth performance and transcriptomic traits: a multi-tissue target approach.

16:00 | COFFEE BREAK & POSTER SESSION III

Moderation: Luísa Valente and Andreia Santos

16:30 | Plenary lecture 2
Anti-inflammatory properties of antibiotics lead to superior clinical efficacy: Lessons from bovine and porcine respiratory diseases.
Andre G. Buret

17:15 | Pitches  – Group 4 *

Marisa Manuela Esteves Monteiro – The influence of Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) in Pets Diabetic Dysmotility;

Susana Flores Teixeira – Incomplete RAAS blockade in CKD in dogs and cats: preliminary results;

André Cunha – Assessing the Effects of Dietary Tetraselmis Chui Extracts on Immunity and Disease Resistance in Juvenile European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax);

Adriana Oliveira – Enhancing fish growth and resilience: using novel protein hydrolysates obtained through a circular economy approach in aquafeeds for gilthead seabream;

Inês Carvalho – Increased dietary methionine supplementation attenuates the skin inflammatory response of European seabass to Tenacibaculum maritimum infection;

18:00 | BEST PARTICIPANT, POSTER AND ORAL PRESENTATION AWARDS

18:00 | CLOSING SESSION
Luísa Valente and Ana Colette Maurício

* 5 min each; 5 pitch & Q&A

List of Posters 

1. Daniel Acebes – A One Health approach for unveiling the potential of insect oil as an innovative ingredient for aquafeed
2. Sofia de Oliveira Santos – Fish immune-microbiota dynamics in aquaculture: Insights from an in vitro model
3. Ana Mafalda da Costa Silva Claro – Investigating the Interplay Between Poultry Based Hydrolysates and Epigenetic Regulation in Fish, under a Climate Change Scenario
4. Alice Fernanda Barbosa Ferreira da Silva – Reproductive potential of breeding roosters in the Portuguese poultry context
5. Gabriel Bonifácio – Mitigating methane emissions in sheep farming: the effect of biochar and macroalgae on ruminal methanogenesis, rumen microbiome and manure emissions
6. Sofia Ramos – Comparison of Surgery with and without Adjuvant Electrochemotherapy for the Treatment of Canine Soft Tissue Sarcomas
7. Andreia Vanessa Soares da Cruz – Circulation of zoonotic and pathogenic Leptospira in rodents from the Porto district
8. Marta Filipa Pimenta Rainho Monteiro – What is known about the role of immune checkpoints PD-1 / PD-L1, PD-L2 and CTLA-4 in canine mammary gland tumors?
9. Tiago Filipe Pinto Lima – Understanding the antimicrobial resistance to Staphylococcus pseudintermedius on otitis externa in companion animals: preliminary results
10. Ana Luisa Mendes Pereira Martins – Assessing Small Animal Deworming Strategies: A Survey of Kennel Veterinarians in Portugal
11. Catarina Alves Pinto – A Comparative Study of Melanocytic Tumors: Linking Portuguese Dogs and Cats to Human Cases
12. Filipe Pinto – The anatomical value of the rabbit liver as a model for human diseases
13. Carla Sofia Fernandes Meireles – Validation and optimization of sustainable cellular culture methods for cultivated protein production
14. Ana Cristina Salgueiro Eusébio de Araújo – Conditioned Medium Derived From Umbilical Cord-Mesenchymal Stem Cells As A Cell-Free Therapy In The Regeneration of Corneal Ulcers
15. Tonka Buha – Non-invasive biomarker discovery in farmed fish species: a multiomics approach
16. Maria João Gonçalves de Castro – Dissecting the mechanisms mediating Dynein-2 incorporation into cilia and their implications for ciliopathies
17. Catarina Sofia Aluai Cunha – Fecal bacterial microbiota in dogs with mast cell tumours versus healthy dogs
18. Patrícia Sousa – Therapeutic Potential of Honey, Gellan Gum, and Hyaluronic Acid for Skin Regeneration
19. Gabriela Fernandes da Silva – Ectopic thyroid adenoma diagnosed in a Senegal seabream (Diplodus bellottii, Steindachner 1882): Towards an accurate diagnosis
20. Ana Catarina Sousa – Hybrid Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering: Integration of Composites and Bioactive Hydrogels Loaded with hDPSCs
21. Inês Rodrigues – How long can an MDR bacterial outbreak last in a hospital setting? Apparently, at least 3 years!