On 12th December, Fernando Pessoa University will hold two sessions of the "Seminars on Molecules, Cells and Disease" series at the UFP's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. These sessions are part of the "Molecules, Cells and Disease III (MCD III)" module within the Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine study programme.
These sessions are open to the academic community, including students, faculty, and researchers.

Seminar I – 9:00 AM
“Biologic Determinants on the Onset of Cerebrocardiovascular Disease: From the Pregenomic to the Genomic Era”

This seminar will be led by Professor Manuel Diamantino Bicho, who will address the evolution of biological determinants associated with the onset of cerebro-cardiovascular diseases, from the pre-genomic phase to current genomic approaches.

About the speaker Professor Emeritus of Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL), Head of the Environmental Health and Ecogenetics Group at ISAMB – Institute of Environmental Health (FMUL), Director of the Bento da Rocha Cabral Scientific Research Institute

 Seminar II – 11.30
“Emergent and Reemergent Infectious Diseases: Clinical Cases on Sexually Transmitted Infections”

This session will be dedicated to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, with a focus on clinical cases within the scope of sexually transmitted infections, and will be presented by Prof. Dr. Maria Clara Bicho.

About the speaker: Professor at the Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health of FMUL; Head of the Unit of Preventive Medicine and researcher at ISAMB – Institute of Environmental Health (FMUL); Specialist in Gynaecology/Obstetrics and Oncology, and advisory member of the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (IHMT).