Evolution, Development and Ecology 28 November - 2 December Organiser(s): Patricia Belda<strong>de</strong>, Élio Sucena, Christen Mirth (IGC, PT) Faculty: Atanasios Pavlopoulos (University of Cambridge, UK), Christian Braendle (Université <strong>de</strong> Nice, France), Johannes Jaeger (EMBL - Center for Genomic Regulation, Spain), Patricia Belda<strong>de</strong>, Élio Sucena, Christen Mirth (IGC, PT) Instrumentation 5 - 10 December Organiser: Nuno Moreno (IGC, PT) Faculty: Andrew Rid<strong>de</strong>ll (Head of Flow Cytometry Core Facility, EMBL, Germany), Jan Willem Brost (JWB, The Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands), Nuno Moreno, Emilio Gualda, Gabriel Martins, Pedro Almada, Jorg Becker (IGC, PT), José Rino (IMM, PT) Neurobiology 12 - 19 December Organiser(s): Michael Orger (FC, PT), Luisa Vasconcelos (FC/IGC, PT) Faculty: Rui Costa, Zach Mainen, Inbal Israeli, Carlos Ribeiro, Susana Lima, Luisa Vasconcelos), Joe Paton (IGC/FC, PT), Michael Orger, Alfonso Renart, Adam Kampff (FC, PT), Magor Lorincz (postdoctoral fellow, IGC/FC), Florian A. Dehmelt (PhD stu<strong>de</strong>nt, FC) IGC ANNUAL REPORT ‘11 GRADUATE TRAINING AND EDUCATION 130
PROGRAMME FOR ADVANCED MEDICAL RESEARCH - DOCTORAL PROGRAMME FOR PHYSICIANS António Coutinho Head PhD in MD, Medical Microbiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1974 Director of IGC The Programme for Advanced Medical Education is a Doctoral Programmme for physicians, supported by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Gulbenkian</strong> and Champalimaud Foundations, <strong>the</strong> Ministry of Health and <strong>the</strong> Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal. The 4th edition is also sponsored by Espírito Santo Saú<strong>de</strong> and José <strong>de</strong> Mello Saú<strong>de</strong>. The Programme targets highly motivated clinicians who wish to acquire a strong scientific background as a basis for excellence in medical research and clinical practice. The programme selects 10 stu<strong>de</strong>nts per year, ei<strong>the</strong>r on a full time (Specialists and Interns) or part-time basis (Interns). SUPPORT STAFF Francisca Moura (FCG) Manuela Cor<strong>de</strong>iro (IGC) FUNDING Calouste <strong>Gulbenkian</strong> Foundations, Portugal Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal Ministry of Health, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal. Espírito Santo Saú<strong>de</strong>, Portugal José <strong>de</strong> Mello Saú<strong>de</strong>, Portugal Stu<strong>de</strong>nts attend graduate courses by an international faculty, followed by <strong>the</strong>sis work at national or international institutions. Graduate courses take place at leading Portuguese biomedical research institutions: <strong>Instituto</strong> <strong>Gulbenkian</strong> <strong>de</strong> Ciência; <strong>Instituto</strong> <strong>de</strong> Medicina Molecular, Faculda<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong> Medicina <strong>de</strong> Lisboa; IPATIMUP, Porto; Faculda<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong> Ciências Médicas, Universida<strong>de</strong> Nova <strong>de</strong> Lisboa; Faculda<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong> Medicina da Universida<strong>de</strong> do Porto. STUDENTS IN 2011 Mariana Machado Ana Sofia Duarte António Maria Ester Pereira Mafalda Santos Barbosa Branca Isabel Pereira Liliana Pereira João Nuno Duarte Ana Catarina Castro José Miguel Ferreira Specialist in Gastroenterology, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon Specialist in Neurology, Hospital D. Estefânia, Lisbon Specialist in Neurology, Hospital Santo António, Porto Specialist in Genetics, Centro <strong>de</strong> Genética Médica Jacinto Magalhães, Lisbon Specialist in Infectious Diseases, Hospitais da Universida<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong> Coimbra Intern in Ophtalmology, <strong>Instituto</strong> Gama Pinto, Lisbon Intern in Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospitais da Universida<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong> Coimbra Intern in Pshychiatry, Hospital Júlio <strong>de</strong> Matos, Lisbon Intern in Radio<strong>the</strong>rapy, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon COURSES IN 2011 Gene Expression 27 September - 7 October Organiser(s): João Ferreira (IMM/FML, PT) Faculty: João Ferreira, Francisco Enguita (IMM/FML, PT), Thiago Carvalho, Joana Cardoso (IGC, PT), Margarida Gama-Carvalho, Carlos Farinha (FCUL, PT), Patrick Varga-Weisz (Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK), Maria Mota, Leonor Saú<strong>de</strong>, Luis Graça, Bruno Santos (IMM/FML, PT) Molecular and Structural Biology 10 - 14 October Organiser: Alekos Athanasiadis (IGC, PT) Faculty: Reuben Harris (University of Minnesota, USA), Guillermo Montoya (CNIO, ES), Manwlis Matzapetakis, Claudio Soares, Bruno Victor (ITQB, PT) Cell Cycle, Cytoskeleton & Disease 24 - 28 October Organiser: Mónica Bettencout-Dias (IGC, PT) Faculty: Hel<strong>de</strong>r Maiato (IBMC, PT), Clare Waterman Storer (NIH, USA), Edgar Gomes (UMR S 787, Inserm/Pitie-Salpétrière, Université Paris VI, FR), Fanni Gergely (Cambridge Research Institute, UK), Tim Miller (Washington University School of Medicine, USA), Monica Bettencourt-Dias, Miguel Godinho-Ferreira, Florence Janody, Lars Jansen (IGC, PT) Medical Statistics 31 October - 5 November Organiser: Armando Teixeira Pinto (FMUP, PT) Faculty: Armando Teixeira Pinto (FMUP, PT) IGC ANNUAL REPORT ‘11 GRADUATE TRAINING AND EDUCATION 131