organisation - the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência

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 the Gulbenkian and Champalimaud Foundations, the
Ministry of Health and the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal. The
4th edition is also sponsored by Espírito Santo Saúde and José de Mello Saúde.
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 students per year, either on a full time (Specialists
and Interns) or part-time basis (Interns).
SUPPORT STAFF
Francisca Moura (FCG)
Manuela Cordeiro (IGC)
FUNDING
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundations, Portugal
Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal
Ministry of Health, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal.
Espírito Santo Saúde, Portugal
José de Mello Saúde, Portugal
Students attend graduate courses by an international faculty, followed by thesis
work at national or international institutions. Graduate courses take place
at leading Portuguese biomedical research institutions: Instituto Gulbenkian
de Ciência; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa;
IPATIMUP, Porto; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa;
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade 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 de Genética Médica Jacinto Magalhães, Lisbon
Specialist in Infectious Diseases, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
Intern in Ophtalmology, Instituto Gama Pinto, Lisbon
Intern in Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
Intern in Pshychiatry, Hospital Júlio de Matos, Lisbon
Intern in Radiotherapy, 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 Saúde,
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: Helder 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
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