Advanced Concepts in Cardiovascular Sciences
1
2018-2019
03015696
Optional
Portuguese
English
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
5.0
Elective
3rd Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Teaching Methods
a) Conferences/ talks concerning specific themes
b) Seminaries/ round tables concerning emerging and controversial themes in the cardiovascular field
c) Individual and group work with the objective of promoting the scientific method in raising research hypotheses
The evaluation will include:
a) Presentation of a research article concerning a specific theme of the course.
b) Presentation and discussion of a proposal for a potential research project.
c) Multiple choice test.
Learning Outcomes
One of the objectives of this curricular unit is to provide students with the competences required to understand the importance of a transversal and multidisciplinary research process in the cardiovascular field, that integrates, in a coherent fashion, contents from basic research and translational/clinical research. With this it is intended that students have an integrated perspective of research in the cardiovascular field, from the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in regulating cardiac function, as well as those related to physiopathological changes associated with cardiovascular disease. In this context, this course is intended to be multidisciplinary, where the student can integrate and relate concepts and knowledge stemming from emerging areas of cardiovascular research, including molecular and cellular biology, physiology, physiopathology, diagnostics and treatment.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
A. Molecular and Cellular biology in cardiovascular research
1. Mechanisms of protein quality control in cardiac cells - Proteostasis
2. miRNA: Transcriptional regulation of cardiac homeostasis
3. Genomics of Cardiomyopathies
B. Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
1. the role of cardiac microenvironment in heart regeneration
2. repairing and regenerating heart tissue with cell therapy
C. Cardiovascular imaging and diagnostics
D. Clinical cardiovascular epidemiology
E. Vascular Medicine
1. endothelial metabolic dysfunction
F. Cardiovascular Pharmacology
G. Computational modeling of cardiovascular function.
Head Lecturer(s)
Lino Manuel Martins Gonçalves
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Frequency: 20.0%
Exam: 20.0%
Project: 60.0%
Bibliography
Artigos cientificos publicados em revistas internacioanis da especialidade com revisão por pares
Scientific papers published in international scientific journals with peer-review