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R&D Projects

Call for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2008

Painel de Avaliação de Ciência Animal e Ciências Veterinárias - 2008

Coordination

Harry John Gilbert
Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences - Newcastle University, United Kingdom

Evaluation

Alan John McCarthy
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Dianne Ford
Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences - Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Dorothy Mckeegan
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Harry John Gilbert
John E. Hesketh
Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences - Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Judith Hall
Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences - Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Kin-Chow Chang
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Stuart D. Carter
Faculty of Veterinary Science - University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

Projects assigned

PTDC/CVT/097964/2008

Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases in Escherichia coli recovered from Iberian Lynx and Iberian Wolf. Importance in Human and Animal Health.
Patrícia Alexandra Curado Quintas Dinis Poeta
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/098040/2008

Exploring novel functions for calcitropic hormones
ADELINO VICENTE MENDONÇA CANÁRIO
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/098183/2008

cell cycle and cytokinesis regulators in Trypanosoma brucei
Carlos Manuel Mendes Novo
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/098200/2008

Endocrine control of epithelial calcium transporters in lower vertebrates
Juan Fuentes
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/098290/2008

A challenge for the treatment of parasitic diseases: rational design of Trifluralin derivatives and appropriate nanoformulations
Maria Eugenia Meirinhos Cruz
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FF/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/098332/2008

Towards a better knowledge of taurine importance during fish ontogenesis - TAURINA
Cláudia Raquel Cêa de Aragão Teixeira
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/098336/2008

MyxAS - Myxozoa of Aquaculture European Seabass
MARIA JOÃO FARIA LEITE DIAS DOS SANTOS
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/CVT/098376/2008

NAVA - A New Approach towards the of Virulence factor Attenuation and biofilm formation by Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas salmonicida
Ana Sofia Direito dos Santos Duarte
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/CVT/098487/2008

Novel biomarker for rumen methanogenic archaea
Ana Rita Jordão Bentes Cabrita
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/CVT/098607/2008

Prion gene complex: insights on ram fertility
Rosa Maria Lino Neto Pereira
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/CVT/098612/2008

Role of proteases on tick feeding mechanisms and pathogen transmission.
Ana Isabel Amaro Goncalves Domingos
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/CVT/098677/2008

Study of the immune response to intramammary infection in ewes
Maria Cristina Calhau Queiroga
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/CVT/098772/2008

Study on the therapeutical efficacy of Erithopoietin in a new ocular formulation for topical administration in an animal model of glaucoma
BERTA MARIA FERNANDES FERREIRA SÃO BRAZ
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/098861/2008

Safety and Quality in Ewe´s Milk
Maria Eduarda Marques Madeira da Silva Potes
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/CVT/098948/2008

Genetic polymorphisms of dogs associated to natural protective immune response to Leishmania infantum infection
Gabriela Santos-Gomes
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/099194/2008

Effects of short-term and low-dose progestagen formulations in ovarian dynamics and pharmacokinetic studies in ruminants
João Carlos Caetano Simões
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/099210/2008

Improving fat partioning and nutritional quality in pigs: developing feeding strategies and providing insights into genetic and metabolic mechanisms
JOSÉ ANTÓNIO MESTRE PRATES
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/099247/2008

Ammonia and fish (The A-Z): Effects of Ammonia on growth, development and disease susceptibility using the Zebrafish model.
Jonathan Mark Wilson
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/CVT/099328/2008

Assisted reproductive techniques in the donkey: contribution to the study of embryo viability
Rita Maria Payan Martins Pinto Carreira
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/099401/2008

Genomic and Proteomic study of lactopoiesis in tropical environment adapted bovine
Luis Granger Alfaro Cardoso
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/CVT/099412/2008

Campylobacter an emergent hazard on food safety: a challenge for knowledge in Portugal
Maria João Fraqueza
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/099667/2008

The equine ovary: a study model for the immune-endocrine cross talk in physiologic angiogenesis and apoptosis.
Graça Maria Leitão Ferreira-Dias
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/099733/2008

BOVINE HERPESVIRUS-1: Studies of interaction and susceptibility with bovine embryos and spermatozoa.
Raquel Cristina Naldinho Souto
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/099769/2008

REPLACING ANTIBIOTICS BY ANTIMICROBIAL PLANT ESSENTIAL OILS IN ANIMAL FEED
Maria Filipa Vinagre Marques da Silva Oliveira
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/099789/2008

Effect of fish oil substitution by vegetable oil in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) eating quality and the gene expression of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthetic pathway (NEWFISH)
Narcisa Maria Bandarra
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/099903/2008

AddCart-Assessment of the potential of adipose tissue as an alternative stem cells source for the regeneration of cartilage tissue defects: in vitro and vivo studies
Maria Manuela Estima Gomes
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/099928/2008

Goat carcass composition and meat quality: strategies and swift methods to monitor carcass classification.
Alfredo Jorge Costa Teixeira
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/CVT/100109/2008

Contribution to improve quality of Mirandesa-DOP and Maronesa-PDO meats on retail
Paulo Jorge Fernandes da Costa
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/100166/2008

Lung development- The influence of vitamin A during angiogenesis and vasculogenesis
Maria de Lurdes Ribeiro Pinto
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/100367/2008

Adaptation of sheep to seasonal weight loss: a study on mitochondrial protein complexes of skeletal muscle and liver
André Martinho de Almeida
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/CVT/100382/2008

Correlation study of the effect of sirolimus and its analogues in a mouse model of invasive bladder cancer chemical induced and its effect in human T24, HT1376 and MC cancer cell lines
Paula Alexandra Martins de Oliveira
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/100583/2008

Study of the evolution and potential applications of nuclearly transferred mitochondrial DNA sequences in two mammalian groups
Ana Goios Borges de Almeida
Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular (IPATIMUP/UP)

PTDC/CVT/100661/2008

Proteomic approach to the involution of tick chemical adhesion complex in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus (Say, 1821) and Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch, 1844
Helder Carola Espiguinha Cortes
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/CVT/100676/2008

Wild mammals and zoonoses in Mediterranean landscapes: species role in the maintenance and/or spreading of pathogenic parasites and wildlife management implications
Luís Miguel Rosalino
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/100679/2008

Molecular basis of expansion of specific Mycobacterium bovis spoligotypes: a functional and comparative genetics approach
Ana Rosa Pombo Botelho
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/100812/2008

Development of DIVA tests as a new approach in the vaccination strategy against Bluetongue Virus (BTV)
Miguel Agostinho Sousa Pinto Torres Fevereiro
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/100905/2008

The zoonotic potential of Rotavirus-aetiology; molecular characterization of various strains circulating in domestic animals (dogs and cats) and human population
Claudia Istrate
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/100950/2008

Epidemiology of perinatal mortality in laboratoy mice
Ingrid Anna Sofia Olsson
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/CVT/100952/2008

Functional and conformation traits relevance to the Portuguese dairy cattle genetic evaluation
Jorge Antonio Colaco
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/101013/2008

Study of the Leishmania secretome involved in infection
Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/CVT/101181/2008

Peripheric nerve system regeneration through tissue engineering: association between biomaterials and stem cells
Ana Colette Pereira de Castro Osorio Maurício
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/101189/2008

The Estrela Mountain Dog as a research model for Hip Dysplasia: genetic improvement program, preventive management and biomechanical gait analysis
Mário Ginja
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/101193/2008

Genetic diversity assessment among Group 1 mammalian Portuguese Coronavirus and development of methodologies for diagnosis
Ana Duarte
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/101401/2008

NUTFREE - Free Range Turkeys: Nutritional and Health Challenges
Maria Isabel Soares de Albergaria Ferraz de Oliveira Mendonça Rato
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/CVT/101425/2008

Reproductive conservation efforts in felids: spermatogenesis analysis and possible rescue mechanisms - in vitro germ cell culture and testis xenografting.
João RamalhoSantos
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/CVT/101438/2008

Modelling lactation curves and genetic evaluation of milk yield in Portuguese dairy cattle
António Mário Domingues Silvestre
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/101474/2008

Profiling, development and application of plant biomarkers for monitoring grazing behaviour of free-ranging domestic herbivores
Luis Miguel Mendes Ferreira
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/101565/2008

Validation of a visceral leishmaniasis model and evaluation of the immunomodulatory effect of Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva
Carla Alexandra Soares Maia
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/101567/2008

Study of the immune response to Neospora caninum in the intestinal mucosa and assessment of a mucosal vaccination approach against neosporosis
Manuel João Rua Vilanova
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/101586/2008

MUC1 mucin transcriptional regulation by the maternal hormones progesterone and oestrogen and by the embryo in bovine endometrium cells - a crucial process on implantation
Patricia do Carmo Bidarra Reis e Mesquita
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/CVT/101600/2008

THYROID HORMONE MEDIATED ORGANOGENESIS IN A TELEOST SKIN MODEL
Deborah Mary Power
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/101676/2008

Segurança alimentar, bem-estar animal e ambiente no mercado da carne de bovino: análise custo-benefício e preferências dos consumidores
Magda Aguiar Fontes
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/101688/2008

Mac BioTag - Stock Identification of Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Using Parasites as Biological Tags
MARIA JOÃO FARIA LEITE DIAS DOS SANTOS
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/CVT/101762/2008

Development of methodology and application to obtain epidemiological data on the cycle of Echinococcus granulosus in Portugal
Antonio Manuel Oliveira Castro
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ)

PTDC/CVT/101947/2008

Assessment of locomotor recovery in spinal cord-injured rats when myelin inhibitors of axonal regeneration are blocked
Artur Varejão
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/102035/2008

Social and nutritional effects on the onset and improvement of reproductive activity of Merino ewes during anestrous season. Role of kisspeptins on the renaissance of ovulatory cycles.
Sandra Cavaco Goncalves
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/102178/2008

Non-mammalian kidney and intestine as comparative models for phosphate metabolism: the roles of Phosphatonins, PTH-like factors and Vitamin D (FOSFIXIC)
Pedro Miguel Guerreiro da Costa Guerreiro
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/102189/2008

Studies on the recombinant antibodies (ScFv) and peptides use for immunotherapy and vaccination of Criptosporodiosis.
Carlos Manuel Mendes Novo
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/102210/2008

Evaluation of prebiotic properties of oligosaccharides extracted from agricultural wastes in growing broiler chickens
Jose Luís Teixeira de Abreu Medeiros Mourão
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/102293/2008

Innovative Strategies to Combat Foodborne Pathogens: Examining the Role of RNases and Small RNAs
Cecilia Maria Pais de Faria de Andrade Arraiano
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/102315/2008

Functional activity of canine neutrophils during L. infantum infection
Gabriela Santos-Gomes
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/102481/2008

ULTRAFISH - Ultrasound to enhance the nutritional status of eggs and yolk-feeding larvae: a novel nutritional tool to program growth potential and metabolic pathways in juvenile fish
Jorge Proenca Dias
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/102486/2008

Immunotherapy of African trypanosomiasis in the mouse model by DNA vaccination
Marcelo Sousa Silva
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/102580/2008

Improving nutritional quality of grazing ewe´s milk fat and cheese
Rui Bessa
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/102581/2008

Effect of extender composition on ram semen freezability and post-thawing fertilizing ability
João Pedro Barbas
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/102659/2008

Estipulação e Caraterização de Linhas Celulares de Tumores Mamários de Gata (TMG) como Modelos Celulares: Perfis Genómicos e de Expressão. Análise da Evolução Clonal
RAQUEL MARIA GARCIA DOS SANTOS CHAVES
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/102777/2008

New anatomical femoral stem improvement and fixation under total hip replacement in dogs.
jorge manuel baeta simoes rebelo
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/CVT/102779/2008

Equine biomechanics: kinematics and kinetics analysis of the normal equine locomotion and comparison of the effect of different conformations and orthopaedic treatments.
Augusto José de Sousa Gouveia
COFAC, Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural, CRL (COFAC)

PTDC/CVT/102798/2008

Allergic characterization to house-dust mites, storage mites and grass-pollen, of canine populations from Évora, Lugo and Leon
Luís Miguel Lourenço Martins
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/CVT/102855/2008

Hormonal regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) and white sea bream (Diplodus sargus L.) juveniles
Paula Cristina Enes Oliveira da Silva
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/CVT/102910/2008

Crossing local with exotic sheep breeds. Effect on milk physico-chemical and technological characteristics, on cheese sensory evaluation and on environmental and economic performance of ewes' milk production.
Ana Teresa Belo
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/102927/2008

Genotyping methods for animal forensic evidence analyses: validation and new strategy
Luís Manuel Souto de Miranda
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/CVT/102950/2008

Characterization of canine lymphoma in Portugal. A national project
Jorge Manuel Jesus Correia
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/103056/2008

New tools in horse fertility evaluation: the extremely inbred and endangered Sorraia Horse breed as a model.
Maria do Mar Jácome Félix Oom
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/103205/2008

Studies of Babesia bovis infected red blood cells
Abel Martin Gonzalez Oliva
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/103259/2008

Evaluation of Dll4-based anti-angiogenic therapies in the control of tumor growth in animal models
António José Freitas Duarte
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/103378/2008

The calcium regulating endocrine axis in chordates: a pivotal evolutionary step in the vertebrate emergence?
João Cardoso
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/103437/2008

APP in mammalian sperm physiology and sperm/egg interaction
Sandra Isabel Moreira Pinto Vieira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/CVT/103481/2008

Consumer preferences, sensorial quality and chemical and textural properties of beef marketed in Portugal
José Pedro da Costa Cardoso de Lemos
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/103560/2008

Disclosing the effects and mechanisms of novel conjugated and non-conjugated linoleic acid isomers on lipid metabolism, apoptosis and inflammatory responses
Paula Alexandra Lopes
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/103594/2008

Helicobacter spp. infection in cats in the North of Portugal - An epidemiological/preventive dualism -
Maria de Fátima Gärtner
Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular (IPATIMUP/UP)

PTDC/CVT/103641/2008

On the role of adenosine on heart failure in an animal model of pulmonary hypertension - clinical relevance
Ana Patrícia Fontes de Sousa
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/103644/2008

Indicadores moleculares de bem estar em peixes
Luís Eugénio Castanheira da Conceição
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/103739/2008

Embryo-maternal interactions during canine implantation
Rita Maria Payan Martins Pinto Carreira
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/103748/2008

Mechanisms underlying lipid metabolism and regulating pathways in early swine embryo and their association with (in)fertility.
Rosa Maria Lino Neto Pereira
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/103821/2008

Olive oil industry by-products as anti-oxidants in feed of a traditional pig breed (Bísaro): effects on growth and quality of meat and cured meat
Divanildo Outor-Monteiro
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/103847/2008

RASTEROIDS: The accumulation of steroids in the water of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
Catarina Isabel de Matos Martins
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/103934/2008

Nutritional strategies to increase bioactive fatty acids proportion in lambs eatable fat
José Manuel Bento Santos-Silva
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/CVT/103942/2008

Molecular mechanisms affecting the efficacy of feed enzymes: endogenous beta-glucanases, protein-inhibitors and mini-cellulosomes
LUÍS MANUEL DOS ANJOS FERREIRA
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/104025/2008

Angiogenesis and Cytokine Mediated Crosstalk in the Equine Oviduct and Endometrium
Graça Maria Leitão Ferreira-Dias
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/104027/2008

CampyControl-P - Improving Campylobacter control in primary poultry production
Joana Cecília Valente Rodrigues Azeredo
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/104046/2008

Virulence and therapeutics of human and animal uropathogenic Escherichia coli clones
Maria Constança Matias Ferreira Pomba
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/104050/2008

Genomic study of Brucella suis biovar 2 Iberian strains
Rogério Paulo de Andrade Tenreiro
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/104153/2008

Molecular Epidemiology of canine and human Dirofilariasis and Leishmaniasis in Portalegre, Alentejo: Improvement of control strategies for these emerging vector-borne zoonosis. -EPIDILEISH
Antonio Jose dos Santos Gracio
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/104213/2008

Assessment of mobility patterns in outdoor runs of traditional free-range broilers and relationship with feed efficiency and meat sensorial, biochemical and microbiological characteristics.
Paulo Manuel Rodrigues Martins da Costa
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/104277/2008

Assessing the functional implications of mitochondrial DNA introgression in hares
Paulo Célio ALVES
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/CVT/104320/2008

Perkinsus as an Alveolata parasite model for the transcriptomic study of invasion and defense from host: Evolutionary considerations.
Leonor Cancela
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/104339/2008

POLEWECHEESE - Effects of genetic polymorphisms of Bordaleira ewes upon technological and nutritional properties of Serra da Estrela cheese.
Maria Manuela Pintado
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/CVT/104503/2008

Canine Leishmaniasis in Coimbra municipality: epidemiological studies and new strategies for drug therapy
Maria do Céu Rodrigues de Sousa
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/CVT/104507/2008

Effect of infection of porcine macrophages by African swine fever virus (ASFV) of different virulence and role of unassigned viral genes in the modulation of immune mediators
Carlos Manuel Lopes Vieira Martins
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/104526/2008

Assessment of complex Mycobacterium avium (MAC) animal infection. Its implication in the public health
Maria dos Anjos Clemente Pires
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/104629/2008

Y-chromosome polymorphisms in Portuguese sheep - Cytomolecular studies: functional and evolutionary points of view
Maria Teresa Rangel de Fogueiredo
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/104750/2008

Oocyte maturation in fish: Paracrine regulation by BMP-15 and GDF-9
Laurence Alexandrine Mathilde DELOFFRE
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/104753/2008

GoMilkFat - Determination of the association between gene expression in the goat mammary gland and lipid supplementation towards the production of milk with superior nutritional properties.
Alfredo Jaime Morais Cravador
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/CVT/104768/2008

Dietary supplements for the health and welfare of aquaculture fish
Aires Oliva Teles
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/CVT/104803/2008

Genetic and antigenic characterisation of emerging canine parvovirus 2c (CPV-2c) in natural infections.
Gertrude Averil Baker Thompson
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/104809/2008

Genome assembly and annotation of a morphological derived mammalian species: insights into the genomic basis of macroevolutionary changes
Agostinho Antunes
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/CVT/104844/2008

The use of molecular markers to assure the authenticity and traceability of beef meat labelled as Protection Designation of Origin
Vasco Augusto Pilão Cadavez
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/CVT/104955/2008

Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD): What are the pathogenic mechanisms that confer resistance or susceptibility to the calicivirus infection?
Paula Cristina Gomes Ferreira Proença
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/105022/2008

The Notch-Delta signalling pathway in the reproductive function of the mouse and cow
Luís Lopes-da-Costa
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/105045/2008

Influence of oocyte quality over in vitro sheep embryo production and its resistance to cryopreservation.
Ramiro Doutel de Mascarenhas
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/105053/2008

NeoJoint: Novel nano-structured systems for joint regeneration
Nuno Neves
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/105122/2008

IMMUNE RESPONSE IN BOVINE THEILERIOSIS: PHENOTYPICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY OF REGULATORY T CELLS
Maria Helena Ferronha de Brito
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/105146/2008

GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION AND REGENERATIVE THERAPY OF THE PERIODONTAL DISEASE IN THE DOG
Maria Manuela Estima Gomes
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/105159/2008

Inhibition of the Interferon response by African Swine Fever Virus
Michael Parkhouse
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/CVT/105195/2008

Contribution for the phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Portuguese liver flukes Fasciola hepatica
Maria Amelia Afonso Gracio
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/105207/2008

Contribution to a biochemical and genetic characterization of Portuguese Echinococcus granulosus
Maria Amelia Afonso Gracio
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/105219/2008

Tannins in ruminant diets as silage additives, enhancers of energy and nitrogen efficiency and as anthelmintics
João Manuel de Carvalho Ramalho Ribeiro
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/105230/2008

The role of efflux pumps on the resistance of Toxocara canis eggs to disinfectant agents
Maria Amelia Afonso Gracio
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/105232/2008

Genetic characterization of swine from Iberian Peninsula and Brazil as a conservation strategy
Carlos Manuel Martins Santos Fonseca
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/CVT/105270/2008

Interaction host-pathogen during bovine uterine infection: role of Escherichia coli e do Arcanobacetrium pyogenes
Luisa Maria Freire Leal Mateus
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/105354/2008

HYDRA: Virulence of Aeromonas hydrophila: use of random mutagenesis to dissect a multifactorial trait
Ana Sofia Direito dos Santos Duarte
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/CVT/105466/2008

Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild ungulates in Portugal: applying new methods for the risk assessment of transmission to livestock
Margarida Correia-Neves
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/105470/2008

The katanin role in Mt cytoskeleton remodeling during host cell invasion by Toxoplasma gondii
Sofia Bizarro Nolasco da Silva Narciso
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/CVT/105483/2008

Attachment, hormones and temperament: their interactions in dog behaviour
Liliana Maria de Carvalho e Sousa
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/105529/2008

Microsphere-based flow cytometric assays for the diagnosis of Brucellosis and Bovine Tuberculosis
Joao Inacio Silva
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/105533/2008

Bovine subclinical mastitis: bacterial virulence factors and characteristics of infection
Ana Cristina Gaspar Nunes Lobo Vilela
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/105626/2008

‘Quorum-sensing' in Staphylococcus mastitis
Manuela Oliveira
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/105630/2008

Role of African swine fever virus (ASFV) topoisomerase II in viral DNA replication - a possible target for antiviral therapy
Carlos Manuel Lopes Vieira Martins
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/105631/2008

Free-range wild animals as vectors for antimicrobial resistance
Manuela Oliveira
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/105633/2008

Implantable multisensorial probe for in vivo monitorization of biological parameters in sheep
Carlos Manuel José Alves Serôdio
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/105665/2008

Bone Clinic - Optimization of animal models in orthopaedic research by means of bone metabolism biomarkers in normal and abnormal fracture healing process and in osteoporosis
Maria Isabel Ribeiro Dias
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/105666/2008

Identification of candidate genes responsible for the development of navicular sindrome, osteochondrosis and osteochondrosis dissecans in the Lusitano horse
Artur da Câmara Machado
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/CVT/107928/2008

X-Utero: Novel Serum-free Culture Conditions for human Mesenchymal Stem Cells towards the development of in utero xenogenic cell based- therapies
Rui L Reis
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/108035/2008

Epidemiology of bovine besnoitiosis an identification of serological dominant antigens
Yolanda Vaz
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/108059/2008

Does ENU-Induced Rat Gliomas Molecularly Recapitulates Human Gliomagenesis?
RUI MANUEL VIEIRA REIS
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/108081/2008

Nematode parasitism analysed by sequencing the genome of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
Maria da Conceição Venâncio Egas
BIOCANT - Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia (BIOCANT)

PTDC/CVT/108361/2008

From concept to animal production: bio-impedance, electrical properties of biological cells and tissues and EIT applications.
Carlos Manuel Bolota Alexandre Correia
Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Departamento de Física da Universidade de Coimbra (ADDFUC/FCT/UC)

PTDC/CVT/108533/2008

DECIPHERING THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF PHENOTYPIC CHANGE DURING RABBIT DOMESTICATION USING A GENOMIC APPROACH
Nuno Ferrand
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/CVT/108759/2008

MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY FOR A BETTER KNOWLEDGE, DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL OF CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS
Maria Teresa Ribeiro Barata da Rocha
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/108916/2008

Microarray-based detection of antibiotic resistance genes of Gram-negative bacteria from animals and environment
Eugénia Maria de Almeida Barreto Nogueira da Cunha Nunes Ferreira
Pró-INSA, Associação para a Promoção da Investigação em Saúde (Pró-INSA/INSARJ)

PTDC/CVT/108942/2008

Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in hemorraghic shock-study of its pathophysiology in a rat model
MARIA MANUELA GRAVE RODEIA ESPADA NIZA
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/109121/2008

Circulation of microbial agents in zoo animals: importance of vectors.
Luis Manuel Morgado Tavares
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/109174/2008

REFERENCE-Z: Development of a reference diet for zebrafish: nutritional requirements and effects on the molecular modulation of metabolism
Paulo Gavaia
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/098241/2008

Genome Wide Selection Study of Dairy Cattle Populations
Júlio Gil Vale Carvalheira
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/CVT/099022/2008

Effects of Ketamine anaesthesia in animal models used on research
LUÍS MIGUEL JOAQUIM MARQUES ANTUNES
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/099544/2008

Cell entry and intracellular trafficking of the apoptogenic AIP56 exotoxin, a key virulence factor of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida
Ana Maria Silva do Vale
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/CVT/099782/2008

Detecting Functional Genetic Variation Using an “Exomics” Approach: Massively Parallel Sequencing of Exons from Cattle and Pigs
Shanyuan Chen
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/CVT/100090/2008

Acquisition of iron in Leishmania infantum - which are the players and what is their relevance for pathogenesis?
Ana Maria Luís Ramos Tomás Tomás
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/CVT/100386/2008

The role of iron-related acute phase proteins during bacterial infection in fish
Pedro Nuno Simoes Rodrigues
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/CVT/100881/2008

The causes and consequences of mitochondrial DNA deletions in animal cells
Filipe Adão Macedo Pereira
Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular (IPATIMUP/UP)

PTDC/CVT/101999/2008

Improvements in cerebral blood flow and body organ perfusion during anaesthesia
David Orlando Alves Ferreira
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/102453/2008

Ovary apoptosis in zebrafish (Danio rerio): pathways characterization, role in sexual differentiation and as endocrine disruptors chemicals target
Ana Maria Monteiro Paiva Coimbra
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/102972/2008

Development of a bilayered injectable bone substitute for the reconstruction of bone defects
Rui L Reis
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/103081/2008

New approaches for inactivation, treatment and immunoprophylaxy of cryptosporidiosis
André Augusto Silva Almeida
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/CVT/105223/2008

Genome-wide diversity and origins of the domestic cattle: Identifying adaptive alleles introgressed into domestic cattle from other wild bovine species (Bos spp.)
Shanyuan Chen
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/CVT/108456/2008

Development of methods to increase the fertilizing ability of chilled and frozen stallion semen: a multidisciplinary approach
Antonio Rocha
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/108490/2008

Host-pathogen interaction: the Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) and the European Brown Hare Syndrome (EBHS)
Pedro José de Castro Esteves
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)