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R&D Projects

Call for Funding of Research and Development Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2009

Painel de Avaliação da Área de Ciência Animal e Ciências Veterinárias-2009

Coordination

Harry Gilbert
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center - University of Georgia, United States

Evaluation

Alan John McCarthy
School of Biological Sciences - University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Alex Olvera van der Stoep
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Dianne Ford
Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences - Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Egbert Mundt
Department of Population Health - University of Georgia, United States
Frances Padros
Servei de Diagnòstic Patològic en Peixos - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
John 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
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science - University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Projects assigned

PTDC/CVT/110292/2009

Development of effective antibodies in inactivating, treatment and immunoprophylaxis of Giardiasis
André Augusto Silva Almeida
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/CVT/110306/2009

Epidemiological study for the characterization of the immune system diversity in dogs: MHC, T-cell receptors and serum antibodies
ANA ELISABETE GODINHO PIRES
Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovação (INETI)

PTDC/CVT/110382/2009

MYCOshaping - Horizontal gene transfer among cattle-related members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and assessment of the potential impact of those events in shaping their virulence and epidemiology
Joao Inacio Silva
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/110487/2009

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

PTDC/CVT/110524/2009

AWARE- Assessment of Wildlife As REservoirs for Mycobacterium bovis
MÓNICA SOFIA VIEIRA CUNHA
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/110672/2009

Galectin-3 interaction with cancer-associated MUC1 can regulate canine mammary tumour cell endothelial adhesion thus promoting metastasis
Maria de Fátima Gärtner
Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular (IPATIMUP/UP)

PTDC/CVT/110746/2009

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/110764/2009

GoatOmics: Meta-analysis of the adaptation of goats to weight loss: with reference to the mammary gland
André Martinho de Almeida
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/CVT/110892/2009

BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION OF METALLOPROTEINASES DURING INFECTION CAUSED BY TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI
Marcelo Sousa Silva
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/111183/2009

Epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in wild mammals
Ana Cláudia Correia Coelho
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/111353/2009

Preventive management of hip dysplasia in the Estrela Mountain Dog breed
Mário Ginja
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/111393/2009

TheraPerio - Development of an autologous tissue engineering therapy for the regeneration of periodontal defects in the dog
Maria Manuela Estima Gomes
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/111440/2009

Synthetic Vascular Grafts in an Animal Model - Application of Polyvinyl Alcohol Hidrogel (PVA) in Vascular Grafts and its Association with Stem Cells
Ana Lúcia Emidia de Jesus Luís
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/CVT/111596/2009

Detection and characterization of circulating viruses in Galliformes game birds: partridges, quails and pheasants.
Maria Filomena Caeiro
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/111634/2009

zoonTB - Improved NAT-based approaches to detect and discriminate animal-associated Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex members and evaluation of the zoonotic potential of these species in Portugal
Joao Inacio Silva
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/CVT/111719/2009

The neutrophil in canine leishmaniasis: uncovering cellular mechanisms and potencial therapeutic opportunities.
Henrique Baptista Colaço Sobral do Rosário
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/111744/2009

Changes in muscle gene expression as response to selection for high growth and to growth path
Paulo Jorge Fernandes da Costa
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/111793/2009

MIDAS: Mastitis Innovative Diagnostic Array System
Ricardo Jorge Pinto Araujo
Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular (IPATIMUP/UP)

PTDC/CVT/111899/2009

INCOCCI-Identification and characterization of coccidia activity in intestine of marine farmed fish: genetic and physiological approach
Florbela Maria Benjamim Soares
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/112011/2009

Development of DNA vaccines against influenza A virus
ANA MARGARIDA FERREIRA HENRIQUES DE OLIVEIRA MOURÃO
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/112050/2009

Differential expression and functional characterization of tick (Rhipicephalus annulatus) genes in response to pathogen infection (Babesia bigemina).
Ana Isabel Amaro Goncalves Domingos
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/112054/2009

NUTRIGENOV: Nutrigenetic modelling of dairy ewes from weaning to lambing. Impact upon ewes' mammary gland development and dairy potential.
Maria do Rosário Fernandes Marques
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/CVT/112284/2009

Enterococci at the crossroads of food safety
Teresa Maria Leitão Semedo Lemsaddek
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/112320/2009

The role of domestic cats (Felis catus domesticus) in the maintenance of zoonotic leishmaniasis
Carla Alexandra Soares Maia
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/112350/2009

Anaplasmosis in domestic animals in Portugal: the impact of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in rural and periurban areas of Santarém District and Madeira Island.
Ana Sofia Santos
Pró-INSA, Associação para a Promoção da Investigação em Saúde (Pró-INSA/INSARJ)

PTDC/CVT/112371/2009

New Leishmania species and hybrids- risk of introduction and implications to the pathogeny of infection
Lenea Maria Graca Campino
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/112383/2009

Studies on the recombinant antibodies (scFv) and peptides use for immunotherapy and vaccination of criptosporidiosis
Olga Maria Guerreiro de Matos
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/112605/2009

Single nucleotide polymorphisms for hip dysplasia and joint laxity in Estrela Mountain Dog breed
Mário Ginja
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/112660/2009

Exploiting the effects and mechanisms of trans-10,cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid (t10,c12 CLA) structural analogues on body fat reduction and obesity
JOSÉ ANTÓNIO MESTRE PRATES
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/112707/2009

Molecular and clinical characterization of feline mammary carcinoma overexpressing HER2 proto-oncogene - New strategies for effective diagnostic and cancer therapy.
Fernando António da Costa Ferreira
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/112875/2009

Leishmania secretome as a tool to immunological study virulent factors
Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/CVT/112928/2009

Potential of bacteriophage therapy in control of Staphylococcus aureus mastitis
Manuela Oliveira
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/112987/2009

RealQual: Real Time Monitoring system of Beef Meat Marbling and Tenderness
Vasco Augusto Pilão Cadavez
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/CVT/113045/2009

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/113047/2009

RISKFISH - Risk Assessment of antibiotics used in gilthead sea bream and sea bass aquaculture
Fernando Ramos
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/CVT/113098/2009

In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the efficacy of doxorubicin and zoledronic acid on canine mammary gland tumours
Augusto José Ferreira de Matos
Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular (IPATIMUP/UP)

PTDC/CVT/113121/2009

Consequences of neutrophil-Leishmania infantum interactions in the establishment of canine leishmaniosis
Gabriela Santos-Gomes
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/113124/2009

Functional and phenotypic characterization of regulatory T lymphocytes in Bovine Theileriosis
Maria Helena Ferronha de Brito
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/113177/2009

MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY to IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND DIAGNOSIS OF CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS AND OTHER EQUINE BACTERIAL VENEREAL DISEASES CAUSING REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER
Maria Teresa Ribeiro Barata da Rocha
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/113247/2009

Evaluation of the zoonotic potential of Giardia duodenalis in companion animals co-infected with Leishmania and Leptospira
Nuno Miguel Carmona de Jesus Rolão
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/113262/2009

Influence of genetic background in susceptibility/resistance to canine Leishmania infection
Gabriela Santos-Gomes
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/113351/2009

Greenhouse gases and climate change - Measurement and development of strategies to reduce the emissions of methane in the azorean farming.
Alfredo Emilio Silveira de Borba
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/CVT/113480/2009

Equine biomechanics: kinematic and dynamometric analysis of the normal equine locomotion and comparison of the effect of different conformations and orthopaedic treatments.
João Manuel Cunha Silva Abrantes
COFAC, Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural, CRL (COFAC)

PTDC/CVT/113600/2009

Cytogenomics of Cat Mammary Tumors: genetic profiling, clonal analysis and generation of cell models
RAQUEL MARIA GARCIA DOS SANTOS CHAVES
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/113616/2009

Pospartum uterine infection in the cow: Interaction host-pathogen
Luisa Maria Freire Leal Mateus
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/113852/2009

Identification of house-dust-mites and grass-pollen allergens for canine populations from Setúbal, Évora, Viseu, Portalegre, Lugo and Leon, and characterization of the allergic dermatopathy.
Luís Miguel Lourenço Martins
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/CVT/113861/2009

New pharmaceutical strategies on the isquemic retinian ilness therapeutic
BERTA MARIA FERNANDES FERREIRA SÃO BRAZ
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/113889/2009

Modulation of acquired immunity by bacterial cell wall-derived formulations containing heterologous antigens expressed by a new OprI based system
DULCE MARIA METELO FERNANDES DOS SANTOS
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/113937/2009

Novel diagnostic tools for monitoring transmission risk of zoonotic leishmaniasis
Carla Alexandra Soares Maia
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/113985/2009

Targeting urovirulence of the pandemic multidrug-resistant O25-ST131 Escherichia coli clone
Maria Constança Matias Ferreira Pomba
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/114118/2009

ER_TRANSPROT -“Ehrlichia ruminantium proteome analysis: a complementary approach to transcriptomics towards increased knowledge on heartwater pathogenesis and vaccine development
Isabel Eloi Marcelino
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/CVT/114190/2009

An integrated systems approach to deconstruct complex N-glycosylation in the Animal African Trypanosomiasis causing parasite
João Alexandre Guarita da Silva Rodrigues
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/114197/2009

The influence of LTR promoter region in replication rate and tropism of P1OLV isolate, a slow/low Maedi Visna virus (MVV)
Sílvia Barros
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/114210/2009

Role of prophage genes in fitness and virulence of the opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecalis
Maria de Fátima Silva Lopes
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/CVT/114246/2009

Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) and genes associated with navicular disease and osteochondrosis in Lusitano horses
Artur da Câmara Machado
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/CVT/114609/2009

Exploring new functions for calcitropic hormones
PATRÍCIA ISABEL SILVESTRE PINTO
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/CVT/114657/2009

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in traditional meat products: prevalence study and development of selective capture strategies to reduce contamination
Teresa de Jesus da Silva Matos Nolasco Crespo
Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/114790/2009

SEEN - Studying the Effects of Estradiol and related endocrine disruptors on Neural cells: lessons from the zebrafish model organism
Ana Carolina Tavares Estima Santos da Cunha Fleming
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/CVT/114889/2009

Wild-type and recombinant fibrinolytic enzymes from basidiomycetes strains with high thrombolytic activity in vivo
Amin Karmali
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL/IPL)

PTDC/CVT/114923/2009

Green turtle fibropapillomatosis associated herpesvirus, in Principe Island neritic ecosystem: concentrating efforts focused on another threat to sea turtle endangered species
Ana Duarte
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/114946/2009

Control of canine leishmaniosis through early detection and prompt treatment with an economical and non toxic antileishmanial
Saul Jose Semiao Santos
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/CVT/114997/2009

Transcutaneous administration: novel route for viral vaccine delivery
Claudia Istrate
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/CVT/115001/2009

Assessment of complex Mycobacterium avium (MAC) swine infection.
Maria dos Anjos Clemente Pires
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/CVT/115129/2009

Model for decision support to the control of salmonella in pigs in the pre-harvest and slaughter phases (SAPCON-M)
João José Rato Niza Ribeiro
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/115398/2009

Antimicrobial resistance gene flux in animal reservoirs; potential impact in animal and human health
Gabriela Conceição Duarte Jorge da Silva
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/CVT/115450/2009

Can tannins be exploited to control biohydrogenation in the rumen?
Rui Bessa
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/115455/2009

Storage of Live Lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) for Human Consumption: optimization of maintenance conditions and preservation of sensory and nutritional qualities - PETRONA
ISABEL CRISTINA OLIVEIRA GONZALEZ CUNHA
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/CVT/115490/2009

Strategies to improve Campylobacter control an emergent hazard on food safety
Maria João Fraqueza
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/115497/2009

Study of resistance of sheep sperm cells to freezing: effect of extender composition.
João Pedro Barbas
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/115519/2009

Epidemiology of bovine besnoitiosis
Yolanda Vaz
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/115591/2009

Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolic studies in the mammary gland of tropical environmental adapted bovine
Luis Granger Alfaro Cardoso
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE)

PTDC/CVT/115703/2009

Characterization of the role of a novel anti-angiogenic biopharmaceutical, Dll4-Fc, in the control of tumour growth in animal models
António José Freitas Duarte
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/115790/2009

ChondroSmart - Autologous Functional Regeneration of Cartilage
Nuno Neves
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/115796/2009

NeoJoint - Nano-structured systems for joint regeneration
Nuno Neves
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/CVT/115868/2009

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/115962/2009

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/116003/2009

An epidemiological and genetical approach to characterize two viruses (CDV and CPV) in a wild carnivore community: phylogenetical and conservation implications.
Gertrude Averil Baker Thompson
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/116034/2009

Emerging Canine Parvovirus 2c (CPV-2c): virus characterization and the epidemiological significance on the natural occurring infections in the dog populations in Portugal
Gertrude Averil Baker Thompson
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/116054/2009

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/116210/2009

Understanding the occurence of multiple Atypical Scrapie cases within flocks
Maria Leonor dos Santos Diniz Orge
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/CVT/116231/2009

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Graça Maria Leitão Ferreira-Dias
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/CVT/110732/2009

Development of a new immunological screening method for leishmaniasis using colloidal gold nanoparticles
Ricardo Jorge Leal Silvestre
Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/UP)

PTDC/CVT/111358/2009

E-cadherin Post-Translational Modifications by N-glycosylation: a potential new mechanism of E-cadherin deregulation in cancer
Salomé Soares de Pinho
Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular (IPATIMUP/UP)

PTDC/CVT/113218/2009

Novel canine norovirus: molecular, epidemiologic and pathogenic aspects
Maria de São José Garcia Alexandre
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto (FF/UP)

PTDC/CVT/115126/2009

Study of the immune response and protective effect against neosporosis elicited by mucosal immunization with Neospora caninum antigens
Manuel João Rua Vilanova
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da universidade do Porto (ICBAS/UP)

PTDC/CVT/115618/2009

Peroxisomes, estrogens, and nuclear receptors: cross-talk evaluation in hepatocytes of the trout as a fish model organism - impacts on lipid metabolism
Eduardo Jorge Sousa da Rocha
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)