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Proposals for Research Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2006

Health Sciences - Epidemiology, Public Health and Environment

    Painel de Avaliação de Epidemiologia, Saúde Pública e Ambiente - 2006
  • Painel de Avaliação de Epidemiologia, Saúde Pública e Ambiente - 2006
  • Peter Heutink
  • Hans-Werner Hense
  • Maurício Barreto
  • Jan van Bemmel
  • Alison Macfarlane
  • Juergen May
  • Rodolfo Saracci
PTDC/SAU-ESA/64269/2006

Legionnaires' disease - from laboratorial diagnosis to epidemiological investigation: detection and molecular characterization of strains, virulence mechanisms and pathogenesis factors. Laura Maria Lourenço Brum da Cruz Martins, Pró-INSA, Associação para a Promoção da Investigação em Saúde (Pró-INSA/INSARJ). €119,645.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64609/2006

ACTION & RESISTANCE - CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MODE OF ACTION OF EMERGENT BIOCIDES AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE UNDERLYING BIOCIDE BACTERIAL RESISTANCE MECHANISMS. Maria Olívia Baptista de Oliveira Pereira, Universidade do Minho (UM). €105,729.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64632/2006

National psychiatric survey: Study of prevalences of mental disorders, risk factors, social and economic burden, and utilization of services. José Miguel Barros Caldas de Almeida, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM/UNL). €170,000.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/64888/2006

Population and genomic consequences of vaccination against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Mário Nuno Ramos de Almeida Ramirez, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa). €150,778.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65048/2006

Impact of the conjugate pneumococcal vaccines on pneumococcal ecology. Raquel Sá-Leão, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €153,667.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65401/2006

Tick-borne diseases in Portugal - what is the role/significance of Ornithodoros erraticus? Maria Sofia Núncio, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSARJ). €121,643.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/65597/2006

Impact of indoor on human health. Maria do Carmo Moreira de Freitas, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €176,859.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/66163/2006

Measurement of Human Work Índex in Portuguese Workers. Carlos Fernandes da Silva, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €198,255.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/67581/2006

Spouse, Family and Socio Cognitive Predictors of Therapeutic Adherence in Type II Diabetes and Interaction with the Health Care System. Maria Da Graca Pereira Alves, Universidade do Minho (UM). €81,338.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70388/2006

Epidemiological characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Lisbon region. Maria Helena Teixeira Fernandes Araujo Angelo, Pró-INSA, Associação para a Promoção da Investigação em Saúde (Pró-INSA/INSARJ). €186,937.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/70526/2006

Portuguese Prevalence Study of Obesity in Childhood, changes from 2002 to 2007. The Effects of Lifestyle and Environmental Factors. Cristina Padez, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €197,514.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71208/2006

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Portugal: Implementing and analysing a database. Maria Gabriela Miranda Gomes, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG). €171,750.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71499/2006

A computational biology approach using Streptococcus pneumoniae as a model towards an integrative view of bacteria/host interactions and evolution. Mário Nuno Ramos de Almeida Ramirez, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa). €94,984.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71517/2006

Is Helicobacter pylori infection a necessary condition for the occurrence of gastric cancer? Nuno Miguel de Sousa Lunet, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP). €31,606.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/71609/2006

Map of Risk to Public Health from Infection with the Giardia lamblia genotypes on the Fluvial Beaches of Continental Portugal. Rogério Paulo de Andrade Tenreiro, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €113,759.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72146/2006

Dynamic of parasitic water-related diseases in freshwater ecosystems at the Geba River basin (Guinea-Bissau) and their repercussions in Public Health. Fernanda Henriques de Jesus Rosa, Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical,I.P. (IICT) (IICT/MNE). €199,856.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72321/2006

Streptococcus pyogenes invasive disease and antimicrobial resistance - two faces of a changing pathogen. Jose Melo Cristino, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa). €156,195.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72571/2006

Pollen proteases, role in allergic disorders. Paula Cristina Veríssimo Pires, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €199,850.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/72663/2006

Genetic and non-genetic factors contributing for phenylketonuria phenotype diversity: a study based on the Portuguese Neonatal Screening Program. Elisabete Ramos, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP). €86,075.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/73016/2006

Human health risks caused by heat and cold waves. Ana Maria Rodrigues Monteiro de Sousa, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP). €187,123.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/75660/2006

HR-QoD - Quality of data (outliers, inconsistencies and errors) in hospital inpatient databases: methods and implications for data modelling, cleansing and analysis. Altamiro Manuel Rodrigues Costa Pereira, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP). €161,332.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/76844/2006

Health status and health care utilization: evidence provided by the National Health Surveys. Pedro Augusto Melo Lopes Ferreira, Centro de Estudos e Investigação em Saúde da Universidade de Coimbra (CEISUC). €31,120.

PTDC/SAU-ESA/81240/2006

Latent Class Models in Tropical Health. Luzia Augusta Pires Gonçalves, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL). €66,544.