VISIT 3 � iMM

Name and location of institution	Institute of Molecular Medicine João Lobo Antunes (iMM) Avenida Professor Egas Moniz 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
Maximum number of participants	30
Date	21 September 2018, 10.00 - 12.30

Time	Activity	Location
09.15	Bus departing from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation	Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Ninth EDCTP Forum venue main entrance
10.00 - 10.15	Arrival at iMM	iMM
10.15	Presentations of iMM, Bruno Silva Santos
10.30	Luísa Figueiredo Lab Parasitism relies on the ability of an organism to exploit its host. Trypanosoma brucei is a unicellular parasite responsible for a fatal disease in humans (sleeping sickness), and for a chronic disease in cattle (nagana) in Sub-Saharan Africa. We are interested in understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms employed by T. brucei to be an effective parasite.
11.00	Miguel Prudêncio Lab Our lab's research interests span a wide range of topics within the malaria field, with particular emphasis on the hepatic stage of infection. We are interested in elucidating hitherto obscure aspects of the biology of Plasmodium infection, unveiling novel host-parasite interactions, and developing new drug- and vaccine-based anti-malarial strategies.
11.30	Visit to facilities: Insectaries / P. falciparum and bioimaging
12.30	Departure

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