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19-11-2020
GHTM SESSION | Fourth GHTM Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Day
Once again, The Global Health and Tropical Medicine R&D Centre (GHTM, IHMT-NOVA) joined the initiatives from the WHO (World Antibiotic Awareness Week, 18 – 24 November) and ECDC (European Antibiotic Awareness Day, 18 November), organising a webinar for GHTM researchers and collaborators to present their work and discuss how their research is contributing to the global fight against Antimicrobial Resistance. This year session was specially focused on how research on this topic can thrive and contribute to combat drug resistance in a world fighting a pandemic crisis, highlighting the resources available at GHTM for this purpose.
Hosts: Isabel Couto, Sofia Santos Costa, Pedro Cravo
17-02-2020
Congratulations to BIOSAFE team member - Maria Serrano - by her Master thesis defense
On 17th of February 2020, Maria Serrano successfully defended her thesis entitled “Molecular characterization of staphylococci associated with skin and soft tissue infections”, Master in Biomedical Sciences at IHMT-NOVA.
27-01-2020
Congratulations to BIOSAFE team member - Rute Ribeiro- by her Master thesis defense
On 27th of January 2020, Rute Ribeiro successfully defended her thesis entitled “Antimicrobial resistance in staphylococci causing infection in pets”, Master in Biomedical Sciences at IHMT-NOVA.
13-01-2020
Congratulations to BIOSAFE team member - Carolina Ferreira- by her Master thesis defense
On 13th of January 2020, Carolina Ferreira successfully defended her thesis entitled “Resistance to biocides and topical antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus of human origin”, Master in Medical Microbiology at NOVA.
19-12-2019
Congratulations to BIOSAFE team member - Valéria Oliveira- by her Master thesis defense
On 19th of December 2019, Valéria Oliveira successfully defended her thesis entitled “Resistance to biocides and antibiotics in staphylococci causing infection in pets”, Master in Medical Microbiology at NOVA.
05-12-2019
BIOSAFE participates at Microbiotec'19
BIOSAFE team presented 7 poster communications at Microbiotec - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2019 held in Coimbra, Portugal, December 5th-7th 2019.
21-11-2019
GHTM Sessions| Third GHTM Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Day
Once again, GHTM R&D centre joined the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) initiatives (World Antibiotic Awareness Week: 18 – 24 November and the European Antibiotic Awareness Day: 18 November ) by hosting the Third GHTM Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Day, a meeting for GHTM researchers and collaborators to present their studies in this topic and to provide a platform for discussion of future initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance.
Hosts: Isabel Couto, Sofia Santos Costa
27-09-2019
BIOSAFE participates at Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2019
BIOSAFE team was present at NEI at Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Lisbon, with the activity "Antimicrobial resistance: the role of biocides and the new weapon to the fight against superbugs". The aim of this initiative was to raise community awareness on the thematic of non-antibiotic (biocides: antiseptic and disinfectant solutions) antimicrobial resistance and how the reuse of old medicines in new applications can help to fight this problem and contribute for a sustainable development and better quality of life.
26-09-2019
BIOSAFE participates at 1st International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology
BIOSAFE team presented 1 poster communication at 1st International Conference of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology held in Athens, Greece, on 26-27 September 2019. The 1st ICECVM was dedicated to Veterinary Microbiology and included a forum on One-Health and antibiotic resistance of microbial pathogens, and a session on Veterinary Specialisation addressed at students of veterinary medicine and veterinarians.
17-09-2019
BIOSAFE participates at International Microorganism Day (IMD 2019)
BIOSAFE team joined the International Microorganism Day celebrations organized by the Portuguese Society of Microbiology in collaboration with ITQB-NOVA at Jardins do Palácio do Marquês, Oeiras.
28-04-2019
BIOSAFE participates at Gordon Conference: “Multi-drug Efflux Systems 2019" at Lucca, Italy
BIOSAFE team presented 1 oral communication and 1 poster at Gordon Research Conferences.
7-03-2019
1st BIOSAFE workforce team meeting at IHMT
BIOSAFE team joined for the first work force meeting at IHMT. Eleven members participated in the meeting, there were 8 oral presentations on current results and future plans were discussed (see detailed program here).
3-12-2018
BIOSAFE project was presented on the 1st International Conference NOVAsaúde Chronic Disease and Infection| "Resistence to antibiotics: from prevention to the control of infection in One Single Health"
Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide growing health problem due to the high number of deaths that it causes annually, especially in hospital settings. In this conference, national and international researchers will discuss the importance of this theme and the mechanisms of prevention and control of infectious diseases. A renowned specialist in Antibiotic Resistance in Animal Health, Professor Christina Greko of the National Veterinary Institute of Sweden, will also address the problem of overuse of antibiotics in animal production as a source of transmission of antibiotic resistance to humans.
13-11-2018
GHTM Sessions| Second GHTM Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Day
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing and global public health issue affecting millions of people every year. In the last years, we have witnessed an alarming rise of infections caused by antimicrobial resistant bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi in the hospital environment but also in the community. Antimicrobial resistance is a complex and multifactorial problem which demands a concerted action to stop the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistant pathogens.
As in previous years, the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) promote, respectively, the World Antibiotic Awareness Week (12 – 18 November) and the European Antibiotic Awareness Day (18 November). The GHTM R&D centre joins these initiatives by hosting the Second GHTM Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Day, a meeting for GHTM researchers and collaborators to present their studies in this topic and to provide a platform for discussion of future initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance.
Hosts: Isabel Couto, Sofia Santos Costa
