Stem Cell Technologies

Stem cell-based therapies are thriving. In fact, pharmaceutical companies are increasingly investing in stem cell technology to develop innovative and potentially valuable new treatments for severe human diseases, including cancer and neurological disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer´s and Parkinson´s disease, mood disorders, brain tumors and even stroke. Moreover, although seminal advances have occurred in understanding stem cell biology, further work is still needed to bridge the current gap between stem cell technologies and effective treatments for brain-related disorders. Stimulating the scientific interest in the topic will certainly accelerate and improve the successful transfer of stem cellbased discoveries from the bench to the bedside.

Susana Solá, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa
Christa Rhiner, Champalimaud Foundation

The overall goal of the Stem Cell Technologies course is to train a new generation of researchers with the knowledge necessary to understand stem cell plasticity and consider innovative stem cell-based strategies for the treatment of a range of devastating disorders.

Specific competencies will be acquired to:

• Understand the biology of stem cells, and their role in tissue homeostasis, cancer
  and regeneration;
• Discuss their potential in biomedical research and the challenges of developing better
  stem cell-based therapies;
• Recognize cutting-edge stem cell tools and models to tackle human disease;
• Understand how pharmacology, toxicology and biomedical applications benefit from
  emerging scale-up stem cell technologies.

Assessment will be based on active participation in the seminars and workshops. The last workshop on Stem Cell-based business concepts will be an interactive forum in groups, where students will explain and discuss the technology and application of two biotechnology companies with stem cell-based concepts.

This course will run from 27 November 2023 to 4 December 2023.

It has a total of 22.5 hours of training.

Number of ECTS: 6 ECTS

The training hours are distributed as follows:

• Theoretical hours: 14.5 hours
• Practical hours: 8h
• Tutorial hours: 1 hour

The course will take place over 5 days, from 9.30am to 5.30pm (face-to-face).

PROGRAMA

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Applications and Registration: until 20 November 2023

Course Start and Finish Date: 27 November 2023 to 4 December 2023

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Entry qualifications:

Training in health-related sciences such as pharmaceutical sciences, biology, biochemistry, medicine, biomedical engineering, among others.

Selection and ranking criteria:

Date of enrolment.

• Minimum number of trainees: 8
• Maximum number of trainees: 25

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Registration fee:

• 250€ for student enrolment
• 600€ for professional and corporate enrolment

Note: FFUL doctoral students who wish to take the course as part of their compulsory 1st year curricular component are exempt from paying the enrolment fee and Champalimaud Foundation.

School Insurance: 2.10€

Pursuant to Article 42(2)(e) of the University of Lisbon Statutes, and taking into account the terms for awarding PRR funding under the “Impulso Adultos” programme, the Organisational Unit responsible for coordinating each course may award prizes for academic performance.

Access to the FenixEdu Platform:

• If you have never been a student at FFULisboa you must pre-register on the FenixEdu Platform.
• If you are a former student of FFULisboa and have already had an account campus@ulisboa or @edu.ulisboa.pt you should access the FenixEdu Platform and authenticate yourself with your account data.
• If you have lost access to your account, you can recover your password in the ULisboa users area.
• If you are a former student of FFULisboa and have never had an account campus@ulisboa or @edu.ulisboa.pt you must send an email to doutoramentos@ff.ulisboa.pt indicating your full name and ID document number.

Access the FenixEdu Platform.

• On the “Applicant” tab, choose the type of application “Curso de Formação Avançada – Curso Avançado em Tecnologias de Células Estaminais ”
• Fill out the online form and attach all documents in digital format.
• Select the option “Submit”.

For information regarding the organization of the course, please contact the Academic Services: doutoramentos@ff.ulisboa.pt

For scientific information regarding the teaching of the course, please contact the Course Coordination.