Studentships Maria de Sousa PhD Research Fellow

THE Call for assignment of Studentships Maria de Sousa PhD Research Programme – SEAGULL – Seeking Epidemiological and Virological Answers is aimed at obtaining new knowledge that will allow the creation of skills for responses to virological phenomena, including pandemics, and that will translate into efficient prevention measures, better health care and effective support for citizens.

THE Call will consider applications in any scientific area that contribute to the following objectives and areas of knowledge :

1. Epidemiology and risk factors for infection and severe disease by viruses;

2. Human-animal interaction, mechanisms of resistance and interspecies transmission of viruses, and risk of pandemics;

3. Prevention and preparedness strategies for new epidemics of virological origin, including vaccines;

4. Innovative approaches, including new methods and new technologies, for the diagnosis of virological diseases;

5. Characterization of viral infection mechanisms;

6. Characterization of the host response, cellular and serological immunological, to viral infection, impact of age and comorbidities;

7. Development of new therapies and new therapeutic approaches, including life support and personal protective equipment to combat virological diseases;

8. Repercussions of viral infection on maternal and newborn health;

9. Psychological impact and behavioral changes associated with epidemics or pandemics of virological origin.