2nd Call for PhD Research Studentships Maria de Sousa

FCT, in collaboration with AICIB (Agência de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica), is announcing today, April 14, the 2nd edition of the Maria de Sousa Call for PhD Research Studentships , two years after the death of this distinguished Portuguese researcher. The Call aims to award 50 research Studentships in the field of epidemiology and virology and applications will be open from September 1 to 29, 2022.

The aim of the Call is to encourage the acquisition of new knowledge that will enable skills to be created for responses to virological phenomena, including pandemics, and which will translate into efficient prevention measures, better health care and effective support for citizens.

Applications will be considered in any scientific field, with projects that contribute to the following objectives and areas of knowledge:

1. Epidemiology and risk factors for severe viral infection and disease;
2. Human-animal interaction, mechanisms of resistance and interspecies transmission of viruses, and the risk of pandemics;
3. Strategies to prevent and prepare 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's cellular and serological immune response to virus infection, the 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.

More information on the Call page at Studentships