Research Support
Ongoing
Ongoing
- Grant: NEURODIET - Molecular Mechanisms of Dietary Intervention on Neurodegeneration" - EU Joint Programme Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) - JPND00 - Principal Investigator (Co-PI) - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. From 1-9-2023 -... Role: Principal Investigator.
- Grant “Evaluation of TETO-OSKM lentiviral constructs in LmnaG609G/G609G mice” Ref. Project Grant (internal): CSD0042A01#IV0042 Financial support: YouthBio Therapeutics Inc. (YouthBio), USA; 2022 – Present. Role: Principal Investigator
- GendER@UC (Gender Equal Research @UC) (OC2-B12) EAA Grant CIG (2021-2024); Role: Principal Investigator
- EU Funding: RI4C2 - Research & Innovation For Cities and Citizens (101035803) H2020-IBA-SwafS-Support-2-2020/ IBA-SwafS-Support-2-2020 ; Sept 2021- March 2023; IR/PT coordinator
- Grant “NiNjA - New Neuroendocrine Strategy for healthy Aging”. (Ref: 030167); principal investigator: Claudia Cavadas; COMPETE 2020 - Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation, FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. July 2018 – December 2021.
- Grant “noOSAnoAGEING- Obstructive Sleep Apnea early diagnosis as a new strategy to delay ageing”. (Ref. 29002) Principal investigator: Ana Rita Álvaro; COMPETE 2020 - Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation, FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. July 2018 – December 2021.Role: Co-Principal Investigator
- Grant “HealthyAging2020”, Funded by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Centro 2020 Regional Operational Programme: project CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000012-HealthyAging2020, COMPETE 2020 - Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation, FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, (project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007440). January 2017-December 2020; Role: Lead of WP5 - “Neuroendocrine strategies to delay aging - Nutrient sensing and food intake as intervention strategies “.
- European network- COST Action - CA15214, An integrative action for multidisciplinary studies on cellular structural networks. http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15214 Role: Participant: 2016-2019
- Grant: "Peripheral NPY reverts HGPS phenotype: a study in human fibroblasts and mouse model”. September 2015-August 2017. Funded by Progeria Research Foundation (MA, USA). Role: Principal Investigator.
- Project:” Delaying neurodegeneration by caloric restriction approaches: from unraveling mechanisms to gene therapy.” Funded PhD fellowship funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal (Ref: SFRH/BD/87404/2012); January 2013-December 2016. Student: Janete Santos (Supervisor: Cláudia Cavadas)
- Project:” Unraveling the role of ataxin-2 in the hypothalamus: from neuropeptides to aging” Funded PhD fellowship funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal (Ref: SFRH/BD/89035/2012). January 2013-December 2016. Student: Sara Carmo-Silva (Supervisor: Cláudia Cavadas)
- Project: “Neuropeptide Y regulates autophagy in hypothalamus: a mechanism in life-span increase?” Funded PhD fellowship funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal (Ref. SFRH/BD/73004/2010) April 2011- March 2015. Student: Mariana Botelho da Rocha; (Supervisor: Cláudia Cavadas)
- Project: “Neuropeptide Y gene transfer for neuroprotection in polyglutamine disorders” Funded PhD fellowship funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal (Ref. SFRH/BD/74993/2010) April 2011- June 2015. Student: Joana Filipa Duarte das Neves; (Co-Supervisor: Cláudia Cavadas)
- Project “Searching for the microRNA maestro in the central regulation of food intake and obesity.” Funded Pos-doc fellowship funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal (Ref: SFRH/BPD/78424/2011); January 2012-December 2018 (Co-supervisor: Cláudia Cavadas)
- Grant: “Ghrelin: a novel therapeutic intervention to rescue the phenotype of Hutchinson‐Gilford Progeria Syndrome” Progeria Research Foundation (MA, United States). April 2015-March 2016; Role: Co-Investigator
- Grant: Sleep apnea induces obesity: Why? What is the role of the hypothalamus and the adipose tissue? Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) (Lisbon, Portugal) 2013-09 to 2015-09 | Grant for International cooperation programmme: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal) and CAPES (Brasil) Entidade Financiadora: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Role: Principal Investigator
- Grant: Pre-clinical study of Depression - Pharmaceutical Company Contract- Tecnimed (Sintra, Portugal): Aug 2013-Feb 2014. Role: Principal Investigator
- Grant: “Caloric restriction increases lifespan: role of neuropeptide Y on autophagy” Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (PTDC/SAU-FCF/099082/2008); April 2010-July 2013 Role: Principal Investigator
- Grant: “Adenosine receptors on adrenal medulla regulation: its role on stress response” Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (PTDC/SAU-NEU/108110/2008); April 2010-July 2013. Role: Principal Investigator
- Science Divulgation Grant – “I want more and better cells! (Stem cells: What are they? Where are they? What can the be used for?) COMPETE- Ciência viva; January 2011-December 2013. Role: Principal Investigator
- Grant: NPY in the retina: Why? and What for?” Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (PTDC/SAU-NEU/73119/2006); May 2007 - November 2010. Role: Principal Investigator
- Grant: "Evaluation of ecstasy toxicity in rat retina: in vitro and in vivo studies" Instituição Financiadora: "Gabinete de Apoio à Investigação" - Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra; Jan 2007-Dec 2007. Role: Principal Investigator
- Grant: "Crosstalk between catecholamines and neuropeptide Y in human chromaffin cells", Instituição Financiadora: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Referência: POCTI/SAU-FCF/60399/2004. April 2005 -June 2008. Role: Principal Investigator
- Grant: “O neuropeptideo Y promove a proliferação e diferenciação de células progenitoras da retina: uma nova possível abordagem terapêutica em retinopatias” Instituição Financiadora: "Gabinete de Apoio à Investigação" - Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra; Jan2006 – Oct2006 Role: Principal Investigator
- Grant: "NPY and catecholamines in human chromaffin cells". Fonds de Recherche des Maladies Cardio-Vasculaires et Nephrologie, Lausanne, Switzerland; Jan2003 – Dec 2003. Role: Principal Investigator