Principal Investigator: Conceição Calhau

The research activities within the TL1 – Preventive Medicine & Societal Challenges, focus on Health Prevention and on the Societal Challenges that are most relevant and current, such as, Ageing, Obesity, and Palliative Care.

The TL1 is constituted by seven research groups from different knowledge areas whose work is specifically focused on healthcare management, the most urgent ethical dilemmas, the education and training of professionals, the promotion of active and healthy ageing, and disease prevention, in line with the research priorities defined nationally and in Europe.

updated on 08/03/2018

Principal Investigator: Fernando Schmitt

The TL2 – Clinical & Translational Research addresses clinical and translational research. The main objective is to develop knowledge and new products to support the diagnosis and treatment of some of the most prevalent diseases, such as, cancer, dementia and cardiovascular diseases.

The line consists of 8 research groups working on key health areas: Emergency Medicine; Cardiovascular Sciences; Neuronal Degeneration and Regeneration; Oncology; Biomolecular Medicine and Computational Simulation; Microbiology; Mental Health; and Geriatrics; with goals which are strongly aligned with national and European research priorities.

updated on 23/05/2023

Principal Investigator:  Pedro Pereira Rodrigues

Constituted by 9 research groups, the TL3 focuses on the development of methodologies, tools and technology that aim to collect and analyse complex biomedical data and information (such as, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence), as well as to contribute to decision-making processes and to Health Technology Assessment.

Some of the work areas within the TL3 are the development of novel diagnosis tests and the improvement of patients’ monitoring, and treatment control of a number of diseases, thus contributing to the improvement of health care provision and to the well-being of the population.

updated on 08/03/2018