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3rd Edition ABC-RI Mariano Gago Memorial Lecture || July 2, 2024

The Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute (ABC-Ri) is pleased to announce the 3^rd edition of the ABC-Ri named lecture: Mariano Gago Memorial Lecture.

In this edition, we are honored to have as a speaker the distinguished Portuguese researcher Maria Mota, who has won several prestigious awards, including the Pfizer Prize and the Sanofi Pasteur Prize in the area of scientific research, and the Pessoa Prize and the Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira Prize in the area of culture and society.

Professor Maria Mota was involved in elucidating fundamental questions related to the interactions between the etiological agent of malaria and the human host.

Join us to hear the latest developments from her team in the study of malaria on July 2nd at 2 p.m. (Lisbon time) via Zoom.

To register (free participation), click on the link: bit.ly/MarianoGago2024

Program

GMT+1
2:00 p.m.
Opening session: Direction of the ABC-Ri and Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve (UAlg)
2:15 p.m.
Lecture “Plasmodium liver stage: silently making a bang”, Maria Mota, PhD
3:00 p.m.
Q&A session, with moderation of Vítor Fernandes, PhD (ABC-Ri, UAlg) e João Cardoso, PhD (CCMar, UAlg)
3:25 p.m.
Closing remarks

Note on this named lecture: Professor Mariano Gago was one of the most influential Ministers for Science in Portugal (between 1995-2002, and 2005-2011). He was originally from Algarve and his work was a major driver to set the foundations for the current scientific culture of Portuguese Research and Portuguese scientists around the world. He was also key for the creation of what is today FCT, the National Research Council. This lecture is held in his memory, to remind us of the importance to unravel new challenges.