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Considerando a declaração de missão do CIDESD, centrada no desenvolvimento de recursos humanos, capazes de lidar com intervenções autónomas nos domínios das ciências do desporto, da saúde e do desenvolvimento humano, propomos o alargamento de duas (2) das suas comunidades de investigação ao CIDESD-EUROPEIA Hub, com a inclusão de investigadores da UE e um alargamento do âmbito.
A linha temática de investigação em Bem-Estar e Desenvolvimento Humano implementa a estruturação da interdisciplinaridade, combinando uma perspetiva de melhoria da condição humana através do exercício físico, integrando as ciências do desporto e da gestão desportiva, com a psicologia, quer na sua vertente organizacional e numa faceta de gestão de equipas, mas também de forma marcadamente clínica, no que diz respeito à gestão psicológica do rendimento desportivo. Por outro lado, esta linha de investigação incidirá também sobre temas emergentes, como o papel da tecnologia na melhoria do desempenho dos atletas em competições de alto nível, considerando fatores psicológicos e de gestão desportiva.
O desempenho humano é geralmente visto como uma medida fixa do desempenho de uma determinada atividade. No CIDESD- EUROPEIA Research Hub, pretendemos obter uma visão muito mais holística, onde iremos integrar as várias facetas psicológicas e biomecânicas que podem contribuir para melhorar de forma coesa o desempenho no trabalho (através das ferramentas internas do indivíduo), o desempenho social, o desempenho como Ser Humano, estruturando-se numa perspetiva de conciliação dos aspetos profissionais, familiares, sociais e pessoais. Área de particular interesse é o alto rendimento desportivo, especialmente em jovens estudantes universitários. Aqui, a psicologia e as ciências do desporto e da saúde serão predominantes na resposta a estes desafios.
Neste contexto, o Strong research Community Hub da UE contará com uma visão que reúne competências em Bullying no desporto, jogos, capacidades motoras infantis e desporto, Bem-Estar do Atleta (M. Nery), Biomecânica, descrição cinética e cinemática da marcha (L. Aguiar), saúde e sua relação com o exercício físico, especialmente em condições crónicas e em atletas (F. Raposo).
Temos uma interpretação mais ampla do termo Desenvolvimento Humano que vai além da avaliação da biologia do desenvolvimento, na qual vislumbramos níveis aumentados de bem-estar, pessoal (físico e mental) e social (através da educação para a saúde, tendências de estilos de vida mais saudáveis).
A experiência que podemos trazer sobre obesidade (S. Martins, L. Aguiar & P. Vieira) + nutrição (S. Martins & P. Vieira), mudança comportamental (P. Vieira, A. Q. Martins & T. Santos), motivação humana e estratégias motivacionais (P. Vieira & F. Raposo), impacto do luto e da doença crónica no desenvolvimento humano (P Ferrajão), Trauma - Neurobiologia do trauma (L. Roque) ou psicotraumatologia (P. Ferrajão), resiliência, autorregulação, apoio social (T. Santos) ou abuso/negligência de idosos (J. Soares), serão um complemento perfeito para o Centro Comunitário de Investigação Geron da UE.
As nossas parcerias são fundamentais para concretizar o plano de investigação proposto. Entre os sócios mais relevantes, destacamos os seguintes:
Todas estas parcerias existem tanto para fins de investigação como de ensino.
Nós, na UE, proporcionamos um percurso pedagógico sólido e altamente inovador aos nossos alunos, através de uma aprendizagem comprovada e elogiada baseada em desafios. Até ao momento temos 59 orientações de dissertação de mestrado concluídas, com várias em curso, e 1 de tese de doutoramento concluída (M. Nery), com 1 em curso.
Por outro lado, os nossos investigadores têm estado envolvidos em vários projetos nacionais e internacionais (quer como PI's, quer como membros de equipas). Foram adquiridas competências específicas em projetos Erasmus+, bem como com La Caixa, Santander e investigação financiada pelo setor privado.
Além disso, temos atualmente em vigor um esquema competitivo de alavancagem de projetos de investigação, no qual temos um pequeno orçamento (até 5 mil euros) para projetos de curta duração (12 meses) que podem ser mais explorados. Prevemos que este esquema continue em todo o hub do CIDESD-UE. Além disso, os projetos atualmente aprovados (a partir do outono de 2023) já podem ser desenvolvidos dentro do esforço colaborativo do CIDESD-UE.
Neste sentido, vemos uma elevada compatibilidade entre os interesses da UE e do CIDESD, e acreditamos firmemente que a combinação de esforços criará as sinergias necessárias para alavancar o consórcio a, pelo menos, uma nota "Muito Boa" na avaliação da FCT.
Para mais informações, visite o website do CIDESD.
1 Aguiar L, Andrade C, Branco M, Santos-Rocha R, Vieira F, Veloso AP (2016). Global optimization method applied to the kinematics of gait in pregnant and in non-pregnant women. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology. 16(6). DOI: 10.1142/S0219519416500846
2 Aguiar L, Santos-Rocha R, Andrade C, Branco M, Vieira F, Veloso AP (2015). Comparison between overweight due to pregnancy and due to added weight to simulate body mass distribution during pregnancy. Gait & Posture. 42(4):511-7. DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.07.065
3 Aguiar L, Santos-Rocha R, Branco M, Vieira F, Veloso AP (2014). Biomechanical model for kinetic and kinematic description of gait during second trimester of pregnancy to study the effects of biomechanical load on the musculoskeletal system. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology (JMMB), 14, 1450004. DOI: 10.1142/S0219519414500043
4 Arab-Zozani M, Mostafazadeh N, Arab-Zozani Z, Ghoddoosi-Nejad D, Hassanipour S, Soares JJF. The prevalence of elder abuse and neglect in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Elder Abuse Negl. 2018 Nov-Dec;30(5):408-423. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2018.1523765. Epub 2018 Oct 4. PMID: 30285554.
5 Ascenso, A.; Palmeira, A.; Pedro, L.M.; Martins, S. & Fonseca, H. (2016). Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness, but not sedentary behavior, are associated with carotid intima-media thickness in obese adolescents. European Journal of Pediatrics, 175(3):391-398.
6 Biscaia, R., Correia, A., Santos, T., Ross, S., & Yoshida, M. (2017). Service quality and value perceptions of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Event Management, 21(2), 201-216. [doi.org/10.3727/152599517X14878772869685]
7 Cerca, L., Teixeira, D., Carraça, E., Raposo, F., Silva, M., & Palmeira, A. (2023). Experiencia profesional y formación académica de profesionales del ejercicio: relación entre presiones laborales y necesidades psicológicas básicas en el contexto laboral (Professional experience and academic training of exercise professionals: relationship between job pressures and basic psychological needs in the work context). Retos, 47, 761–774. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v47.95899
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9 Eslami B, Di Rosa M, Barros H, Torres-Gonzalez F, Stankunas M, Ioannidi-Kapolou E, Lindert J, Soares JJF, Lamura G, Melchiorre MG. Lifetime abuse and somatic symptoms among older women and men in Europe. PLoS One. 2019 Aug 8;14(8):e0220741. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220741. PMID: 31393925; PMCID: PMC6687146.
10 Ferrajão, P. C., & Elklit, A. (2020). The contributions of different types of trauma and world assumptions to predicting psychological distress. Traumatology, 26(1), 137–146. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000208
11 Ferrajão, P. C., & Elklit, A. (2020). World assumptions and posttraumatic stress in a treatment-seeking sample of survivors of childhood sexual abuse: A longitudinal study. Psychology of Violence, 10(5), 501–508. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000280
12 Ferrajão, P., & Elklit, A. (2021). Attachment and social support mediate associations between polyvictimization and psychological distress in early Uganda and Kenya adolescents. Child Abuse & Neglect, 121, Article 105271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105271
13 Ferrajão, P., Tourais, B., & Elklit, A. (2023). Attachment anxiety and dissociation mediate associations between polytrauma and somatization in Kenyan adolescents. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 1–16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2023.2231958
14 Graça, J., Roque, L., Guedes, D., Campos, L., Truninger, M., Godinho, C., & Vinnari, M. (2022). Enabling sustainable food transitions in schools: a systemic approach. British Food Journal, 124(13), 322-339. DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-11-2021-1188
15 Henderson CR, Caccamise P, Soares JJF, Stankunas M, Lindert J. Elder maltreatment in Europe and the United States: a transnational analysis of prevalence rates and regional factors. J Elder Abuse Negl. 2021 Aug-Oct;33(4):249-269. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2021.1954573. Epub 2021 Aug 17. PMID:34404329.
16 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-015-2654-x
17 Kim, W., Joao, F., Tan, J., Mota, P., Vleck, V., Aguiar, L., Veloso A. (2013). The natural shock absorption of the leg spring. Journal of Biomechanics, 46(1), 129-136. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.10.041
18 Marques, A., Minderico, C., Martins, S., Palmeira, A., Ekelund, U. & Sardinha, L. B. (2016). Cross-sectional and prospective associations between moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary time with adiposity in children. International Journal of Obesity, 40:28–33. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.168
19 Martins, A.Q., Kavussanu, M., Willoughby, A., Ring, C. Moderate Intensity Exercise Facilitates Working Memory. (2013). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14, 323-8.
20 Martins, A.Q., McIntyre, D., Ring, C. (2015). Aversive event unpredictability causes stress-induced hypoalgesia. Psychophysiology, 52, 1066-70.
21 Mendonça, I., Coelho, F., Ferrajão, P., & Abreu, A. (2022). Telework and mental health during COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, Article 2602. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052602
22 Nery, M., Neto, C.; Rosado, A. & Smith, P. K. (2020). Bullying in Youth Sports Training: New perspectives and practical strategies. London: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781315101705
23 Nery, M.; Neto, C.; Rosado, A. & Smith, P. K. (2020). Welfare and protection of young athletes: analysis of nature and prevalence of bullying behaviours (pp. 105-118). In. M. Lang. (Org.). The International Handbook of Athlete Welfare. London: Routledge.
24 Nery, M.; Ventura, C. & Stirling, A. (2021). Bullying in sports (pp. 183-201). In. P. K. Smith & J. O. Norman (Org.). Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Bullying. London: Routledge.
25 Perentos, N., Martins, A. Q., Cumming, R. J., Mitchell, N. L., Palmer, D. N., Sawiak, S. J., & Morton, A. J. (2016). An EEG investigation of sleep homeostasis in healthy and CLN5 batten disease affected sheep. Journal of Neuroscience, 36(31), 8238-8249.
26 Perentos, N., Martins, A.Q., Watson, T.C., Bartsch, U., Mitchell, N.L., Palmer, D.N., Jones, M.W., Morton, A.J. (2015). Translational neurophysiology in sheep: Measuring sleep and neurological dysfunction in Batten disease sheep. Brain, 138, 862-74.
27 Perentos, N., Nicol, A. U., Martins, A. Q., Stewart, J. E., Taylor, P., & Morton, A. J. (2017). Techniques for chronic monitoring of brain activity in freely moving sheep using wireless EEG recording. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 279, 87-100.
28 Raposo, F. Z., Sánchez-Oliva, D., Veiga Carraça, E., Labisa Palmeira, A., & Nunes Silva, M. (2020). The Dark Side of Motivational Practices in Exercise Professionals: Mediators of Controlling Strategies. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17(15), 5377. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155377
29 Raposo, F.Z., Caldeira, P., Batalau, R., Araújo, D. & Silva, M.N. (2020). Self-Determination Theory and Nonlinear Pedagogy: An Approach to Exercise Professionals’ Strategies on Autonomous Motivation. Retos, 37, 680-686. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v37i37.74355
30 Ribeiro G, Torres S, Fernandes AB, Camacho M, Branco TL, Martins SS, Raimundo A and Oliveira-Maia AJ (2022) Enhanced sweet taste perception in obesity: Joint analysis of gustatory data from multiple studies. Front. Nutr. 9:1028261. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.1028261
31 Roque, L., Graça, J., Truninger, M., Guedes, D., Campos, L., Vinnari, M., & Godinho, C. (2022). Plant-based school meals as levers of sustainable food transitions: A narrative review and conceptual framework. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 10, 100429. DOI:10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100429
32 Roque, L., Veríssimo, M. (2011). Emotional context, maternal behavior and emotion regulation. Infant Behavior and Development, 34, 617-626. DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.06.002. Epub 2011 Jul 18. PMID: 21764459 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
33 Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Fernandes, M., Rebelo, A. (2013). Emotion regulation and attachment: Relationships with children’s secure base, during different situational and social contexts in naturalistic settings. Infant Behavior and Development 36, 298-306. DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2013.03.003. Epub 2013 Mar 29
34 Roque, L., Veríssimo, M., Oliveira, T. F., &, Oliveira, R. F. (2012). Attachment security and HPA axis reactivity to positive and challenging emotional situations in child-mother dyads in naturalistic settings. Developmental Psychobiology, 54, 401-411. DOI: 10.1002/dev.20598. Epub 2011 Aug 23. PMID: 22487942 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
35 Santos, T., Correia, A., Biscaia, R., & Pegoraro, A. (2019). Examining fan engagement through social networking sites. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 20(1), 163-183. [doi.org/10.1108/IJSMS-05-2016-0020].
36 Santos, T., Correia, A., Biscaia, R., Araújo, C., Pedroso, C., Stinghen, F. & Menezes, V. (2016). A qualidade da Copa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 2014 nas cidades-sede. Movimento, 22(2), 611-624. [doi.org/10.22456/1982-
37 Santos, T., Fatela, P., Vilar, L., & Gonçalves, B. (2022). The Portuguese football league ‘Liga Portugal’. In García-Fernández, J., Grimaldi-Puyana, M., & Bravo, G. A. (Eds.), Sport in the Iberian Peninsula: Management, Economics and Policy (pp. 154-163). Taylor & Francis. [doi.org/10.4324/9781003197003]
38 Santos-Rocha, R., Branco, M. , Aguiar, L. Vieira, F. & Veloso, A. (2018). Biomechanical Adapations in Pregnancy: Implications for Physical Activity and Exercise. In Rita Santos-Rocha (Ed 1). Exercise and Sporting During Pregnancy Evidence-Based Guidelines. Alemanha: Spinger.
39 Sardinha, L. B, Marques, A., Minderico, C., Palmeira, A. L., Martins, S., Santos, D. A., & Ekelund, U. (2016). Longitudinal Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Academic Achievement. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 48(5): 839-844. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000000830
40 Soares JJ, Macassa G, Grossi G, Viitasara E. Psychosocial correlates of hopelessness among men. Cogn Behav Ther. 2008;37(1):50-61. doi: 10.1080/16506070701628016. PMID: 18365798.
41 Sotoudeh GR, Mohammadi R, Mosallanezhad Z, Viitasara E, Soares JJF. The prevalence, circumstances and consequences of unintentional falls among elderly Iranians: A population study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2018 Nov-Dec;79:123-130.
42 Teixeira, D.S., Monteiro, D., Raposo, F.Z., Markland, D., Silva, M.N., Palmeira, A.L., & Carraça, E.V. (2019). Perceived Environmental Supportiveness Scale: Portuguese Translation, Validation and Adaptation to the Physical Education Domain. Motriz, Rio Claro, v.25, Issue 2, 2019. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-6574201900020003
43 Tellez, M. J. A., Silva, A. M., Jonatan, R. R., Martins, S. S., Palmeira, A. L., Branco, T. L., Minderico, C. S., Rocha, P. M., Themudo-Barata, J., Teixeira, P. J. & Sardinha, L. B. (2020). Neck circumference is associated with adipose tissue content in thigh skeletal muscle in overweight and obese premenopausal women. Scientific Reports, 10: 8324. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65204-9
44 Vieira P.N., Mata J, Silva MN, Coutinho SR, Santos TC, Minderico CS, Sardinha LB, Teixeira PJ (2011). Predictors of psychological well-being during behavioral obesity treatment in women. Journal of Obesity. DOI:10.1155/2011/936153.
45 Vieira PN, Silva MN, Mata J, Coutinho SR, Santos TC, Sardinha LB, Teixeira PJ (2014). Sucesso na manutenção do peso perdido em Portugal – o Registo Nacional de Controlo do Peso. Revista Ciência e Saúde Coletiva 19(1): 83-92. DOI:10.1016/j.rpsp.2012.10.002.
46 Vieira PN, Silva MN, Mata J, Coutinho SR, Santos TC, Sardinha LB, Teixeira PJ (2012). Sucesso na manutenção do peso perdido em Portugal e nos Estados Unidos: comparação de dois Registos Nacionais de Controlo do Peso. Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Pública, 30(2):115-124. doi.org/10.1016/j.rpsp.2012.10.002.
47 Vieira PN, Silva MN, Mata J, Coutinho SR, Santos TC, Sardinha LB, Teixeira PJ (2013). Correlates of Health-related Quality of Life, Psychological Well-Being, and Eating Self-Regulation after Successful Weight Loss Maintenance. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 36(6):601-610. doi: 10.1007/s10865-012-9454-9.
48 Vieira, P.N., Palmeira AL, Mata J, Kolotkin RL, Silva MN, Sardinha LB e Teixeira PJ (2012). Usefulness of standard BMI cut-offs for quality of life and psychological well-being in women. Obesity Facts, 5, 795-805. http://doi.org/10.1159/000345778.
J. Soares obtained his BSc (1982), MSc (1986) & PhD (1992) in Psychology (Uppsala University, Sweden). He is a licensed psychotherapist since 1991 (behavioural therapy, , Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, Stockholm, Sweden) and a principal investigator in Uppsala university since 1992. He also held an associated professorship position in Public Health at the Karolinska Institutet (dept. of Public Health Sciences). In 2010 he earned the Full Professor position in Psychology and Public Health at the Mid Sweden University, Östersund/Sundsvall, Sweden, being the head of the Public health Sciences Department in the same University between 2010 and 2014. Since 2020 he is also a Professor and researcher at Universidade Europeia.
He has supervised 8 PhD thesis (1 still ongoing), and has published 139 research articles in indexed journals in the Psychology and Public health Sciences areas.
J. Soares has secured over € 540 000 in research grants
S. Martins obtained her PhD in Human Motricity in the Health and Physical Condition Specialty (2012), having a h-index of 12, with 21 research articles indexed in ISI Web of Science, 6 Books e 10 book-chapters. She participated in 5 funded research projects. She is also the co-supervisor of na ongoing PhD thesis (U. Évora) and superbised 26 MSc thesis.
Top 5 papers
S Martins is the PI of a research project (Lifestyle@UE) resulting from a partnership with Universidad Europea de Madrid, with funding from Banco Santander. In addition, she is the proposing PI for a project application (in preparation) in partnership with Hospital Lusíadas de Lisboa, aiming to devise a combined intervention of physical exercise and nutrition on clinical, physical fitness, functional, nutritional and psychosocial indicators in breast and prostate cancer patients in stages I to III.
A. Q. Martins graduated in Psychology and completed a MSc in Psychiatry and Mental Health, both at the University of Porto. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychophysiology (University of Birmingham, UK) and received further training as a Research Associate at the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge (UK), for over two years. I then returned to Portugal to join I3S, University of Porto in the study of the “Neuroinflammatory correlates of depression”. Currently he is an Assistant Professor at Universidade Europeia at Lisbon (Portugal) where teaching Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience, while conducting and supervising research as an UNIDCOM member. He also works as a private practicing Clinical Psychologist.
He has collaborated in several research projects and published in top ranked journals, being also an adhoc reviewer for the Frontiers of Cognitive Neuroscience, Journal of Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Science, Journal of Business Research, Acta Médica Portuguesa and Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria. His top five papers are:
A. Q. Martins research interests include:
(1) Cognitive Neuroscience of Psychopathology.
Under the scope of this topic, he is currently involved in two projects. The first, aims to understand the neurocognitive correlates of autistic-like traits in light of empathy and alexithymia constructs. The second, aims to measure the different dimensions of eco-anxiety, namely the cognitive and emotional components of the individuals’ relationship to the natural environment.
(2) Experimental Design Paradigms for Behavioural Change.
This topic bridges health psychology interventions with design innovations. As an UNIDCOM member, he collaborates with Professor Emília Duarte and supervise the experimental paradigms of her students.
(3) Cognitive Neuroscience of Time Perception and Precognition. In the coming years, he is also keen to devise experimental paradigms to enlighten this growing topic.
P. N. Vieira is the Vice-Rector for the Academic Model at Universidade Europeia, holding a PhD (2012) in Human Motricity with a specialty in Health and Physical Condition (Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa), here he graduated in Sport Sciences (1998) and obtained in MSc in Exercise and health (2004). He has worked has a physical education teacher, basketball coach and coach trainer for over 30 years.
He as also been the leader of several scientific and community programs in exercise and health, including the Portuguese Army Laboratory for Health and Exercise (at FMH), working on obesity treatment (Programs PESO - Promoção de Exercício e Saúde na Obesidade and RNCP - Registo Nacional de Controlo do Peso), as well as in Associação de Basquetebol de Lisboa, Federação Portuguesa de Basquetebol (as chairman of the general assembly and coordinator of the disciplinary group).
P. N. Vieira has a vast research career, which has been focused over the last years in higher education teaching methodologies, on the structuring and implementation of innovative pedagogical practices. He as also supervised 5 MSc thesis.
His most relevant research has been published in the following articles:
P. N. Vieira future research is focused in behavioral changes associated with experimental pedagogical practices in higher education, with obesity and weight control, quality of life and well-being, and to organizational leadership.
L. Aguiar is an Assistant Professor at Universidade Europeia (Health Sciences Faculty), and a member of Centro de Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana, no Laboratório de Biomecânica e Morfologia Funcional, na Faculdade de Motricidade Humana. She holds a PhD (2014) in Biomechanics from Faculdade de Motricidade Humana da Universidade de Lisboa.
She graduated in Sports at Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, also holding a BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra.
Her research is focused in the construction of biomechanical models, tridimensional image analysis and simulation, a thematic that feed her research output, using as model the study of gait changes during pregnancy.
Selected research articles
In the next 5 years L. Aguiar envisions to continue the path that she has been following, namely through a new research project recently funded, “Biomechanical and functional factors that characterize gait in people with Autism spectrum disorder”, thus consolidating the intersection between biomechanics and ageing.
Christian G. Ramos is a Science Manager at Universidade Europeia. He graduated in 2002 in Biotechnological Engineering from Universidade Lusófona, obtained his MSc degree in Biotechnology (Biochemical Engineering) in Instituto Superior Técnico – Universidade de Lisboa (IST/UL) in 2007, and earned the PhD in Biotechnology (Biosciences) in 2011 (Scholarship from Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian), also from IST/UL, with Honours and Distinction, also having several certifications in project management and (Big) data analysis. He has worked as a Microbiologist in Panrico (2000-2002), as a consulter for several companies in the health sector (Consalus, SaudQuest, Genomed), as an informatics instructor (Teclinform), as a teacher for chemistry (NewScience) and as a project manager (UpStearm). Most of his career has been dedicated to scientific research (2000-2022), with 30 international peer-reviewed publications (15 Q1 articles), 2 books, 5 book-chapters, 15 invited lectures, and 35 presentations in international meetings, with a h-index of 12, his scientific outputs span research topics from the molecular determinants of antimicrobial resistance, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of human T-cells response to HIV infection, and to the mis-regulation of gene expression that leads to neurodegeneration. C. G. Ramos was the PI of 9 research projects (4 with national funding, 1 with international funding) and collaborated in over 25 research projects.
C. G. Ramos did his first 3-year post-doc (2012-2014) at IBB/IST, working on Microbial Molecular Genetics, moving to BioISI/FCUL for his 2nd post-doc (2015-2017) working on Molecular Cell Biology (immunology). In 2017 he took a senior researcher position at IMM/FMUL to work on Cellular and Molecular NeuroBiology (Gaucher Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and Rett Syndrome). During this period, he also held 2 invited researcher positions (at the CRG in Barcelona, Spain, and at the Weizmann Institute, in Rehovot, Israel).
Selected main scientific contributions (IF – Impact factor):
He has also served as an invited assistant professor at IST (Genetic Engineering) and at FCUL (Molecular Biology). In the last 10 years he has been progressively more involved in project management, now he is focused in leading Universidade Europeia into the forefront and contribute for a stronger academic and research community.
As a triathlete and a scientist, his current and future research are oriented towards the study of the physiological and neuro-muscular adaptations in endurance sports.
M. Nery is a clinical and sports psychologist. His main areas of interest are clinical and development psychology, bullying, child motricity and sports. He holds a PhD in Human Motricity (Psychology and motor behaviour) and is the co-author of the book Bullying in Youth Sports Training: New perspectives and practical strategies (with Carlos Neto, António Rosado and Peter K. Smith. Routledge, 2020).
He is also a member of the Pool of Experts on Safeguarding in the Researcher/Academic category of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sports (European Counsil).
Selected publications
In the forthcoming future M. Nery will explore in greater detail the thematic of “Gaming and Human Development”, specifically through Rough & Tumble, during a post-doc. He also wishes to pursue the study the impacts of the psychotherapist pregnancy in the analytical process.