Global History of Health Project (European module) (Duration: 2015–2019)

by diogo.santos | Apr 17, 2015 | Projects

Duration: 2015 – 2019 Coordinators: Richard Steckel, Clark Larsen, Charlotte Roberts, Joerg Baten Participants: Carina Marques and Vítor Matos Financial support: National Science Foundation, United States...

Technology, Charitable Benefaction, and Humanitarian Aid in Contemporary China (Duration: 2015-2018)

by diogo.santos | Mar 23, 2015 | Projects

Duration: 2015-2018 Abstract:  Coordinator:  Participants:  Partner institutions:  Financial support: General Research Fund Grant, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, HK$414,340 (>€50,000EUR) Reference: RGC GRF HKU...

CoChange – Coastal societies in a changing world: A diachronic and comparative approach to the Prehistory of SW Europe from the late Palaeolithic to the Neolithic (Duration:  2015-2017)

by diogo.santos | Feb 17, 2015 | Projects

Duration:  2015-2017 Coordinator (PI): Pablo Arias Cabal, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander (UNICAN) Participants: 70 researchers from 9 countries, including Cláudia Umbelino (CIAS) Financial support: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad,...

Osteometrics in burned human skeletal remains: estimating heat-induced dimensional changes in bones by neutron spectroscopy (Duration: 2015-2016)

by diogo.santos | Jan 17, 2015 | Projects

Duration: 2015-2016 Abstract: This study aims at developing a reliable method for probing diagenetic alterations in human bones upon burning events, by INS spectroscopy. The results will be coupled to Raman and FTIR data (obtained concomitantly), with a view to...

Study of polymorphic variations associated with fetal hemoglobin levels (Duration: 2014-2020)

by CIAS Gestão | Dec 23, 2014 | Projects

Duration: 2014-2020 Abstract: To evaluate the association of genetic variants at the HBG2, BCL11A, HMIP or other loci with HbF levels in beta-thalassemia carriers and in normal individuals of Portuguese origin. Coordinator: Licínio Manco (CIAS)...

Uma genealogia de obesidade: da biopolítica a uma etnografia hospitalar (PhD) (Duration: 2014-2020)

by diogo.santos | Apr 16, 2014 | Projects

Duration: 2014-2020 Abstract: Este projecto tem como objectivos: 1) etnografar uma unidade/centro de referência para o tratamento da obesidade mórbida num hospital português oferecendo uma praxiografia de obesidade; 2) recolher narrativas pessoais de doença de...