The integration of omic techniques for the identification of polygenic profiles of susceptibility to obesity (Duration: 2016-2017)

by diogo.santos | Fev 16, 2016 | Projetos

Duration: 2016-2017 Abstract: Obesity is a major health problem worldwide, associated with environment factors but having also a strong genetic component. To date >50 frequent SNPs were found to be associated with obesity-related traits by genome-wide...

Osteometrics in burned human skeletal remains: estimating heat-induced dimensional changes in bones by neutron spectroscopy (2nd experiment) (Duration: 2016)

by diogo.santos | Jan 17, 2016 | Projetos

Duration: 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 better...

Phaleron Bioarchaeological Project (Duration: 2015-ongoing)

by diogo.santos | Ago 17, 2015 | Em Curso, Projetos

Duration: 2015-ongoing Abstract: Since the early 1900s there was known the existence of a cemetery at the Delta of Phaleron in Greece and its archaeological significance. A century later, the construction of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)...

Genetics of obesity in the Portuguese population (Duration: 2015–2023)

by diogo.santos | Jul 16, 2015 | Em Curso, Projetos

Duration: 2015 – 2023 Abstract: To identify genetic variants associated with common obesity by analysing candidate genes in large population samples and to investigate whether environmental factors such as physical activity modulates the effects of the genetic...

Unveiling biological and sociocultural determinants on the coevolution of human tuberculosis and leprosy in the last two millennia through anthropological and genetic analysis of Portuguese skeletal populations (Duration: 2015–2020)

by diogo.santos | Mai 17, 2015 | Projetos

Duration: 2015 – 2020 Abstract: This research aims to unveil biological and sociocultural determinants on the co-evolution of human tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy (LP) through a pioneer study, combining anthropological and genetic analysis, of human skeletons from...