Teachers

The course is coordinated by the Laboratory Animal Science group with support from the Animal Facility.

Regular collaborators:

Ana Maria Valentim - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto (Refinement of procedures /Humane endpoints/ Euthanasia;Procedures with animals)

Ana Paula Martins - Direcção Geral de Veterinária, Lisbon (Legislation)

Anna Olsson - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto (Behaviour, stress, welfare, Ethics, Alternatives to animal use, Introduction to laboratory animal science and Supervision and evaluation of projects) - Responsible for scientific and pedagogical content.

Andreia Costa - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto (Procedures with animals) - Course assistant.

Aura Maia - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto (Procedures with animals)

Axel Kornerup Hansen - Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen, Denmark (Microbiology of Laboratory animals/Gnotobiology/Handling and procedures with animals)

Dolores Bonaparte - Institute for Molecular Medicine, Lisbon (Laboratory animal genetics/ Microbiology of Laboratory animals/Gnotobiology/ Transgenic and KO animals; handling and procedures with animals)

Heber Alves - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto (Administration techniques and pharmacology/  procedures with animals)

Isabel Silveira - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, (Supervision and evaluation of projects)

Luís Antunes - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real (Anaesthesia and analgesia, Perioperative care, Surgery and microsurgery, Telemetry and Supervision and evaluation of projects)- Responsible for scientific and pedagogical content.

Maria de Lurdes Ribeiro Pinto - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real (Diseases of laboratory animals/pathology and necropsy/ anatomy and imaging techniques)

Mónica Sousa - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto (Transgenic /KO animals)

Patrícia Ribeiro - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto (necropsy)

Paula Oliveira - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real (Procedures with animals)

Pedro Oliveira - University of Minho, Braga (Statistics & methodology)

Pedro Rodrigues - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto (Supervision and evaluation of projects)

Severiano Silva - University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real (Biology of large animals)