On 9 and 10 February, the University of Aveiro (UA) hosted the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Re-MEND project, funded by the Horizon Europe programme. CESAM was represented by Rosário Domingues, CESAM researcher and Professor at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Aveiro (DQ/UA), Helena de Sousa, researcher at CESAM/DQ, and the PhD student Pedro Santiago. The meeting also included the participation of UA members affiliated with REQUIMTE, namely Pedro Domingues, Professor at DQ/UA, and Tânia Melo, researcher, as well as other faculty members and researchers from the Department of Chemistry.
The project aims to elucidate the pathological mechanisms underlying depression and anxiety during life stages that are particularly sensitive to hormonal changes. Re-MEND brings together 16 partners from several countries, including the Lipidomics Laboratory of the Department of Chemistry at UA.
The international meeting, organised by the UA partners, gathered institutions from around the world and brought together 36 researchers from countries ranging from the United States of America to Bangladesh. Over the two days, key aspects of the project were discussed, including the results achieved so far and the definition of the next steps, in a context where mental health represents a major global concern. Re-MEND is one of the international projects contributing to research excellence at the University of Aveiro.