Two INEB researchers awarded at the YES Meeting – Young European Scientist Meeting

Two young researchers of INEB, Vasco S. Pinto and Francisca S. Silva, have been awarded in recognition of the work presented at the Oncology & Molecular Biology Parallel Oral Session during 10th YES Meeting (17-20 September 2015, Porto, Portugal).

Vasco S. Pinto received Professor Ernesto Morais Best Oral Presentations Award with the work entitled "An Integrative Model of Neonatal Cardiac Injury Response", authored by V. Sampaio-Pinto, A.C. Silva, S. Rodrigues, M. Valente, T. L. Laundos, A. Nunes, T.P. Resende, S. Thorsteinsdóttir, P. Pinto-do-Ó and D.S. Nascimento.
Francisca S. Silva has been awarded with an Honourable Mention with the work entitled "Hes5: A Novel Player in the Specification of Cardiac Fate", authored by F. Soares-da-Silva, A. G. Freire, T.P. Resende, P. Pinto-do-Ó.

The YES (Young European Scientist) Meeting is an international conference built by a group of students in Porto, Portugal; its major purpose is to provide a global platform of scientific and cultural exchange to biomedical students all over the world.

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