University of Algarve

We are a multidisciplinary neuroscience research group dedicated to understanding the molecular basis of neurodegeneration and translating this knowledge into advanced therapeutic strategies. Our research focuses primarily on rare neurodegenerative diseases, particularly spinocerebellar ataxias, where we investigate the role of RNA metabolism, stress granule dynamics, RNA-binding proteins, proteostasis, autophagy, neuroinflammation, and extracellular vesicle-mediated communication in disease pathogenesis.

Our laboratory is primarily focused on elucidating the molecular mechanisms that enable cancer cells to develop resistance to multiple anticancer therapies. In particular, we investigate the TRIBBLES family of pseudokinases and their contribution to tumor initiation, progression, and therapeutic resistance.

The primary objective of our research group is to explore the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying various metabolic disorders, including obesity, fatty liver disease, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. Our focus is on understanding how these conditions are influenced by factors such as ageing, physical activity, dietary habits, and weight reduction, particularly through bariatric and metabolic surgery as a treatment for obesity.

The Ocean, Coastal and Land Surface Processes group integrates geophysical, geological and geochemical expertise to investigate internal and external geodynamic processes affecting terrestrial, coastal and oceanic systems, with a particular focus on natural hazards, climate change and georesource exploration.

The Short-Term Rentals and Tourism Dynamics Research Group examines short-term rentals (STRs) as a key driver of transformation within contemporary tourism systems. Focusing on European destinations, particularly in the Mediterranean region, the group analyses how STRs reshape tourism development, spatial patterns, and destination sustainability.

1. Characterizing the heterogeneity of the cognitive profiles among adults with dyslexia, to understand the mechanisms that enable certain individuals to compensate for their deficits and succeed in their academic lives. while others do not.

2.Continuing to deepen our knowledge about the time course of visual word recognition, both in typical readers and in readers with dyslexia, exploring the electroencephalographic component N170 as a marker of the sensitivity of the reading system to the orthographic characteristics of words.

CEAACP is an interdisciplinary research unit focussing on Archaeology, Arts and Architecture including hubs at the Universities of Coimbra and Algarve and the Archaeological Field of Mértola, (an NGO with a broad vocation linked to promoting communities through historical, archaeological, landscape, architectural, and heritage).

a) Oral Literature Databases