Andreia Silva and João Lopes, master's students in Oncobiology at the University of Algarve, and Bruno de Sousa, professor at the Padre António Martins de Oliveira Schools Group (Espamol), in Lagoa, are the semi-finalists algarvians of the FameLab Portugal 2019 contest.
The three science communicators won the Algarve regional round of this competition, which took place yesterday, Thursday, at the University of Algarve. In March they will participate in the semifinal, to try to access the Famelab national final, which will take place in April or May.
Andreia Silva is 22 years old. He graduated in Biochemistry at Universidade Nova de Lisboa and is currently finishing his Master's Degree in Oncobiology at UAlg. João Lopes is 25 years old and has a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Aveiro and is currently also a master's student in Oncobiology and is doing his thesis on stem cells.
The two UAlg students gave presentations on the themes "Metastases: a deadly enemy?" and “Cancer, the rebel cells”.
Bruno de Sousa, 38, was selected for the semi-finals following the presentation “Statistically we are the same person!”. The professor and for eight years a member of the board of the Espamol Group has a degree in Biology and Geology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. He is the author of textbooks and paraschools, Fulbrighter and, recently, a researcher in the field of educational innovation.
Those who qualify for the final will participate in a science communication masterclass to better prepare. The winner of the national final FameLab Portugal 2019 will represent Portugal in the international final, which takes place at the Cheltenham Science Festival, in the United Kingdom, in June 2019.
In Portugal, this initiative is promoted by the British Council and Ciência Viva – National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture. In the Algarve, it is a partnership that includes the participation of the Live Science Centers of Lagos, Algarve and Tavira and the University of Algarve.
FameLab is the world's leading international science communication competition, in which each competitor has three minutes to demonstrate their ability to communicate the most diverse scientific topics, using mainly words and gestures, without the help of multimedia support. Competitors are judged on the content, clarity and charisma of their presentations.
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