iBET member, Sandra Silva AWARDED by the Order of Pharmacists

13.11.2013

Sandra Silva, member
of the Analytical Services Unit (ASU, iBET) and PhD student at the Faculty of
Pharmacy of Lisbon, was awarded an innovation grant for the scientific project
entitled "Evaluation of
anti-inflammatory effects of refined olive oil supplemented with hydroxytyrosol
in a rheumatoid arthritis animal model”. 

This award, given by the Order
of Pharmacists, was to distinguish research and professional projects in different
areas of pharmaceutical activity carried out by pharmacists in Portugal. 

The
project authored by Sandra Silva, Maria Rosário Bronze, João Rocha, Bruno
Sepodes and Maria Eduardo Figueira describes the evaluation of the anti-inflammatory
effects of hydroxytyrosol, a typical phenolic compound present in virgin olive
oils, in a rheumatoid arthritis animal model. The preliminary results demonstrate
the preventive effects of hydroxytyrosol in the evolution of rheumatoid
arthritis, and add potential health benefits of virgin olive oil consumption. 

An
event will be held on the beginning of 2014 for the award attribution.