2016
MOSTMICRO-ITQB researchers are involved in organizing, hosting or giving lectures and training at different levels. Here is the complete list for 2016.
Frontier Leaders Seminars
Seminar series designed to integrate the ITQB NOVA PhD Programs bringing to Portugal renowned researchers in biology and chemistry, in particular those awarded with ERC Advanced Grants.
- Dissection and use of plant receptor kinase-mediated innate immunity , Cyril Zipfel, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
- Cell differentiation in staphylococcal biofilms, Daniel Lopez, Molecular infection Biology Lab, Spanish Research Council (CSIC)
- Metal-based chemical entities: OPPORTUNITIES IN chemical BIOLOGY and TO ACHIEVE targeted therapeutic agents
- Chewing rocks – physiology and mechanisms of iron-oxidizing bacteria and their habitats on modern and ancient earth , Andreas Kappler, Center for Applied Geoscience (ZAG), Eberhard-Karls-University, Tuebingen
AVX Seminars
António V. Xavier Seminars bring to ITQB NOVA outstanding Portuguese researchers working in Portugal
- Biomimetics & Magnetism in Bioengineering, Cecília Roque, Chemistry Department, FCT-UNL
- Bioenergetic Adventures in Mammalian Reproduction and Stem Cell Pluripotenc, João Ramalho Santos, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular CNC
- Environmental sensing by innate lymphoid cells, Henrique Veiga Fernandes, Instituto de medicina Molecular, IMM
- Why is the European rabbit such a fascinating species? Insights on the processes of speciation and domestication, Nuno Ferrand, Faculty of Science University of Porto
- Cancer: From classic pathology to precision medicine, Manuel Sobrinho Simões, IPATIMUP
- Food for the future: trends and challenges, Manuela Pintado, Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Universidade Católica
- Towards a More Sustainable Future: High-Value Chemicals, Polymers and Materials from renewable resources, Armando Domingues Silvestre, CICECO, Universidade de Aveiro
- Green electronics: a technology for a sustainable future, Elvira Fortunato, FCT NOVA
- The economic valorisation of research, Carlos Faro, Universidade de Coimbra
Invited Seminars
Seminars by invited speakers from MostMicro members
- Exploiting Ionic Liquids and Polymeric Ionic Liquids in Multidimensional Gas Chromatography and Sample Preparation, Jared L. Anderson, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, USA
- NOVA becoming a Foundation, Professor António Bensabat Rendas, Dean of NOVA, Portugal
- Routine use of next generation sequencing in Clinical Microbiology, Henrik Westh, Hvridrove Hospital, Denmark
- Cognitive Aging And Its Relationship To Neuronal Structure And Function, Michelle Adams, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Bilkent University
- Bacterial small RNAs: From strings of nucleotides to RNA networks, Kai Papenfort, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
- Uncovering the enigmatic Co(II)-transporting P-type ATPases, Tamin Al-Jubair, Dept. of Translational Medicine, Lund University
- Some thoughts on early evolution: from the origin of life to the habitat and nature of early microbial lineages, William F. Martin, University of Düsseldorf
- Multi-scale Computer Simulations of Biological Systems: Extending Time- and Size-Limits of Molecular Resolution Models, Michele Cascella, University of Oslo, Norway
- How bacteria can respire O2 in sulfide-rich environments: a new role for cytochrome bd, Alessandro Giuffrè, CNR Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, Italy
- Thermophilic Anode Respiring Bacteria, Bradley Lusk, Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University
- Bioelectrochemical Systems as Experimental Platforms for Studying Microbial Physiology, Jay Regan, Environmental Engineering, Penn State University, Pennsylvania
- Atomistic Simulations of Bacterial Outer Membrane Models, Thereza A. Soares, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil & Umeå University, Sweden
- NMR Studies of Challenging Biological Systems, Aldino Viegas, Institute of Physical Biology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany
- BIOINFORMATICS and INCT- Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Berenice Reynaud Steffens, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil
- Discovering a common radical response to viral infection, Kourosh H. Ebrahimi, The Armstrong Research Group, Oxford University, UK
- Mycobacteria-HIV coalition: the cellular events behind the emerging threat, Sharmistha Banerjee, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India
- Mycobacterial GroEL's: Moonlighting in Non-specific Binding, Shekhar Mande, National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, INDIA
SCAN Seminars
Seminars by inhouse researchers and ITQB NOVA alumni
- Fusing simulation and experiment: Structure and activity studies on the influenza fusion peptide, Diana Lousa, Protein Modeling, ITQB NOVA
- A protein trisulfide couples dissimilatory sulfate reduction to energy conservation, Inês Cardoso Pereira, Bacterial Energy Metabolism Lab, ITQB NOVA
- Mitochondria Function and Parkinson’s Disease: the role of PINK1, Vanessa Morais, Vanessa Morais Lab, IMM, ITQB NOVA Alumni
- What can the Industry Liaison Office of ITQB do for me, Marta Ribeiro, ITQB NOVA
- A novel CRISPR system found in the human pathogen Listeria, José Andrade, Cecilia Arraiano Lab, ITQB NOVA
- Examining the antimicrobial activity and toxicity to animal cells of different types of CO-releasing molecules, Lígia Nobre, Lígia M. Saraiva Lab, ITQB NOVA
- Post-transcriptional regulation of Drosophila Xbp1 a mediator of the ER stress response, Fátima Cairrão, Pedro Domingos Lab, ITQB NOVA
- UniMS: Mass Spectrometry for ITQB, iBET, and beyond, Isabel Abreu, UNIMS ITQB NOVA/iBET
- CDP-inositol: the exquisite inositol donor for the synthesis of thermoprotectors and phospholipids in prokaryotes Carla Jorge, Helena Santos Lab, ITQB NOVA
- The role of Toll signaling and fucosylation in regulating host physiology, Magda Atilano, Dept. Biochemistry, Univ. Oxford, ITQB NOVA Alumni
- The Pivotal Role of LANA in Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) infection, Colin E. McVey, Structural Virology Lab, ITQB NOVA
- ITQB Science Funding Office: plan and activities, Margarida Trindade, ITQB NOVA Science Funding Office
- Molecular processes of peptides and proteins at model membranes, Peter Hildebrandt, Berlin TU, ITQB NOVA Alumni
- A biofilm regulatory protein is involved in spore coat assembly in Bacillus subtilis, Mónica Serrano, Adriano Henriques Lab, ITQB NOVA
- Manipulation of mammalian host cells by Salmonella, Jaime Mota, UCIBIO-REQUINTE, Life Sciences Dept., FCT NOVA, ITQB NOVA Alumni
- Opposing effects of Folding and Assembly Chaperones on RuBisCO Evolution, Paulo Durão, Gulbenkian Institute for Science, ITQB NOVA alumni
- The strange case of CCC1 gene regulation: a two-in-one strategy for dealing with iron overload or a memory of the past? Catarina Pimentel, Claudina R. Pousada Lab, ITQB NOVA
- Alternative questions to a fish without bones, Ana Cristina Paulo, Raquel Sá Leão Lab, ITQB NOVA
- PhD, and then what?, Rui Ferreira, Hovione FarmaCiência, ITQB NOVA Alumni
- Distinct roles of N-acetyl and 5-methoxy groups in the antiproliferative and neuroprotective effects of melatonin Federico Herrera, Cell Structure and Dynamics, ITQB NOVA
- Desulfovibrio vulgaris CbiKP cobaltochelatase: evolution of a haem binding protein orchestrated by the incorporation of two histidine residues Susana Lobo, Lígia M. Saraiva Lab, ITQB NOVA
- Science beyond the lab, Mara Almeida, Science, Policy & Society, ITQB NOVA
- NMR metabolomics toward diagnosis of central nervous system metastasis, Gonçalo Graça, Helena Santos Lab, ITQB NOVA
- Towards standardization in Synthetic Biology: modulation of gene expression through RNA stability determinants and sRNA riboregulators Sandra Viegas, Cecília Arraiano Lab, ITQB NOVA
- Development of mesenchymal stem cell based advanced therapy medicinal products, Helder Cruz, ECBio, R&D in Biotechnology SA, ITQB NOVA Alumni
- Minimizing transcriptional noise during development in a bacterial pathogen, Adriano Henriques, Microbial Development Lab, ITQB NOVA
- Putting the 'Multi' in Multiscale Modeling, Manuel N. Melo, Multiscale Modeling Lab, ITQB NOVA
Training and meetings
For undergraduates, PhD students or young postdocs
- Biostruct-X | Workshop on Ensemble Refinement of Protein Crystal Structures from 30 Jan to 02 Feb, 2016
- Mini‐Symposium on Molecular Microbiology 21 Mar, 2016
- Mini-Symposium Antimicrobial Resistance and evolution in staphylococci 1 April, 2016
- Mini-Symposium Bacterial Life, Death and Infection 08 Apr, 2016
- Seminar Saúde Pública@NOVA 06 Jun, 2016
- 9th CERMAX practical course on basic NMR from 21 Jun to 24 Jun, 2016
- Summer School for undergraduates Summer Science @ ITQB NOVA from 25 Jul to 29 Jul, 2016
- 7th ITQB NOVA PhD Students Meeting 23 Nov to 25 Nov, 2016
- 1st ITQB NOVA PostDocs Meeting 07 Dec, 2016
- 4º Encontro de Jovens Investigadores de Biologia Computacional Estrutural (EJIBCE 2016) 21 Dec, 2016