Vicente Lab - Applied Protein Biochemistry Group

The Applied Protein Biochemistry Group addresses problems and pathologies regarding human metabolism (namely, the hydrogen sulfide metabolism) and works on therapeutic proteins against SARS-CoV-2 and similar viruses, or other biomedical applications. Their core scientific and methodological approaches combine protein biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology, benefiting from its integration in the Macromolecular Crystallography Unit. The lab's acquired knowledge is continuously shared within a network of collaborators and aims to enable the development of innovative diagnostics and therapeutic tools for different human diseases.

Highlights

Dr João Vicente

João Vicente leads the Applied Protein Biochemistry Group (lab page available soon), integrated into the Biological Chemistry Division. João earned his European Label PhD in Biochemistry from NOVA University of Lisbon (Portugal) and Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) in 2007. After a post-doc at Stanford University (USA) and ITQB NOVA, and a researcher position at the School of Pharmacy of the Lisbon University, he became an Auxiliary Investigator at the Macromolecular Crystallography Unit at ITQB NOVA.


João B. Vicente, PhD, Principal Investigator

Team members

Dalila Fernandes, PhD Student

Ana Carolina Buga, MSc Student

Susana Parreiras, MSc Student

Barbera Fernandes MSc student

External Team members

Hana Pavlu-Pereira, PhD Student (joint supervision with Prof. Isabel Rivera, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lisbon University)

Ana Hipólito, PhD Student (joint supervision with Prof. Jacinta Serpa, NOVA Medical School)

 

External Collaborations

Alessandro Giuffrè, CNR Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, Rome, Italy

Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon

CEDOC, NOVA Medical School

Instituto Português de Oncologia