ITQB NOVA celebrates the International Microorganism Day

September 17th was a day full of events!

All day long, ITQB NOVA researchers were celebrating the International Microrganism Day with a Science Fair at the Gardens of Palácio do Marquês Pombal. More than 400 people visited these activities, organized by researchers from ITQB NOVA with the support of the Oeiras Municipality and the participation of IHMT NOVA - Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - and IGC - Gulbenkian Institute of Science. 

At 10:30, Catarina Paquete, from ITQB NOVA, gave a talk about "Microorganisms for a healthy and sustainable environment" at Tecnico Lisboa. Vânia Pobre from ITQB NOVA and Sandra Pinto from Técnico Lisboa also participated in a fair in the gardens of Técnico, talking about the use of polymers to fight antimicrobial resistance and how to use bacteria to produce industrial relevant products. 

At the end of the day, ITQB NOVA PI Adriano Henriques joined the Science Café, organized by Pavilhão do Conhecimento, under the theme "O intestino como o nosso segundo cérebro". 

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Initially published on Sep 13, 2019 at 06:18 PM