Diana Santos awarded Best Short Talk
Oeiras, 4.07.2018
The short talk “Improving a bacterial pyranose 2-oxidase using a combination of rational design and directed evolution for biosensor applications” presented by Diana Santos, research student at the Microbial and Enzyme Technology Laboratory at ITQB NOVA, was awarded the INOFEA Early Career Award For Applied Biocatalysis Or Nanobiotechnology for Best Short Talk at the 18th European Congress On Biotechnology, which took place in Geneva, Swizerland 1-4 July.
The European Federation of Biotechnology is a non-profit federation of National Biotechnology Associations, Learned Societies, Universities, Scientific Institutes, Biotech Companies and individual biotechnologists working to promote biotechnology throughout Europe and beyond. EFB promotes the safe, sustainable and beneficial use of fundamental research and innovation in life sciences, while providing a forum for interdisciplinary and international cooperation. Two cash prizes and free registration at the next Congress were awarded by INOFEA to the early career scientists who presented the best short talk and the best poster on topics related to Nanobiotechnology or Applied Biocatalysis during the Congress.
Improving a bacterial pyranose 2-oxidase using a combination of rational design and directed evolution for biosensor applications
Diana Santos1, Sónia Mendes1, Vânia Brissos1, Willem J.H van Berkel2, Lígia O. Martins1
1Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
