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Ministers applaud ITQB NOVA’s work with Oeiras Clubes Ciência Viva
ITQB NOVA and Science Club of AE Paço de Arcos partnership highlighted on the launch of the 2nd edition of the “Ciência Viva na Escola” program
Asymptomatic adults may be reservoirs of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Study by ITQB NOVA researchers identifies role played by adults in the carriage of pneumococci
Inês Cardoso Pereira elected EMBO Member
The ITQB NOVA Principal Investigator’s work on Bioenergetics and biocatalysis in anaerobic bacteria is recognized by the prestigious European organization.
From meat-production to urinary tract infections
Epidemiological study revealed that Staphylococcus saprophyticus causing urinary tract infections can have origin in food
Nanopores on the back cover of Chemical Society Reviews
Paper conceived during the 2020 lockdown reviews new fabrication methods that democratise the use of solid-state nanopores
Shining light to make hydrogen
ITQB NOVA researchers engineer light-driven bacterial factories to produce hydrogen
In your gut: how bacteria survive low oxygen environments
ITQB NOVA researchers have uncovered the mechanisms that allow the survival of the anaerobic pathogen Clostridioides difficile in the gut
Proteins partner for crucial cellular quality control system
Severe human genetic diseases are related to malfunctioning ribosomes. The surveillance system of this protein collaboration was previously unknown.
MOSTMICRO-ITQB Research Unit is hiring
Four new lab heads will establish independent research groups
Biopolymers: unravelling the next generation materials
ITQB NOVA researcher’s recent studies open new leads to develop new-polyester based biomaterials
Who prefers a sulfur diet?
Evolution of sulfur metabolism in Archaea clarified by an international team including ITQB NOVA
The Golden Axis
ITQB NOVA researchers challenge a 50-year-old assumption on the division of Staphylococcus aureus
Mariana Pinho elected as EMBO member
Two-times ERC winner is the fourth ITQB NOVA researcher to be elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization
Dynamic loops towards an efficient biocatalysis
ITQB NOVA researchers have unravelled structural details related to laccase catalysis. This discovery could lead to fine-tuned industry and biomedical biocatalysts
3D structure of anti-tuberculosis target makes cover of Molecular Cell
For the first time, a team of researchers was able to elucidate the Cryo-EM full-length structure of Arabinofuranosyltransferase (AftD), an essential enzyme involved on the cell envelop assembly of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This enzyme is a target to develop novel antibiotics to fight the disease.
ITQB NOVA’s Pedro Matos Pereira awarded a "la Caixa" Foundation Junior Leadership
Six grants awarded to researchers in Lisbon
A bacterial protein for carbon neutrality
Formate dehydrogenase presents high activity in reducing CO2 and opens new paths to develop sustainable catalysts
Mariana Pinho elected for the European Academy of Microbiology
ITQB NOVA’s PI joins her colleague Cecília Arraiano as a member of one of the most prestigious European institutions in the area. Two Portuguese researchers from IGC have also been elected.
Helena Santos receives the Nicolau Van Uden Prize
Santos was awarded today by the Portuguese Society of Microbiology
ITQB NOVA and IGC carry out simulation of a hospital outbreak
On the European Antibiotic Awareness Day, researchers of consortium ONEIDA announce the results of a pilot study completed in record time. The initiative opens new perspectives for the control of bacterial infections in Portuguese hospitals.
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