Funding

Project as Principal Investigator

PTDC/BIA-PRO/113064/2009- "GRIM-19, a novel protein involved in cell apoptosis: structure-function characterization".

Projects as Investigator Responsible for funded tasks

PTDC/AGR-AAM/102345/2008 - "Breaking Down the Wall- Microbial hemicellulases for saccharification"- Responsible for the X-ray Crystallography research at ITQB-UNL.

PTDC/AGR-AAM/65611/2006 – “Tannin polymerase, a novel and previously unknown enzyme that is required by obligate pathogens to invade grapevine tissues”- "- Responsible for the X-ray Crystallography research at ITQB-UNL.

EU FP6-2004-NMP-NI-4/02456 IP project. “White biotechnology for added value products from renewable plant polymers: Design of tailor-made biocatalysts and new industrial bioprocesses” (acronym BIORENEW). Responsible for the X-ray Crystallography research at ITQB-UNL.

POCI/BIO/57083/2004 - “Nano-engineering of bacterial laccases.” Responsible for the X-ray Crystallography research at the ITQB-UNL.