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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · 13d

Last week, @mariodelr.bsky.social & Raquel Portela (@microbematos.bsky.social IMIB group) presented their ECRA-award collaboration project, 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗙𝗶𝗧𝗧 at the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝘆.
The event happened in Oeiras at Santo Amaro Beach and was organized by @itqbnova.bsky.social & #CMOeiras

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ITQB NOVA @itqbnova.bsky.social · Aug 20

What if artificial intelligence could tell how bacteria infect our cells?

Raquel Portela and Mario Del Rosario, winners of the ECRA Prize's 6th edition, are developing a tool to observe in real time the harmful effects of bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus in our cells. 🔬🦠

🔗 shorturl.at/sIIMK

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Aug 6

👏Congratulations to researchers @mariodelr.bsky.social and Daria Aristova for their post-graduation in the StartUp Research Program developed by @itqbnova.bsky.social and NOVA SBE.

They had to develop a startup project and present it to a panel of experts and venture capital representatives.🎯

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Aug 5

🏖️ July at @itqbnova.bsky.social means Summer Science-summer's internship programme for undergraduates. Our lab welcomed one motivated student supervised by @mariodelr.bsky.social.

👩‍🔬Students got to experience 27h of hands-on lab work and a sailing baptism!⛵ Read about it at:https://shorturl.at/n55Qj

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Ricardo Henriques @henriqueslab.bsky.social · Jul 10

🚨Join us! We're soon opening 3 postdoctoral positions in #AIDrivenBiology. Seeking biologists (especially microbiology and infection biology), computer scientists, and microscopy developers. Ideal candidates are those eager to use or develop next-gen tech for cell biology. Get in touch (DM/email)

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ITQB NOVA @itqbnova.bsky.social · Jul 11

Last Friday, 4th of July, we celebrated
#ITQBNOVADay! 🎉

Our community gathered to award prizes, pay tribute to
staff members and look back on some of the most
memorable moments of the past year.🏅👏

The day ended with our traditional "arraial" and lots of
fun! 🎶

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Jul 7

Last Friday we celebrated @itqbnova.bsky.social Day!🎂🥂
In the ceremony,𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 was awarded to researchers @mariodelr.bsky.social & Raquel Portela (from @microbematos.bsky.social IMIB group) in recognition of their outstanding proposal: InfectoFITT.🏅
Award sponsored by #OeirasValley and #Sarstedt

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Jul 3

🧾New paper now on ‪‪‪‪Nature Protocols ‬🎉The #ExSRRF protocol gives you all details on how to merge Expansion Microscopy technique with #eSSRF analysis. Developed by Dominik Kylies, @puellesv.bsky.social and @hannah-superres.bsky.social, @henriqueslab.bsky.social

🔗: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Ricardo Henriques @henriqueslab.bsky.social · Jul 3

It's here! ✨
The #ExSRRF protocol paper is out 😍. Full details for merging Expansion Microscopy with our eSRRF analysis. From cells to tissue. A partnership with @puellesv.bsky.social's lab. Lead by Dominik Kylies and @hannah-superres.bsky.social + colleagues. #ExM #eSRRF
➡️ Open link: rdcu.be/euvEw

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our researcher @afonsomendes92.bsky.social & collaborator @christlet.bsky.social just published on @natcomms.nature.com.🙌 They developed a new analysis tool that automatically finds repeating patterns in structures in biological images without prior knowledge.
Read it at: nature.com/articles/s41...

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Jun 27

New pre-print alert 🚨 @henriqueslab.bsky.social and @guijacquemet.bsky.social just published a pre-print on framework to auto generate pre-prints from simple text. Interested to use it for your research?

📃Read more about it at: zenodo.org/records/1575...

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Jun 17

In the past week we welcomed students from Escola Amélia Rey Colaço at @itqbnova.bsky.social.
Researchers @mariodelr.bsky.social & Daria demonstrated the principle expansion microscopy was originated from- 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀👶 We have our lab doors open to young minds to show them how research can be fun!👩‍🔬

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · May 28

#OeirasValleyScienceFestival was a blast!
With 22.000 participants, the energy was incredible.
@henriqueslab.bsky.social delivered an amazing talk and researchers Daria and @mariodelr.bsky.social were busy all day sharing the wonders of microscopy🔬with diapers🍼- Curious to know how they relate?🤔💭

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · May 19

Do not miss 𝗢𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹:

📅On the 25th of May at 10:50 @henriqueslab.bsky.social will talk in a roundtable session about 𝗔I 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.
👩‍🔬Meanwhile researchers Daria Aristova & @mariodelr.bsky.social will be representing our lab at @itqbnova.bsky.social stand. 🫵COME SEE US!

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Apr 23

Over this break, @mariodelr.bsky.social & Mariana Ferreira engaged in an outreach activity under the scope of Oeiras mun. project "Universidade de Primavera".
Students became scientists for a day, observed their own cells and explored the new technology for bioplastics at @itqbnova.bsky.social. 🧫🔬

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Apr 10

Following the release of @gomez-mariscal.bsky.social and Mariana Ferreira #ReScale4DL work, Estibaliz shared her view on "FAIR and high-quality AI-ready data for bioimage analysis" on the 4-part @ai4life.bsky.social webinar series in collab with #GloBIAS 📅 Don´t miss the next one at: t.co/9TdywIGrgy

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Apr 10

🎉Congratulations to our researchers Mariana Ferreira and
@gomez-mariscal.bsky.social for their #ReScale4DL work available on pre-print at @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social🧐 Find out how down-sampling data can improve your high-resolution imaging at biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#BioImageAnalysis #DL #AI

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Mar 28

Our group leader @henriqueslab.bsky.social was the most recent guest of "90 segundos de ciência", a podcast broadcasted in the national radio by #RTP, #Antena1.

Click in the link below to find out how our lab uses #ArtificialIntelligence to improve cell imaging using microscopy! 🦠🔬
buff.ly/ZaHToof

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Mar 27

Communicating science within our headquarters at @itqbnova.bsky.social is incredible, but taking science beyond our lab to is even more rewarding.

Today our researchers visited a local school hoping to inspire the next generation of scientists. #OeirasEduca #Scicomm

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InFLAMES Research Flagship @inflames-flagship.bsky.social · Mar 13

We are happy and honored to have Dr. Anna Bigas and Professor Ricardo Henriques as our Visiting Professors. Welcome on board!

#stemcells #cancer #ImagingTechnologies

@utu.fi @turkubioscience.bsky.social @turkubioimaging.bsky.social @henriqueslab.bsky.social @hospitaldelmar.bsky.social

InFLAMES welcomes two new visiting professors - InFLAMES Research Flagship

Dr. Anna Bigas and Professor Ricardo Henriques will join the InFLAMES Flagship as visiting professors at Åbo Akademi University and lend their expertise to strengthen the international InFLAMES network.

inflames.utu.fi

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Mar 18

This past weekend, @itqbnova.bsky.social hosted its Open Day and our researchers did an outstanding job engaging visitors of all ages.🔬🦠

An heartfelt thank you to our researchers who volunteered their time and vocal cords 🗣️communicating science, it would not have been possible without you.🙏

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Mar 13

ITQB NOVA's Open Day is around the corner!⏱️

Explore science with lab visits, experiments, a escape room and make sure not to miss our lab booth where we'll teach you about fluorescence!🔬🦠

📅 March 15 from 10am-5pm
🎟️ Free entry

Visit us and bring your family and friends!
diaaberto.itqb.unl.pt

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Mar 11

Our 3D printers are in full power crafting amazing models in preparation for @itqbnova.bsky.social's Open Day.🖨️ 🦠

Not only 3D printers are useful in the lab but also to communicate science more effectively. Join us at our booth on Saturday, March 15th, at @itqbnova.bsky.social. 🔬📢

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Feb 14

Don't miss this workshop by @biologists.bsky.social! #BiologistsWorkshops

The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Feb 14

Early-career researchers: Today is the last day to apply for a funded place at the 'Democratising Microscopy in Latin America: Imaging Across Scales and Regions' Workshop occurring 12-15 October 2025.

bit.ly/4aXgFxq

#Microscopy #SciSky

Workshop Democratising Microscopy in Latin America

Organisers: Constadina Arvanitis, Mario Del Rosario, Helena De la Torre, Mariana De Niz, Maria Fernanda Latorre Barragán and Licyel Lenny Paulas Condori

Early-career researchers apply for funded places

12-15 October 2025
Baños de Agua Santa
Ecuador

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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social · Feb 13

Our lab was officially introduced to @itqbnova.bsky.social with the welcoming Onboarding Session organised by the Onboarding Team and the Internationalisation Office. A day packed of team-building activities, insightful talks and tours. Here’s to new beginnings and collaborations!🥂#ITQBTeam

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