𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗢 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🔬🧬🌱🌍

From circular bioeconomy ♻️ to marine biotechnology 🌊 and molecules 🧫 — thank you for celebrating science with us! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

#EuropeanResearchersNight #UCIBIO #ScienceForGlobalChallenges #ResearchForSociety

𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗢 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🔬🧬🧫🌱🌍

Join us on 𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 at #MUHNAC in Lisbon & Armamar for a night where science meets society.

Meet UCIBIO researchers: 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 🧬, 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 🌊, and 𝗯𝗶𝗼-𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🌱, from 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 ♻️ to 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 🌊 and 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 🧫.

Marco Graça, MSc student at UCIBIO-NOVA, received the Best Poster Award at GLUPOR 15 & GLYCOTwinning 2025 for research on glycoconjugated molecules as inhibitors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lectins, advancing antimicrobial drug discovery.
More: bit.ly/3ID69S9

#UCIBIO #i4HB #Research #Glycoscience

UCIBIO celebrated International Microorganism Day 🔬✨

At U.Porto: 📚 MicroMundo@UPorto • 🔍 Microscopy • ❓ Quizzes
At NOVA FCT: ⚡ Fuel cells • 🦠 Infections • 💊 Antibiotic resistance • 🍞 PYCC

Tiny organisms, big impact! 🌍🧫

#UCIBIO #InternationalMicroorganismDay #Microbiology #Outreach #NOVA_FCT #i4HB

#UCIBIO joins Stemmatters & IPO Porto in CAR T-Matters, a national project to develop CAR T cell therapies in Portugal.
Led by Paula Videira @ucibio.bsky.social, our team applies glycobiology, cheminformatics & immunology to advance cancer immunotherapy.
bit.ly/4mOQpdZ
observador.pt/2025/06/06/c...

Congratulations to the BioEng team at @ucibio.bsky.social #NOVAFCT for winning 1st place in @bportugal.pt competition with €coCard, a project turning shredded banknotes into eco-friendly cards!

More info: bit.ly/3SXFilv

#Sustainability #Innovation #UCIBIO #CircularEconomy

Angela Carapito (UCIBIO-FFUP) won 1st prize at U.Porto 3MT® 2025 for presenting her PhD research in just 3 minutes!
Her work focuses on detecting bladder cancer using the urine “odor fingerprint.” A great example of science made clear.

More: bit.ly/44OmrAr
#3MT #ScienceCommunication #UCIBIO

𝗢𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆, #𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗢 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 #𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗢 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

Happy National Scientist's Day!

Congrats to Filipa Amaro on completing her PhD in #Pharmaceutical Sciences #Toxicology, with the thesis: “Metabolomics in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Metabolic reprogramming, treatment response and resistance” at #UCIBIO #FFUP under supervision of Joana Pinto, Paula Pinho, M. L. Bastos & Márcia Carvalho.

Congrats to Dany da Silva on completing his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences – Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy, with the thesis: “Contribution of adrenergic signaling to breast tumorigenesis.”
Work developed at #UCIBIO #FFUP under the supervision of Paula Fresco, Jorge Gonçalves & Clara Quintas.

New study from the BioEng Lab at #UCIBIO #NOVA: Purple Phototrophic Bacteria produce #PHA, a #biodegradable plastic-like material. The research explores how CO₂ availability impacts bacterial diversity and PHA production, advancing sustainable bioplastic solutions.

More: bit.ly/42XASAN

Carina Crucho, researcher at #UCIBIO #i4HB, shares her experience as a #Fulbright #ExchangeAlumni in the latest edition of #MinutoAlumni. During the interview, she reflects on her participation in the #Fulbright Commission Portugal programme, supported by the U.S. Department of State.

🧪 Our latest work with Caldas and Rocha, published
@stemcellreports.bsky.social shows that XCI erosion is common and heterogeneous, reactivating X-linked genes without affecting global methylation or imprinting. #xchromosome
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.st...
@ucibio.bsky.social
#fctnova #i4hb

@ucibio.bsky.social was rated #Excellent with 5/5 in all criteria in #FCT 2023/2024 R&D Units #Evaluation - top unit in Biological Sciences, Biodiversity and Ecosystems panel.
Proud of our team’s commitment to excellence.

🔗 bit.ly/3GoEzqj

#FCT #Science
#universidadenovalisboa
#universidadeporto

Congratulations to Ana Freitas, researcher @bactdrugs.bsky.social, on being named an #ESCMID Fellow!
This is a well deserved recognition of her dedication and contributions to the field of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases.
@escmid.bsky.social

The next BioSeminar@UCIBIO will be next Friday by Renata Freitas, researcher @ucibio.bsky.social

April 11, 2025 at 14:00 at NOVA FCT

More details here: www.ucibio.pt/training/bio...

#BioSeminars #UCIBIOevents #UCIBIOresearch

Filipe Natalio's Material Farming Lab is hiring a Junior Researcher to work on the #ERC #PoC research project "#BIODENIM: Bio-Engineered Dyeing Innovations for Sustainable Cotton Textiles"

Application deadline: April 21, 2025
More information & how to apply:
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/330985

Zero Waste International Day in Fashion & Textiles!

At UCIBIO, we’re tackling textile pollution:
- Material Farming Lab creates #naturalpigments for #sustainabletextile dyeing
- BIOENG Lab develops #biobased dyes & #bioplastics from waste

More on our projects: bit.ly/3QUYGhW

#ZeroWaste

👏 Kicking off the week with our latest publication by #AnaPereira et al.:

"Insights towards the impact of subinhibitory chlorhexidine on antimicrobial susceptibility and horizontal gene transfer in Enterococcus faecium" published in the Science of The Total Environment.

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