FCiências.ID Auditorium - November 19th, 17h Marina García-Vaquero BioSys PhD student (GER group) Despite decades of research, little is known about the pathomechanisms underlying Motor Neuron Degenerative diseases (MND), limiting the therapeutic and pre-symptomatic diagnosis options. Despite clear phenotypic and genotypic differences, there is an abundance of evidence supporting the [...]
BioISI Research Seminars Signaling pathways in glucose uptake and gene expression regulation Peter Jordan (FCUL/INSA) November 7, Thursday - 11h30 FCiências.ID Auditorium Glucose is a major source of energy for human cells and is taken up from the surrounding medium by plasma membrane glucose [...]
1.3.15 Amphitheatre - October 15th , 17h Joana Matos PhD student (CBS Group) Bioprospection, study and application of bioactive compounds from microalgae and seaweeds Microalgae and seaweed are one of the most promising sources of bioactive compounds, and can be used to enhance the nutritional value of foods due [...]
FCiências.ID Amphitheatre - September 17th , 17h Madalena Pinto BioSys PhD student (FunGP) Alternative Chloride Channels as Novel Therapeutic Targets for Cystic Fibrosis A promising therapeutic strategy for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) explores the modulation of alternative (non-CFTR) apical membrane Cl- channels. Due to its role as a Ca2+-activated Cl- [...]
Lisboa (Portugal) 28 June 2019 We are planning a special day to gather and share some science. We will catch up on our latest results and have some time to celebrate. We want to invite all the community to join us and so have a fruitful discussion. It will take place on Auditório do Caleidoscópio, [...]
Room 1.3.33 A- May 21, 17h Miguel Vitorino DAEPHYS PhD student, Bio-PhysNano Going nano: exploring biological physics through atomic force microscopy Atomic force microscopes (AFMs) had a critical role in the exploration of the nanoscale over the last decades. In particular, they are fundamental to the latest interdisciplinary effort [...]
Lisboa (Portugal) 22 – 26 July 2019 FREE REGISTRATION! DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION EXTENDED: JUNE 12 Limited registrations: 20 participants Learn about the latest developments on Epithelial Systems: Physiology and Pathophysiology and discuss your project with the experts Workshop Overview Participants will learn about the latest developments in Epithelial Systems: Physiology and Pathophysiology. Besides the opportunity to discuss [...]
FCiências.ID Amphitheatre - April 16, 17h Tomás Silva PhD Student - CBS Computational study of pH-dependent membrane insertion of pHLIP peptides The pH (low) insertion peptide (pHLIP) belongs to a family of transmembrane peptides, with the ability to insert in membrane cells dependent on how acidic is their vicinity, [...]
FCiências.ID Amphitheatre - April 4th , 11h Daniel Santos REQUIMTE | iMed ABC Transporters in Health and Disease: Multidrug Resistance and Cystic Fibrosis Daniel J. V. A. dos Santos1,2 1 LAQV@REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal. [...]
FCiências.ID Amphitheatre - March 19, 17h Tânia Marques BioSYS PhD Program An integrative approach to tissue-specific effects of miRNA regulatory networks microRNAs or miRNAs are small noncoding RNAs with a major role in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. miRNAs become part of the RISC complex which binds to miRNA [...]