April 2 marks the World Autism Awareness Day. Today we want to share with you how BioISI researchers work to shape future and potential early diagnostic tools and life quality improvement strategies so that autistic people can fully live their lives and fulfill themselves.

Last March 15, at the Judicial Police headquarters, in Lisbon, three former BioISI MSc students supervised by Helena Gaspar were admitted as experts into the Portuguese Scientific police.

A recent paper, first-authored by Gonçalo Laureano and headed by Andreia Figueiredo, presents a study using a Plasmopara viticola strain capable of supress the defence mechanisms conferred by a specific defence gene, the Rpv3, in grapevine. Read the BioISI Digest below to know more.

On this International Women's Day, we are challenged to embrace equity. Ciência Viva recognizes several Portuguese women devoted to Science in a new edition of the book “Women in Science”, which includes the portrait of 101 female researchers in different scientific fields. Get to know below the testimonials of three BioISI female researchers who have been recognized in this book.