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BioISI @ European Researcher’s Night 2023
The European Researchers’ Night is a Science celebration, where scientists from all over the country meet citizens to share with them the research they develop and its importance for society. In this celebration, BioISI did not want to be left out! Get to know the activities prepared by BioISI researchers.
BioISI Digest | Epileptiform activity influences theta burst induced LTP in the adult hippocampus: a role for synaptic lipid raft disruption in early metaplasticity?
Diana Cunha-Reis published a new paper, first-authored by José Rosa, on which they conclude that certain lipid molecules present in the structures responsible for the communication between neurons can be the key for developing therapies to prevent epilepsy.
Astrid Moura Vicente obtained her professorship aggregation in Biology at Ciências ULisboa
Astrid Moura Vicente, obtained her professorship aggregation in Biology (field of Genetics) and was unanimously approved.

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Hafnium(IV) Chemistry with Imide−Dioxime and Catecholate−Oxime Ligands: Unique {Hf5} and Metalloaromatic {Hf6}−Oxo Clusters Exhibiting Fluorescence
Passadis SS, Hadjithoma S, Fairbairn NJ, Hedley GJ, Bandeira NAG, Tsipis AC, Miras AN, Keramidas AD, Kabanos TA (2022) Hafnium(IV) Chemistry with Imide−Dioxime and Catecholate−Oxime Ligands: Unique {Hf5} and Metalloaromatic {Hf6}−Oxo Clusters Exhibiting Fluorescence. Inorganic Chemistry, , . doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01768
Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals Antidepressant Effects in a Marine Photosynthetic Organism: The Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum as a Case Study
Duarte B, Feijão E, Cruz de Carvalho R, Duarte I, Marques AP, Maia M, Hertzog J, Matos AR, Cabrita MT, Caçador I, Figueiredo A, Silva MS, Cordeiro C, Fonseca VF (2022) Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals Antidepressant Effects in a Marine Photosynthetic Organism: The Diatom Phaeodactylumtricornutum as a Case Study. Biology, 11(12), 1770. doi: 10.3390/biology11121770
Unveiling the membrane bound dihydroorotate: Quinone oxidoreductase from Staphylococcus aureus
Sousa FM, Pires P, Barreto A, Refojo PN, Silva MS, Fernandes PB, Carapeto AP, Robalo TT, Rodrigues MS, Pinho MG, Cabrita EJ, Pereira MM (2022) Unveiling the membrane bound dihydroorotate: Quinone oxidoreductase from Staphylococcus aureus. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 1864(2), 148948. doi: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148948
Synthesis of emerging cathinones and validation of a SPE GC-MS method for their simultaneous quantification in blood
Júlio S, Ferro RA, Santos S, Alexandre A, Caldeira MJ, Franco J, Barroso M, Gaspar H (2022) Synthesis of emerging cathinones and validation of a SPE GC-MS method for their simultaneous quantification in blood. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, , . doi: 10.1007/s00216-022-04440-6
BioISI Coordination Inaugural Session | May 5, 15h
We invite all our community members to join the BioISI Coordination Inaugural Session, next May 5, starting at 15h, at FCiências.ID Amphitheater and broadcasted on BioISI Youtube channel.
BioISI Research Seminar, May 20th, 11H00 – Philip A. Wigge
BioISI Research Seminars How do plants sense temperature? Philip A. Wigge, [...]
BioISI Research Seminar, April 8th, 11H00 – Vânia Gonçalves
BioISI Research Seminars Ibuprofen disrupts a WNK1/GSK3β/SRPK1 protein complex required for expression [...]
BioISI Research Seminar, February 4th, 11H00 – Ana Neves-Costa
BioISI Research Seminars Role for the metabolic regulator Gdf15 in sepsis [...]