José Lourenço published a new paper, on which the authors map the current and future transmission potential of dengue virus transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from 1981 to 2019. These results are now available online and can contribute to the planning of disease control and prevention strategies.
The European Public Health Week aims to raise awareness about public health and promote collaboration among the public health community in Europe. Within this week, we share with you the concept of social prescribing, by means of Luciana Costa's testomonial.
João Xavier Santos is the first author of a new paper, coordinated by Astrid Vicente, on which the effect of the exposure to particulate matter by pregnant women is associated with the severity of Austism Spectrum Disorder, later developed on in their babies, is assessed.
The Plant Functional Genomics Research Group collaborates with Kim Schoen, a video and photography artist, who is developing her residency at the AiR 351 art organization.
Filomena Adega and Raquel Chaves are part of the list of authors of a new paper, coordinated by Paula Martins-Lopes, on which a new biosensor developed to detect non small cell lung cancer cells in liquid biopsies (e.g. serum), in a less invasive manner, is reported.
Gabriel Martins is the first author of a new paper, coordinated by Nuno Galamba, on which molecular simulations techniques were used to understand the action mechanism of two polyphenols at a molecular level and improve drug design strategies to target neurodegenerative diseases, like Parkinson's disease.
On May 16th, the Microscopy Open Day (MICRODia‘23) was celebrated. Within this day, Hugo Botelho, and Luís Marques hosted a visit from high school students from Escola Secundária D. Pedro V.
Today is a day to celebrate and enthusiasm the public towards the importance of plants science. At BioISI we are, in fact, fascinated by plants To highlight this day, we share with you two major milestones we have achieved last year in Plants Science, that took our investigation outside academia.
Last March 17th, BioISI joined the Brain Awareness Week and hosted a visit from high-school students from Colégio de Santa Doroteia, on which students had the opportunity to contact with researchers and get to know the university environment, they are about to join.
Nuno A. G. Bandeira is the first author of a new paper published in the Physical Chemistry - Chemical Physics Journal by the Royal Society of Chemistry, where different radon and xenon [two nobel gases] complexes were studied and their bonding, vibrational and energetic properties analyzed. Read the BioISI Digest below to find out more.