ITQB NOVA

Happy National Students' Day! 🎉🎓 At #ITQBNOVA, being a student means you’re an essential part of the puzzle. It is to contribute to new knowledge and grow within a dynamic community focused on shaping the future of science. 🧪📚 Join us: itqb.unl.pt/education @NOVAunl

🔍Who’s who @itqbnova? Say hello to Dmitry Semchonok, a PI at #ITQBNOVA! But if science hadn’t called, he might have been a philosopher instead. 🧠💡 Stay tuned to meet some of the people who make our institute unique! @NOVAunl @OeirasValley

Congrats to Andreia Fernandes for her PhD in Molecular Biosciences! 👏🎓 Her research work, "Untangling the link between iron and the activity of the antifungal drug caspofungin", was supervised by Catarina Pimentel. 🧪🧫 @NOVAunl @OeirasValley

An #ITQBNOVA paper is featured on the cover of #ChemSusChem! 📖 The cover showcases a specialized bacterial enzyme that the research team engineered to transform waste from the paper industry into valuable compounds. 📰♻️ 🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/ggy7w @NOVAunl

Congrats to Lennart Mayer for winning the Best Thesis Prize! 🏆 👏 Lennart carried out his bachelor thesis at the Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis Group lab (@BeatrizRoyo_Lab) @itqbnova as part of his Chemistry degree at Reutlingen University. @NOVAunl @OeirasValley

The deadline for applications to the StartUp Research Program have been extended until 8 APR! Take your research in life sciences to the next level! 🚀 Apply now: shorturl.at/brllM @NovaSBE @NOVAunl @OeirasValley

Congrats to #ITQBNOVA researcher Raquel Sá-Leão for her academic title of Aggregate - Habilitation in Molecular Biosciences - attributed by @NOVAunl! 👏 @OeirasValley

Congrats to João Catarino for his Master's in Computational Biology & Bioinformatics! 👏🎓 His research work, "Parameterization of bacterial peptidoglycan for state-of-the-art molecular dynamics coarse-grain force fields", was supervised by Manuel Melo (@MeloLab). 🦠📊 @NOVAunl

Another year, another nice experience collaborating with the Escola Secundária de Miraflores! Every year they evaluate and identity microbiota in water, soil and other environments! @itqbnova @greenit_bio4sus

Applications for the StartUp Research Program are open until Friday, 4 APR! Take your research in life sciences to the next level! 🚀 💰17 full-tuition scholarships available! Apply now: shorturl.at/brllM @NovaSBE @NOVAunl @OeirasValley

Congrats to Fábio Queiróz for his Master's in Biochemistry for Health! 👏🎓 His research work, "An in-silico approach to target Coronaviruses nsp14 and nsp15", was supervised by Cláudio Soares (@cmslnsoares). 💻 @NOVAunl @OeirasValley

The latest episode of @90segundosPT with #ITQBNOVA researcher Ricardo Henriques (@HenriquesLab) is out! Listen now and find out how his team @AIOpticalBioLab are using #AI to improve cell imaging using microscopy. 🦠🔬 🎧shorturl.at/v4MBu @NOVAunl @OeirasValley

Congrats to Catarina Nobre for her #PhD in Molecular Biosciences! 🎓👏 Her research work was supervised by Smilja Todorovic and co-supervised by Lígia Martins (@lom_martin). @NOVAunl @OeirasValley

Want to drive innovation in sustainable agriculture? 🌱 Join our new master’s in Plant Biology for Sustainable Agriculture and tackle global challenges of food security and climate change! 📅 1st phase: 27 Mar – 28 Apr 👉 Apply now: shorturl.at/W8T1X @greenit_bio4sus

Missed our Open Day? 🤔 No worries! It was a pre-event of the European Researchers' Night (@NEI_pt), coming back on September 26th! 🎉🔬 Stay tuned for more updates 👉 nei.cienciaviva.pt @OeirasValley @NOVAunl

On March 14th, Carolina Buga, a PhD student at #ITQBNOVA, returned to her former primary school to inspire 50 fourth graders as part of the "Cientista Regressa à Escola" programme! 🎒 Read more👉shorturl.at/UAv1U @NativeScientis1 @OeirasValley @NOVAunl

Congrats to Beatriz Martins for her #PhD in Molecular Biosciences! 👏🎓 Her research work, "Synthesis of phenolic compounds from virgin olive oil and their biological evaluation", was supervised by Rita Ventura and co-supervised by Maria do Rosário Bronze. 🫒 @NOVAunl