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2015

MOSTMICRO-ITQB researchers are involved in organizing, hosting or giving lectures and training at different levels. Here is the complete list for 2015.

 

Frontier Leaders Seminars

Seminar series designed to integrate the ITQB NOVA PhD Programs bringing to Portugal renowned researchers in biology and chemistry, in particular those awarded with ERC Advanced Grants.

  1. The evolutionary significance of gene and genome duplications, Yves Van de Peer, Bioinformatics & Systems Biology, Ghent University, Belgium
  2. Synthetic Tools for Chemical Biology: Methods, Binders and Sensors 10 Apr, 2015, Jose Luis Mascareñas, University of Santiago, Spain
  3. X-ray spectroscopic studies of biological dinitrogen reduction in the Molybdenum and Vanadium Nitrogenases 15 May, 2015, Serena DeBeer, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Germany
  4. Coevolution of viruses, plasmids and cells in Archaea: pattern and process (EVOMOBIL) 01 Jun, 2015, Patrick Forterre, Pasteur Institute, Paris , France
  5. Prosthetic Gene Networks for Biomedical Applications 02 Jul, 2015, Martin Fussenegger, ETH Zürich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Switzerland
  6. The Role of a Small Signaling Molecule in Coordinating Development and Cell Cycle Control 02 Oct, 2015, Urs Jenal, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland
  7. Control of seasonal flowering in annual and perennial plants 27 Nov, 2015, George Coupland, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany

 

AVX Seminars

António V. Xavier Seminars bring to ITQB NOVA outstanding Portuguese researchers working in Portugal

  1. How cells coordinate growth and shape: unravelling the complexity of ion signalling in pollen tubes 08 Jan, 2015, José Feijó, University of Maryland, College Park & Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
  2. Site-selective chemical protein modification for basic biology and drug development 19 Feb, 2015, Gonçalo Bernardes, IMM, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa & University of Cambridge
  3. Chemical Engineering in a Material(s) World 26 Mar, 2015, João Paulo Crespo, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  4. The role of telomeres in cancer and ageing 16 Apr, 2015, Miguel Godinho, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
  5. Plant ammonium nutrition: from mechanisms to managment 21 May, 2015, Cristina Cruz, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  6. Computational metagenomics: A Stepping Stone for Enhanced Oil Recovery 19 Jun, 2015, Ana Teresa Freitas, IST, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  7. Ongoing Organic Synthetic Methodologies@FF.ULisboa 29 Oct, 2015, Carlos A. M. Afonso, iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon
  8. Actin in Axons: Rings and Dynamics for optimal growth 26 Nov, 2015, Mónica Sousa, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC)
  9. Strategies for Bioprocesses Intensification 18 Dec, 2015, António José Teixeira, Centre of Biological Engineering, UMI

 

Invited Seminars

Seminars by invited speakers from MostMicro members

  1. Making sense of science in contemporary societies 16 Jan, 2015, Pierre Delvenne, University of Liège, SPIRAL Research Centre
  2. Rich Genomics Resources Facilitate Gene Discovery - Uncovering Cryptic Protein Functions 28 Jan, 2015, Gerald Tuskan, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US Department of Energy)
  3. Impartial Assessment and Bounded Engagement 05 Feb, 2015, David Cope, Foundation Fellow of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, UK
  4. How to make a living in the human host: survival strategies of Acinetobacter baumannii 09 Feb, 2015, Beate Averhoff, Molecular Bioscience Institute, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt
  5. How to make a living by producing acetate from carbon dioxide: From the origins of bioenergetics to modern biotechnology 09 Feb, 2015, Volker Müller, Molecular Bioscience Institute, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt
  6. Iron catalysis with hydrosilanes and hydroboranes 24 Feb, 2015, Jean-Baptiste Sortais, Centre of Catalysis and Green Chemistry, University of Rennes, France
  7. Mechanisms of neuronal algesic potentiation: Thermosensory channels and beyond 12 Mar, 2015, Antonio Ferrer-Montiel, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain.
  8. Identification, Confirmation and Authentication Strategies by High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Techniques 10 Apr, 2015, Oscar Núñez and Encarnación Moyano, Analytical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Spain
  9. Cellular ageing in the Zebra fish brain 15 Apr, 2015, Ayca Ergul, Michelle Adams Lab, Bilkent University, Turkey
  10. Oeiras Advanced Seminar on Biological Inorganic Chemistry 17 Apr, 2015
  11. Applications of Archaeal Model Systems to Vaccines and Human Inherited Disease 11 May, 2015, Frank Robb, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

  12. Microbial Wikileaks: Deciphering Microbial Conversations and an Opportunity to Interfere 2 June 2015, Michael J. Federle, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA,

  13. Different strategies to pathway engineering in E. coli 16 Jun, 2015, Martin Warren, Department of Biosciences, University of Kent, UK
  14. Neuro-Mass spectrometry: from basic research to bed side, and back again 07 Jul, 2015, Bruno Manadas, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra
  15. Case studies in translational pathogen genomics 31 Jul, 2015, Jason Hinds, Institute for Infection & Immunity, St George’s, University of London, UK
  16. The kynurenine pathway and neurodegeneration: mechanisms and therapeutic targets 30 Oct, 2015, Flaviano Giorgini, Department of Genetics, University of Leicester
  17. Frataxin knockdown in Drosophila alters mitochondrial homeostasis and degradation in muscles and glia 13 Nov, 2015, Juan Navarro, Institut für Zoologie, Universität Regensburg, Germany
  18. COHiTEC 2016 Presentation Session 25 Nov, 2015
  19. Unfolded Protein Response in Drosophila development, disease and lifespan 14 Dec, 2015, Hyung Don Ryoo, New York University School of Medicine, USA

 

SCAN Seminars

Seminars by inhouse researchers and ITQB NOVA alumni

  1. Science Communication at ITQB: ten years and counting 07 Jan, 2015, Ana Sanchez, Communication Office
  2. Bioorganic Chemistry 14 Jan, 2015,Rita Ventura, Bioorganic Chemistry Lab
  3. Community-associated methicillin-resistant _Staphylococcus aureus_ (CA-MRSA) in Portugal: origin, epidemiology and virulence 21 Jan, 2015, Ana Tavares, Molecular Genetics Lab, ITQB
  4. Raman spectroscopy - a powerful tool for studying metalloproteins and metal-oxide materials for biosensor applications 11 Feb, 2015, Célia Silveira, Raman Spectroscopy of Metalloproteins Lab, ITQB
  5. A structural overview of Pontin, Reptin and their complex(es) 18 Feb, 2015, Pedro Matias, Industry and Medicine Applied Crystallography Lab
  6. Staphylococcus aureus Resistance to Immune Defenses 04 Mar, 2015, Lígia Saraiva, Molecular Genetics of Microbial Resistance Lab
  7. Exploring NADH:quinones oxidoreductases 18 Mar, 2015, Manuela Pereira, Biological Energy Transduction Lab
  8. Nanopore-based sensing: More than just DNA sequencing! 25 Mar, 2015, James Yates, Single Molecule Processes

  9. How the radiation resistant bacteria Deinococcus radiodurans deals with stress conditions: insights into the manganese homeostasis 22 Apr, 2015, Célia Romão, Structural Genomics Lab

  10. Bacterial strategies to groom a concealed armour 29 Apr, 2015, Sérgio Filipe, Bacterial Cell Surfaces and Pathogenesis Lab
  11. Biocatalysis for industrial biotechnology 06 May, 2015, Ligia Martins, Microbial & Enzyme Technology Lab
  12. Identification of vaccine candidate antigens of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius by serological proteomic analyses 13 May, 2015, Natacha Couto, Mass Spectrometry Lab
  13. Elucidation of the electron transfer processes in exoelectrogens 17 Jun, 2015, Catarina Paquete, Inorganic Biochemistry and NMR Lab
  14. Magnifying the knowledge on Staphylococcus epidermidis by Whole Genome Sequencing analysis 08 Jul, 2015, Maria Miragaia, Bacterial Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology Lab
  15. From spins to protein structure and dynamics 15 Jul, 2015, Manolis Matzapetakis, Biomolecular NMR Lab
  16. Cell shape dynamics during the staphylococcal cell cycle 30 Sep, 2015, Mariana G. Pinho, Bacterial Cell Biology Lab
  17. A bacterial umbilical cord 07 Oct, 2015, Adriano O. Henriques, Microbial Development Laboratory
  18. Turning a Hyperthermostable Metallo-Oxidase into a Laccase by Directed Evolution 14 Oct, 2015, Vânia Brissos, Microbial & Enzyme Technology Lab
  19. Development of multifunctional Carbon-monoxide Releasing Molecules (CORMs) for therapeutic applications 21 Oct, 2015, João D. Seixas, Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes Lab, IMM
  20. N-Heterocyclic carbenes… What else? 28 Oct, 2015, Ana Petronilho, Bioorganometallic Chemistry Lab
  21. NMR metabolomics: what is going on at ITQB 11 Nov, 2015, Luís Gafeira, Cell Physiology and NMR Lab
  22. Exploring NADH:quinones oxidoreductases 02 Dec, 2015, Manuela Pereira, Biological Energy Transduction Lab

 


Training and meetings

For undergraduates, PhD students or young postdocs

  1. Workshop NOVASAÚDE envelhecimento 23 Apr, 2015
  2. Symposium Integração de doutorados nas empresas: desafios e soluções para o futuro 28 May, 2015
  3. Summer School Host-microbe symbiosis: old friends and foes 19 Jul - 01 Aug, 2015, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência,
  4. ANEM Summerschool
  5. Bringing Science into the Market: Projects developed by ITQB MolBIos PhD students 06 Nov, 2015
  6. PhD Program MolBioS Opening Day 2015 08 Jan, 2015
  7. Open day Master in Biochemistry for Health 25 Jun, 2015
  8. 6th ITQB NOVA PhD Students' Meeting from 18 Nov - 20 Nov, 2015
  9. Mini-­Symposium on Molecular Microbiology 04 Dec, 2015
  10. Master Class Germ Stories – Scene Two of Five Decades in Microbiology 08 Jun - 10 Jun, 2015, Roberto Kolter, Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School
  11. Course Introdução ao Software R from 29 Jun - 30 Jun, 2015, Regina Bispo & Tiago A. Marques, Start Factor, statistical consulting and training
  12. 8th CERMAX practical course on basic NMR