Aiming to recognize the high quality of ITQB NOVA PhD theses, the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica NOVA will award an annual prize to the best PhD thesis resulting from research work mainly performed at the Institute.
| The best ITQB NOVA thesis is a prize money of 1000 Euros funded by Fundação Jacqueline Dias de Sousa. |
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- See Prize Regulations [*.pdf]
| Selection Panel:
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Professor Cândido Pinto Ricardo (Chairman) Instituto de Tecnologia Química e BiológicaProfessor Carlos Bandeira Duarte Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Department of Zoology, University of Coimbra Professor Mário Nuno Berberan e Santos |
Ricardo Gouveia from the Glycobiology Laboratory
“The neuronal L1 cell adhesion molecule – Production, characterization and biological role”
Supervisor: Julia Costa
António Roldão from the Engineering Cellular Applications Laboratory (Animal Cell Technology Unit).
“Production optimization of rotavirusl-like particles: a systems biology approach”
Supervisor: Manuel Carrondo
Rute Matos from Control of Gene Expression Laboratory
“Functional and Structural Characterization of the RNase II-family of enzymes”
Supervisor: Cecília Arraiano
Co-supervisor: Ana Barbas
Magda Atilano from Bacterial Cell Surfaces and Pathogenesis Lab
“Bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis and recognition by the innate immune system”
Supervisor: Sérgio Filipe
Cláudia Queiroga from the Animal Cell Technology Unit
“Disclosing Carbon Monoxide Protection in Cerebral Ischemia: Insights into the cellular mechanisms”
Supervisors: Helena Vieira and Paula Alves
Pedro Matos Pereira from Bacterial Cell Biology Lab
“Peptidoglycan assembly machines: The Staphylococcus aureus Penicillin-Binding Proteins”
Supervisor: Mariana Gomes Pinho
Ana Filipa Rodrigues from Animal Cell Technology Unit
Supervisor: Ana Sofia Coroadinha
Co-supervisor: Wei-Shou Hu, University of Minnesota (USA)
Cátia Nunes Soares from Plant Cell Biotechnology Lab
“Inhibition of SNF1-related protein kinase1 by trehalose 6-phosphate and other metabolites and the interrelation with plant growth”
Supervisor: Pedro Fevereiro
Co-supervisor: Matthew Paul, upRothamsted Research, UK and Anabela Bernardes da Silva, FCUL
Luís Carlos Santos Filipe from Molecular Simulation Lab
“Studying the structural features of peptide dendrimers using a combined computational and experimental approach”
Supervisor: António Baptista
Co-supervisor: Tamis Darbre, University of Bern, Swizerland
Saúl Dias from the former lab Organic Synthesis
“Aziridines and their asymmetric conversion to bioactive compounds: Approaches to Terpestacin, Oseltamivir and analogues”.
Supervisor: Christopher Maycock
João Miguel da Silva Queiroga Monteiro from Bacterial Cell Biology
“Mechanisms coordinating peptidoglycan synthesis with the cell cycle in Staphylococcus aureus”
Supervisor: Mariana Pinho
Andreia Filipa Campos Tavares from Bacterial Cell Biology
“Determination of cell shape in Staphylococcus aureus”
Supervisor: Mariana Pinho
Celso Martins from Applied and Environmental Mycology
“Revealing specialisation events induced by pollutants in belowground fungal communities”
Supervisor: Cristina Silva Pereira
Elsa Mecha from Natural Bioactives & Nutraceuticals (iBET)
“Phaseolus vulgaris L. A contribution for the valorization of Portuguese varieties”
Supervisor: Maria Rosário Bronze
Inês Trindade from Inorganic Biochemistry and NMR
“Ironing out ferric-siderophore reduction in Gram-negative bacteria”
Supervisor: Ricardo O. Louro
Ana Sofia da Costa Moreira from Downstream Process Development Lab (iBET)
“Accelerating Lentivirus Manufacturing: An engineering-driven approach”
Supervisor: Cristina Maria da Costa Peixoto
Giulia Francescato from Bioorganometallic Chemistry
“Metal Complexes Stabilized by Nucleobases and Their Analogues: Synthesis and Applications”
Supervisor: Ana Rita Guerreiro de Brito Petronilho
André Filipe Teixeira Taborda from Microbial & Enzyme Technology
“New Bacterial Carbohydrate Oxidases: Structure-Function Insights and Biotechnological Applications”
Supervisor: Lígia Oliveira Martins