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R&D Projects

Call for SR&TD Project Grants - 2020

Experimental Biology and Biochemistry Evaluation Panel - 2020

Coordination

Catherina Becker
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Evaluation

Alan Prescott
College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, United Kingdom
Ana Finnigan
NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Norway
Angus Davison
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Antonella Riccio
UCL, London (Life Sciences Faculty & Medical Research Council Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology), United Kingdom
Aoife Boyd
National University of Ireland, Ireland
Christiani Andrade Amorim
Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), Belgium
Delphine Muriaux
Institut de Recherche en Infectiologie de Montpellier, France
Dies Meijer
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Edwin De Pauw
University of Liege, Belgium
Eimer M. Tuite
Newcastle University, United Kingdom, School of Chemistry, United Kingdom
Evelyn Telfer
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Gerome Breen
KCL, United Kingdom
Hinrich GRONEMEYER
IGBMC - Université Louis Pasteur, Germany
Ilaria Russo
Keele University, United Kingdom
James Douglas Armstrong
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Jean Imbert
French Institute of Health and Medical Research, France
Laeticia Davidovic
French National Centre for Scientific Research | CNRS · Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, France
Malcolm Logan
King's College London, Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics MRC National Institute for Medical Research, Division of Developmental, United Kingdom
Mihaela Begea
University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Paul Clarke
University of Dundee - Division of Cancer Research, Medical Research Institute, Jacqui Wood Cancer Centre, Ninewells Hospital And Medical School, Dundee, UK, United Kingdom
Sara Wickström
University of Helsinki, Finland
Simon C. Andrews
University of Reading, School of Biological Sciences, Reading, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Stäffan Gunnar Svärd
Uppsala University, Sweden
Trine Bilde
Aarhus University, Denmark
Yves Collette
Marseille Cancer Research Center, France
Zsófia Bánfalvi
Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Hungary

Projects assigned

PTDC/BIA-CEL/0076/2020

Restoring differentiation in cancer cells by manipulating RNA-binding protein networks
Bruno Miguel Correia Pereira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/0156/2020

Mechanistic determinants of mitotic checkpoint (de)regulation – in vitro and in vivo studies
Carlos Alberto da Silva Conde
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/0292/2020

The impact of mitochondrial dysfunction in plasmacytoid dendritic cells
Joana Tulha
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/0400/2020

Mecanismos celulares que asseguram a integridade física e genética de tecido epitelial proliferativo
Eurico Manuel Januário Rodrigues Morais de Sá
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/0518/2020

Exploring The RNA biology during Dendritic Cell activation
Philippe PIERRE
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/0621/2020

Genetic and epigenetic resistance to oncogenic transformation of an epithelium
Torcato José Novais Martins
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1049/2020

Novel mitotic DNA topology regulators
Raquel Aguiar Cardoso de Oliveira
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1058/2020

Functions and Mechanisms of Actomyosin Network Interconnectivity
Ana Costa Xavier de Carvalho
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1234/2020

Unraveling the impact of host nutrition and metabolite signaling in gene expression programs and cell plasticity: re-defining strategies for Cancer and Regenerative Biology.


Sandrina Nóbrega Pereira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1275/2020

Fishing Prions
Eduardo Pinho Melo
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1299/2020

Regulation of Centriole Biogenesis by Cytoskeletal Elements
Monica Bettencourt Carvalho Dias
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1325/2020

Molecular mechanisms of Resistance to Radiation - from cell Defense to health applications
Sara Teresa Neves da Silva
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1354/2020

Towards a universal architect for intermediate filaments: cell pathology and remediation of sacsin loss
Federico Herrera
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1388/2020

Unraveling the mechanisms behind taurine and the autophagy-lysosomal system in fish
Ana Catarina Parreira Peres Matias Luna Araujo
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, I. P. (IPMA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1461/2020

Role of extracellular vesicles on pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus.
Inna Uliyakina de Oliveira Lobo
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1500/2020

Mechanistic dissection of anaphase chromosome motion in mammalian cells
Liam Cheeseman
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/1835/2020

Characterization of protein phosphorylation-regulated cellular events underlying Myotonic dystrophy type 1 for the unravelling of novel strategies towards a disease-modifying therapy.
Sandra Maria Tavares da Costa Rebelo
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2095/2020

Dissecting functional vulnerability via circuit-specific and single-cell targeted inactivation of autism genes
João Peça
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2168/2020

Feedback controlling mechanisms behind cell cycle slowdown and loss of regenerative capacity during aging
Ana Rita Carvalho Araújo
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2183/2020

Probing mitochondrial-derived peptides as regulators of bone metabolism in postmenopausal osteoporosis
Helena Maria Lourenço Carvalheiro
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2206/2020

Immunometabolism of adipose tissue - implications in local and systemic bioenergetics and insulin sensitivity
EUGÉNIA MARIA LOURENÇO DE CARVALHO
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2286/2020

Uncovering the molecular machinery responsible for cargo sorting in neuronal polarization

Luís Filipe Ribeiro
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2403/2020

THE REDOX SIGNALING LANDSCAPE IN CENTROSOME POSITIONING AND CILIA BIOGENESIS: THE TBCCD1 INTERACTOME
Maria Helena Antunes Soares
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2437/2020

Vesicular trafficking in vascular development and function
Marie Ouarné
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2439/2020

In vivo mechanisms of synaptic bouton formation: a 3D analysis of neuron, muscle and glia interactions
Rita Teodoro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2581/2020

Exploring the role of syndecans in tumour-matrix interactions: Prognostic significance of syndecan-3 in melanoma using as prime tool an advanced 3D skin model
Joana Isabel Araújo de Macedo
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2884/2020

Unveiling the role of damaged lysosomes in age-related heart failure
Neuza Luísa da Silva Domingues
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/2931/2020

Comunicação entre organelos em infeções virais: à descoberta de novos alvos antivirais
Daniela Maria Oliveira Gandra Ribeiro
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/3119/2020

Neuroinflammaging: the role of neuron-microglia cross-talk
Dário Alexandre Martins Trindade
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/3327/2020

Reprogramming of carbohydrate metabolism during oogenesis: identification of germline-derived metabolites involved in fertility and in the control of animal feeding decisions
Zita Carvalho dos Santos
Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud (FC Champalimaud)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/3546/2020

EXTREMEClam – How Extreme Weather Events are shaping Ruditapes decussatus Metabolism and Nutritional Quality
João Pedro Santos Prata Monteiro
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/3554/2020

The Impact of Aneuploidy in Adult Stem Cell Behavior and Tumourigenesis
LUIS PEDRO FERNANDES RESENDE
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/3573/2020

Modus Operandi of Molecular Killers: RNA degradation strategy of Dis3L2-
related ribonucleases and its implications in intercellular communication and DISease.

Cecilia Maria Pais de Faria de Andrade Arraiano
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/3594/2020

O papel das células saudáveis na eliminação de células pré-malignas
Catarina Alexandra Brás Simões Pereira
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/3598/2020

tRNA modifications as regulators of immunity
Marisa Reverendo
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/3624/2020

Understand aneuploidy in Triple A Syndrome
Sara Isabel Guerra Carvalhal Bandarra
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/3791/2020

Mitotic machinery in pluripotent stem cells - impact on chromosome segregation

INÊS MILAGRE DA SILVA
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/3827/2020

ARISE: Argonaute-2-induced neurovascular repair in ischemic stroke
Raquel Margarida da Silva Ferreira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/4072/2020

Discovery of non-covalent nuclear export inhibitors for anti cancer and antiviral therapy
Filipe Jacinto
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/4392/2020

High-throughput identification of environmental risk factors for Parkinson´s disease development
António Rego
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/4580/2020

Topoctivity - how topoisomerase activity helps shape the mitotic chromosome
João Nuno Santos Coelho
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/4595/2020

Regulation of synaptogenesis through intra-axonal modulation of the ubiquitin-proteasome system
Maria Joana Guimarães Pinto
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/4791/2020

Azurin(s)-based target of glycosylated onco-receptors to deliver nanomedicines to brain tumors with engineered extracellular vesicles
Nuno Bernardes
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/5286/2020

Hormetic approaches to improve the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell-based therapies
Ana Cristina Pontes de Carvalho
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/5504/2020

Mechanisms of reinnervation during wound healing: novel roles for intercellular communication
Lara Cristina de Jesus Carvalho
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/5566/2020

Escape from Senescence: Approaches to overcome Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Aging
Ana Branco
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/5595/2020

The role of the ghrelin system in regulating dendritic spine dynamics and plasticity – implications for Alzheimer’s disease
Mariline Mendes Silva
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/5704/2020

Papel da proteína ativadora de Rho GTPase Arhgap8 na sinapse
Gladys Caldeira
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/5746/2020

Retinal tissue as a platform to study microglial dynamics and the roles of RhoA in homeostasis and disease
Mariana Souza da Silveira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/6130/2020

Dissecting the Crosstalk between Sialoglycans and Immune Response to identify novel immunotherapeutic strategies
Paula Alexandra Quintela Videira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/6405/2020

Manipulating the mitochondria-lysosome crosstalk as a strategy to cure lysosomal diseases
Nuno Filipe Viegas das Neves Raimundo
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/6647/2020

Pollen development under high-temperature stress: the pollen marathon to cope with unstable local climate conditions
Raquel Figueiredo
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/6740/2020

Spatiotemporal dissection of nuclear mechanics in the maintenance of chromosomal stability
Joaquim Jorge Gonçalves Ferreira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/6787/2020

Molecular mechanisms of melanin photoprotection within skin keratinocytes
Duarte Barral
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/6923/2020

Role of the long noncoding RNA TERRA in human cellular senescence
Joana Rodrigues
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/7362/2020

Actomyosin network interconnectivity in sarcomeres and muscle disease
Daniel Osorio
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/7397/2020

The Acomys mouse: a model to study retinal regeneration?
Sónia Daniel Glória Simão
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/7398/2020

Spatiotemporal regulation of macrophage function in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
Cristina Cunha
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/7414/2020

Regulation of microtubule-based transport in neurons by motor-cargo adaptors
Reto Gassmann
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/7778/2020

UnveiLIng the mechanismS of plaSmodium livEr Stage Schizogony
Inês Fernandes Bento
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/7798/2020

Uncovering the mechanisms regulating the essential roles of the Dynein-2 motor complex inside cilia and in development
Tiago Jorge Oliveira Gonçalves de Almeida Dantas
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/7894/2020

Lifetime Stress and its vulnerability signature for Alzheimer´s brain pathology
Ioannis Sotiropoulos
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/7926/2020

Regulation of inflammation and tissue damage by MANF
Joana Neves
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/7949/2020

Rab35 as a novel regulator of pre- and postsynaptic deficits in Stress and Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology
Joao Vaz Silva
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/8002/2020

Exploring IL-7R-mediated signaling in healthy and malignant T-cell development
Daniel Filipe Silva Ribeiro
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-CEL/8036/2020

Mechanical cell competition in health and disease
eduardo moreno
Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud (FC Champalimaud)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0050/2020

Integrated strategy for the development of biobased hipocholesterolemic agents: incorporation into a controlled release device and in vivo validation.
Manuel Ricardo Costa Calhelha
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0119/2020

Mechanistic insights into Biological Hydrogen Oxidation
Pedro Manuel Henriques Marques Matias
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0288/2020

Visceral metabolism of high-fructose corn syrup
John Griffith Jones
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0297/2020

Molecular Mechanisms of Lipid Droplet Biogenesis in Healthspan and Disease
Vitor Hugo Freitas Teixeira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0332/2020

Insights into nitrous oxide reductase CuZ center
Isabel Moura
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0415/2020

Characterization and improvement of Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1, a bacterial Jack of all trades for applications in energy production from wastewater treatment.
Ricardo Saraiva Loureiro de Oliveira Louro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0516/2020

Selenium status and redox signalling as modulators of methylmercury´s neurotoxicity
Vasco Rui Veloso Neves Branco
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0558/2020

Uncovering regulatory interactions and chaperone activity of S100B against Tau aggregation in Alzheimer’s disease
Cláudio Emanuel Moreira Gomes
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0562/2020

How Microbial NO response is regulated by Protein Phosphorylation
Miguel Nuno Sepúlveda de Gouveia Teixeira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0584/2020

Development of a multi-targeted therapeutic strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Rosemeyre Amaral Cordeiro
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0683/2020

Understand to treat: Understand the human nitrate metabolism to speed up the development of innovative therapeutic approaches targeting deficient NO bioavailability
Luisa Maia
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0756/2020

Towards new anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotics
Hugo Fraga
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0766/2020

The role of cytochrome c2 in Neisseria gonorrhoeae nitrite and hydrogen peroxide reduction
Sofia Pauleta
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0768/2020

A integrative structural view into the intracellular side of the translocated intimin receptor
Tiago Neto Cordeiro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0976/2020

Interactome of proteins with repair function in pathogens
Ligia M Saraiva
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/0999/2020

Histone-like nucleoid structuring proteins of Burkholderia cepacia complex: role in persistence and virulence-associated gene silencing
Leonilde de Fátima Morais Moreira
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/1257/2020

Novel Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): biochemical and structural characterization of PHA synthases
Cristiano De Sousa Mota
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/1264/2020

Unveiling the mechanisms of the metabolic inversion to Warburg effect in cancer cells under obesity
Rúben Miguel Pereira Fernandes
Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/1298/2020

The Impact of Aldehyde Oxidase in Drug Development, Health and Disease
Maria Joao Romão
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/1493/2020

Defining plant proteases as important players in grapevine immunity towards downy mildew
Ana Rita Basílio Santos
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/1503/2020

The role of NO in the molecular mechanisms of the anaerobic ammonium oxidation process
Filipe dos Santos Folgosa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/1521/2020

STRESS AND BREAST CANCER METASTASIS TO BONE: the Yin and Yan of the sympathetic adrenergic signaling
Daniela dos Santos Monteiro e Sousa
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/1940/2020

Energy dissipation-based index of cellular performance: towards early diagnostic biomarkers of diseases
Fernando José Nunes Antunes
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/1974/2020

Unravelling the structural basis of Zika virus antibody neutralization for diagnostics and vaccine development
Margarida Archer Frazão
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/2028/2020

Omics-driven metabolic modulation of monocytes to counteract pro-atherosclerotic trained immunity effects

Iola Melissa Fernandes Duarte
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/2032/2020

Unlocking nuclear GPCRs in breast cancer: novel biomarkers and targets
Carmen Diniz Pereira
REQUIMTE - Rede de Química e Tecnologia - Associação (REQUIMTE-P)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/2065/2020

Bridging proteins associated with protein phosphatase activity regulate signalling cascades in Alzheimer’s disease
Odete A B da Cruz e Silva
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/2332/2020

Fine tuning bacterial energy metabolism for hydrogen production
Américo G Duarte
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/2364/2020

Elucidation of the effect of light sensitive Ru(II) complex on the Phospholipase A2 activity in Breast Cancer using a 3D cell model
Marijana Petkovic
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/2494/2020

Novel approaches to the development of next-generation antithrombotic leads
Jorge Ripoll Rozada
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/2525/2020

Targeting human sulfide metabolism to tackle cancer chemoresistance
João Filipe Bogalho Vicente
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/2570/2020

Peroxiporinas - um papel para as aquaporinas na mobilização de peróxido de hidrogênio exógeno durante a capacitação espermática
CARLOS PEDRO FONTES OLIVEIRA
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/2900/2020

Molecular characterization of the membrane proteins involved in homeostasis of c-diAMP, an important bacterial second messenger molecule.
João Morais Cabral
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/3048/2020

The Phosphatase PtpA as a Suitable Target to Fight Tuberculosis – A Structure-based Drug Design Approach
Marino Filipe Alves dos Santos
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/3140/2020

Proteolysis in transthyretin amyloidoses (ATTR amyloidosis) –molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications
Maria Rosário Almeida
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/3569/2020

Dissecting the molecular mechanisms of pexophagy in mammals
Aurora Raquel Barros Barbosa
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/3609/2020

Optimizing electroactive organisms towards the development of sustainable biotechnologies
Catarina Morais Vaz Paquete
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/3668/2020

How Infection Compromises host’s iron homeostasis: an old question to be seen with new eyes
Ana Carolina dos Santos Moreira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/3686/2020

Molecular basis for Ras-activation in Candida albicans: battling virulence of an opportunistic pathogen
José Antonio Manso García
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/3697/2020

MICRObial WATer desalination cells powered by Desulfuromonas acetoxidans
Nazua Ferreira Costa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/3704/2020

METABO´clock: Cell cycle phase-related metabolic profiling for phenotyping and precision differentiation of embryonal carcinoma stem cells
Inês Vasconcelos Miranda Santos
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/4056/2020

Biocatalytic synthesis of oligoarabinosides for the study of drug targets and development of novel anti-tuberculosis drugs
Maria Rita Ventura
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/4400/2020

Analysis of Microalgae Lipid Metabolism using an Integrative Multi-OMICs approach (µAlgae&OMICs)
Pedro Miguel Dimas Neves Domingues
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/4533/2020

Iron necessity meets opportunity: Exploring the molecular mechanism of siderophore recycling in marine bacteria and human pathogens
Bruno Miguel Oliveira Maia da Fonseca
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/4754/2020

Unveiling peroxisomal redox homeostasis mechanisms: How do peroxisomes cope with their ROS?


Tânia Filipa Arsénio Geraldes Francisco
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/4770/2020

Mechanisms of protein dysfunction in aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase-related neurological diseases
Bárbara Joana Henriques
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/4863/2020

The role of mitochondria in microplastics toxicity in an animal model of hypercaloric diet-induced obesity
Francisco Manuel Pereira Peixoto
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/4890/2020

Encapsulins: a modern factory
Maria Alice Santos Pereira
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/4933/2020

Towards chaperone therapy for classic galactosemia
Catarina Tomé
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/4956/2020

Targeting ATPases RuvBL1/2 – The core engine of a drug-target assembly machinery
Tiago Miguel Guerra Miranda Bandeiras
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/4967/2020

Cabos de alimentação bióticos– Explorando novas vias de transferência de electrões por filamentos bacterianos condutores nas áreas da bioenergia e da bioelectrónica
Carlos Alberto Gomes Salgueiro
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/5027/2020

TRESPASS2TREAT: A novel approach in pharmacotherapies for breast cancer patients with brain metastasis.
Miguel Castanho
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/5347/2020

Serotonin as an endogenous regulator of toxic protein aggregation for disease intervention
Andreia Cristiana Teixeira de Castro
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/5353/2020

Biological properties of mucus from Portuguese snails and slugs
Ângela Sofia Feitor Fernandes
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/5410/2020

Exploring the energetic metabolism of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for antimicrobial drugs
Ana Patrícia Neto Refojo
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/5482/2020

Bacterial extracellular electron transfer: solving the maze for sustainable bio-based solutions
Maria Leonor Carvalho Morgado
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/5559/2020

A combined CLInical, echocardiographic and Proteomic approach to Predict INcomplete reverse remodeling in male and female Aortic STEnosis Patients undergoing surgical valve replacement
Fábio Jorge Sousa Trindade
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/5744/2020

Antipsychotics unraveled: understanding individual and common Long-term Mechanisms of Action
Cátia João Monteiro da Santa
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/5760/2020

Investigation of a new class of beta-propeller enzymes
Pedro Nuno da Costa Leão
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/5779/2020

Unveiling the molecular and cellular mechanisms of Parkinson´s Disease induced by synthetic stimulants
Alexandre Quintas
Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL (CESEM)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/6023/2020

Developing peptide-based drugs against Zika and Dengue virus capsid proteins
IVO CRISTIANO DA ROCHA MARTINS
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/6060/2020

Exploring respiratory proteins from human bacterial pathogens
Manuela Alexandra de Abreu Serra Marques Pereira
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/6180/2020

Venomics - discovery and characterization of bioactive snake venom proteins and peptides as antitumor agents
Stéphane Pierre Besson
COFAC, Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural, CRL (COFAC)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/6636/2020

Development of bona fide NOX2 inhibitors useful for basic and applied research
Fernanda Borges
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/6669/2020

The Holy Grail of Forensic Sciences: assessment of biochemical alterations and RNA degradation profile in cadaver to estimate the postmortem interval
Ricardo Jorge Dinis Oliveira
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, CRL (CESPU)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/6748/2020

Cutting-Edge Drug Discovery: Breaking Old Methods With A Multi-Omics AI Driven Approach
Irina de Sousa Moreira
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/6837/2020

Unveiling a new generation of antifungals to fight candidiasis
Pedro José Barbosa Pereira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/7158/2020

Amino acid homeostasis and signaling in aging: a vacuolome/lysobolome-centered approach
Vítor Manuel Vieira da Costa
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/7727/2020

Exploring polyoxometalates’ properties in antimicrobial and environmental applications
Manuel Aureliano Pereira Martins Alves
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/7814/2020

Dietary polyphenols for cognitive well-being in aging and age-associated metabolic diseases in humans: a mechanism to rescue neurovascular coupling and improve cerebral blood flow
João António Nave Laranjinha
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-BQM/7917/2020

High-throughput proteomics and transcriptomics of cone snails for the discovery of novel bioactive natural products and pharmaceutical screening
Jorge Neves
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/BIA-MIB/3285/2020

In vitro digestion: Efficient lipid digestibility to improve nutrition and promote health for all
Rebeca Cruz
REQUIMTE - Rede de Química e Tecnologia - Associação (REQUIMTE-P)

PTDC/BIA-MIB/6007/2020

Live-cell visualization of co-transcriptional splicing: a spacetime journey
João Pessoa
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MIB/6015/2020

Monitoring glioma metabolic heterogeneity and plasticity with Ultra-high Field Deuterium Molecular Imaging (MOSAIC)
Rui Vasco Portas Ferreira Simões
Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud (FC Champalimaud)

PTDC/BIA-MIB/7412/2020

Erytrocyte, fibrinogen and respiratory dysfunction: unravelling a molecular biomarker for their association in ALS
Filomena Maria Dias Almeida Carvalho
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MIB/7643/2020

Regulating the communication between immune and tissue cells for cartilage repair/regeneration
Susana Gomes dos Santos
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/0537/2020

Physical insights in cystic fibrosis – unifying cell mechanics and proteins interactions
Ana Patrícia Matos Carapeto
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/2489/2020

Intragenic antimicrobial peptides and metallopeptides: a MULTIdisciplinary approach to FIGHT bacterial REsistance
Alberta Paula Lobo Machado Gameiro-dos-Santos
REQUIMTE - Rede de Química e Tecnologia - Associação (REQUIMTE-P)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/2805/2020

Immobilized multicopper oxidases for improved bio(electro)catalysis
Célia Marisa Costa Figueiredo Silveira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/3391/2020

The role of plasma membrane in tau oligomerization and its unconventional secretion: insights into the progression of tauopathies
Ana Margarida Pereira de Melo
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/3993/2020

MEchanical croSStalk between AdherENs Junctions and Focal adhesions endorse proGression to invasive breast cancER
Florence Janody
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/4053/2020

Lipid environments in the absorption of polyphenols across the endothelial membrane
Ana Reis
REQUIMTE - Rede de Química e Tecnologia - Associação (REQUIMTE-P)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/4333/2020

Discerning the role of osmolytes and metaboLITEs IN the misfolding, aggregation and phase separation of proteins related to neurodegenerative DISEASEs
Eurico José da Silva Cabrita
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/4558/2020

Unveiling Aquaporin’s structure/function relationships for therapeutic applications
Bruno Lourenço da Silva Víctor
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/4883/2020

Lamin-lipid interactions and the loss of nuclear structural integrity during healthy human aging.
Maria João Martins Sarmento
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/5032/2020

Ataxin-3 condensates: From synapse function to disease mechanisms
Sandra de Macedo Ribeiro
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/5785/2020

DRUGabetes: "Combined biochemical, biophysical and computational approach to improve the druggability of key enzymes in Diabetes pathway
Márcia Alexandra da Silva Correia
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/6081/2020

New therapies to revert chemoresistance and target tumor acidity
Miguel Machuqueiro
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/6106/2020

Lipid Modulation of the Potassium Channel KcsA: Insights into its Gating Mechanism
Manuel José Estevez Prieto
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/6500/2020

Challenging strategies to overcome drug resistance in cancer: a multi-target approach
Rita Alexandra do Nascimento Cardoso Guedes
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/6512/2020

Sphingolipid hydroxylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. From plasma membrane organization to antifungal action and fungal resistance
RODRIGO FREIRE MARTINS DE ALMEIDA
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/6851/2020

Focusing the computational microscope on ceramide-induced apoptosis
Manuel Nuno de Sousa Pereira Simões de Melo
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/6881/2020

Unveiling diffusion in bacterial biofilms: a biophysical approach using bioactive peptides
Ana Salomé Rocha do Nascimento Veiga
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/7039/2020

DEcipher extracellular Matrix-dependant mechanOtransduction pathways coNtrolling hybrId/mesenchymal phenotypes in cAnCer cells.
Sara Inês Ascensão Tavares Canato
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/7323/2020

CoronaStoP - Coronavirus Spike Protein: Molecular characterization of a promising therapeutic target
Claudio Manuel Simões Loureiro Nunes Soares
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/7735/2020

Anaesthetic molecules in cell membrane models – a contribute towards the knowledge of the general mechanism of anaesthesia
António Manuel Teixeira Martins do Canto
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/BIA-BFS/8061/2020

Mitochondrial electrical activity and neurodegeneration: Nanotechnological approaches
Romeu António Videira
REQUIMTE - Rede de Química e Tecnologia - Associação (REQUIMTE-P)

PTDC/BIA-GEN/1027/2020

The genetic landscape of the Gymnesian Islands (Majorca and Minorca): new insights into the population history of the Western Mediterranean
Maria Magdalena Gayà Vidal
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/BIA-GEN/2347/2020

The mosaic loss of Y chromosome in blood: what is the role in leukaemia?
Verónica Daniela Ramos Gomes
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-REP/3113/2020

Epigenetic regulation of Oocyte-to-Zygote transition
Tália Cláudia Feijão Moreira Figueiredo
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-REP/4222/2020

MIMIC - The hidden side of Male Infertility: unveiling host-MICrobiota interactions
Patrícia Isabel Ferreira Marques
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-REP/6784/2020

A Journey to The Origins: Unveiling the roadmap to totipotency
João RamalhoSantos
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-REP/7449/2020

The endocannabinoid system at the maternal-fetal interface: challenges for the use of phytocannabinoids
Georgina Lopes Correia da Silva
REQUIMTE - Rede de Química e Tecnologia - Associação (REQUIMTE-P)

PTDC/BIA-REP/7772/2020

Epigenetic regulation of spermatogenesis – new molecular insights into male infertility
Cristina Joana Moreira Marques
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/BIA-BID/0029/2020

Map the Notch – Functional mapping of Notch signaling in the murine liver, from embryonic development to diet-induced liver disease
Alexandre José Neto Trindade
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-BID/0477/2020

AsyMorph- O emergir de novas morfologias devido a expressão genética assimétrica
Maria Manuela Ribeiro Costa
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-BID/0717/2020

Regulation of neuron-glia crosstalk by Myc functions in retinal progenitor cells
Paulo Jorge Sousa Nunes Pereira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BID/0952/2020

Cell competence and activity switch during the trunk to tail transition
Moises Mallo
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-BID/1606/2020

A subcellular transcriptomics approach to study female gametogenesis
Rui Gonçalo Viegas Russo da Conceição Martinho
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-BID/1760/2020

The role of the immune system in spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish
Carmen De Sena Tomas
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-BID/2089/2020

A new hybrid hypothesis for laterality initiation - nodal flow triggered secretion of extracellular vesicles
Susana Santos Lopes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BID/2210/2020

Unravelling how interactions between cells and their environment generate the forces that shape the vertebrate eye - experiment and theory
Caren Norden
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-BID/2684/2020

Molecular Control of Thymus Development: Dissecting the Mechanisms Underlying Foxn1 Expression in Thymic Epithelial Cells

Pedro Miguel Mendes Rodrigues
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BID/3474/2020

The study of periderm/ cork development
Ana Margarida Gonçalves Campilho
ICETA - Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA)

PTDC/BIA-BID/3510/2020

Exosomes as vehicles of intercellular hypoxia signaling in bone epimorphic regeneration.
João Vasco Ferreira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BID/4234/2020

Role of Deleted in Autism-1 Related (DIA1R) in microglia ontogeny
Ana Teresa Fernandes Nunes Tavares
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BID/4777/2020

LAMA2 congenital muscular dystrophy: mechanisms and drug discovery
Ana Rita Cabral Martins Carlos
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BID/4793/2020

The contribution of orphan genes to the development of novel traits
Roberto Arbore
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-BID/5790/2020

Building of neuronal circuits: An embryonic whole brain imaging approach
Ruth Diez del Corral
Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud (FC Champalimaud)

PTDC/BIA-BID/6397/2020

TEMPORAL CONTROL OF EPIGENETIC DYNAMICS IN CELL DIFFERENTIATION
Raquel Gláucia Varzielas Pego de Andrade
Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Centro Académico de Investigação e Formação Biomédica do Algarve (AD-ABC)

PTDC/BIA-BID/6900/2020

Deciphering the phosphorylation code behind cell fate decision in spinal nociceptive neurons
Carlos Reguenga
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FM/UP)

PTDC/BIA-BID/7198/2020

Integrating diverse mechanical inputs during collective cell migration across native environments
Elias Barriga
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-BID/7618/2020

Neuronal regulators of relaxin signalling pathway
Andres Garelli
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-BID/7757/2020

Post-translational regulation of Ascl1 activity in vertebrate neurogenesis
Ligia Maria Silva Tavares
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-BID/7826/2020

Dissecting the essential functions of the tumor suppressor BRCA2 in development and disease
Carla Manuela de Castro Abreu
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/0014/2020

Unravelling the role of novel RNA regulators in gastrointestinal human pathogens
Rute Margarida Gonçalves Matos Luís
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/0023/2020

Re-thinking Candida glabrata resistance to antifungals
Catarina Isabel Ribeiro Pimentel
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/0092/2020

Systematic analysis and characterization of the role of bystander cells in Salmonella infection
Ana Eulalio
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/0255/2020

Swine gut microbiome dynamics under antibiotic therapy
Teresa Isabel Vitorino Nogueira
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/0375/2020

Integrative OMICs approach targeting problematic Tuberculosis diagnostics and terapeuthic monitoring
Luís Pedro Gafeira Gonçalves
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/0406/2020

The cost of acquiring a foreign protein to deliver beta-lactam resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Mariana Luisa Tomás Gomes de Pinho
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/0904/2020

Inhibition of host cell cytokinesis by Chlamydia trachomatis virulence proteins
Luís Jaime Gomes Ferreira da Silva Mota
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/1258/2020

Coordination of peptidoglycan synthesis and surface protein presentation in Staphylococcus aureus
Patricia Reed
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/1265/2020

Exploring the cell wall vulnerabilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: peptidoglycan biosynthesis inhibition as a promising strategy to tackle drug-resistant tuberculosis


Maria João Gracias Fernandes da Costa Catalão
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/1289/2020

Bacteroides dorei: Implications for Type 1 Diabetes
Maria Leonor Faleiro
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/1374/2020

Candida role in infective endocarditis, a life threatening disease
FERNANDA ISABEL ANTUNES GOMES
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/1519/2020

Novel compounds with antimicrobial and/or antivirulent activity against Staphylococcus aureus
Paolo De Marco
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, CRL (CESPU)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/1906/2020

Next generation probiotics as live biotherapeutics for oro-gastrointestinal infections
Daniela Marlene da Silva Machado
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2005/2020

The functions of a novel nucleomodulin effector protein of Legionella pneumophila
Irina Luísa Saraiva Franco
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2303/2020

The role of cell-to-cell communication in rickettsial pathogenesis: an approach to unravel new virulence factors.
Pedro Tiago Cardoso Curto
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2312/2020

Activating Dormant Bacteria with phage-derived proteins to enhance antibiotic efficacy
Luís Daniel Rodrigues de Melo
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2343/2020

Evaluation of endogenous free fatty acids as selective antimicrobials against Staphylococcus epidermidis pathogenic strains
Ana Varela Coelho
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2358/2020

Understanding the role of liquid organelles in viruses with zoonotic potential
Maria João Lopes Gonçalves de Brito Amorim
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2422/2020

Investigating the mechanisms underpinning the interaction between autonomous immunity and intracellular S. aureus cell division and persistence.
Pedro Matos Pereira
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2705/2020

Unraveling the pathogenicity of Aliarcobacter butzleri
Susana Margarida Paraíso Ferreira
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2943/2020

Destabilizing bacterial biofilms – an ecological perspective
Francisco André de Campos Pereira Dionísio
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2948/2020

Assembly of the spore surface in relation to colonization and disease in the human pathogen Clostridioides difficile


Mónica Paula Fernandes Serrano Miranda
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2966/2020

Harnessing horizontally acquired bacterial genes for biotechnological applications in non-conventional yeasts
Carla Gonçalves
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/2983/2020

Microbial Deep Biosphere hosts biotechnological solutions for the future
Igor Tiago
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3157/2020

Halotolerant rhizobacteria for enhanced tolerance of Olea europaea to saline stress and infection - HALIUS
Maria Ângela Sousa Dias Alves Cunha
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3204/2020

ExUBaPHA - Exploring unusual bacterial taxa for PHA production of robust composites to a bioeconomy approach
Diogo Alexandre Neves Proença
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3261/2020

Chemically-mediated interactions between cyanobacteria and amoebae
ANA REBELO DE CARVALHO ALVES VIEIRA
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3317/2020

Coagulase-negative Staphylococci as a source of bacteriocins against Gardnerella species
Ângela Maria Oliveira de Sousa França
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3426/2020

BIOtechnological WEALTH of natural products of Pedobacter lusitanus
Sónia Alexandra Leite Velho Mendo Barroso
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3458/2020

Refining Antimicrobial Peptides with cutting-edge strategies to tackle infections by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Tânia Martins da Silva
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3490/2020

Cutting carbs to promote fitness: elucidating the role of glycoside hydrolases in Gram-positive bacterial physiology and pathogenesis
Filipe Freitas Coelho Henriques de Carvalho
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3568/2020

Deciphering host microRNAs required for Salmonella infection in human macrophages through genome-wide microscopy-based functional screening
Caio Haddad Franco
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3709/2020

SMARTWINE 2.0 - Tailoring 2-in-1 new Yeast starter cultures for production of stylistic “green-preserved” wines

Nuno Gonçalo Pereira Mira
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3797/2020

Targeting-nanobiotics: development of a potent antimicrobial nanodelivery platform for MDR pulmonary infections
Sandra Aguiar
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3838/2020

Cell-based expression platforms for the production of microbial natural products
Marta Vaz Mendes
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3847/2020

Understanding the PMF-dependent mechanism underlying bacterial tolerance to enzybiotics
Carlos Jorge Sousa de São José
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3887/2020

Specific plasmidomes from adjacent microbial environments: Looking for links for gene spread
Cláudia Oliveira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/3965/2020

One Goal For One Health – targeting biofilms to fight antimicrobial resistance
Sofia Santos Costa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/4215/2020

Biosynthesis of a novel secondary metabolite: genetic, functional and structural bases
Nuno Empadinhas
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/4343/2020

Harnessing the chemical warfare of bacterial competition: new molecules for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
Ana Branco Maranha Tiago
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/4347/2020

Cell Wall GPS - mapping S. aureus surface alterations
Raquel Pereira Portela
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/4430/2020

Unveiling the role of non-coding RNAs in bacteria-host interactions
Jorge Humberto Gomes Leitão
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/4506/2020

Expanding the applications of bacteriophages as novel foodborne pathogen detection tools
Alejandro Garrido-Maestu
Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologias INL LIN (INL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/4565/2020

A "Trojan horse" strategy to discover and develop new antibacterials for superbugs
Alexandra Maria Neves Gaspar
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/4587/2020

Biodiversity of lactic acid bacteria from Portuguese plants and their potential application in agriculture
Montserrat Nácher Vázquez
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/4813/2020

Robustness of Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics
Sérgio Joaquim Raposo Filipe
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/4994/2020

New spiro-beta-lactams with potent antimicrobial activity: a new weapon to treat and prevent malaria and AIDS
Inês Isabel Fernandes Bártolo
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/5343/2020

Drug repurposing from cancer therapy to control of infections
Ana Maria Luís Ramos Tomás Tomás
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/5359/2020

InfectHARNESS – Bacterial interactions in an adaptative and ecologic perspective: understanding collective antibiotic tolerance in polymicrobial INFECTions to HARNESS such infections
Lucinda Janete Da Silva Bessa
REQUIMTE - Rede de Química e Tecnologia - Associação (REQUIMTE-P)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/5392/2020

Understanding a new pathway of exogenous fatty acid incorporation in cyanobacteria.
Kahn Amaranta
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/5411/2020

Sphingolipids role in antifungal drug susceptibility of the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus
Diego de Oliveira Hartmann
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/5480/2020

Aiming sugar´s glycosylation of wall teichoic acids as a strategy to neutralize major Gram-positive pathogens.
Ricardo Jorge Rego Monteiro
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/5781/2020

Biology and biotechnological application of a new family of AB toxins
Nuno Miguel Simões dos Santos
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/5817/2020

Establishing networks between human microbiota and immune responses during liver transplantation
Maria Miragaia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/5856/2020

Biotechnological characterization of Planctomycetes for pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical and nutraceutical applications
Olga Maria Lage
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/5912/2020

ActonBiofilm: Exploring the antibiofilm potential of actinobacteria as a strategy to control marine biofilms
Jorge Tiago Vieira Ferreirinha Antunes
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6084/2020

Unveiling phyllosphere associated bacteria: a sustainable solution for air pollutants remediation in urban areas
Marta Salgueiro Alves
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6155/2020

Analysis of the ageing process of the bacterial cell wall produced by Streptococcus pneumoniae
Maria João Rua Frias
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6322/2020

Symbiotic Actinobacteria of Portuguese Authocthonous Macroalgae for the Production of Novel Natural Products with Biotechnological Applications
Maria de Fátima Magalhães Carvalho
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6424/2020

PATHS TO VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE IN THE HUMAN PATHOGEN CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE
Adriano O Henriques
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6433/2020

Candida albicans-Staphylococcus aureus biofilms: communicating to increase pathogenicity
Maria Inês Ramos Grilo
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6449/2020

Disclose the epigenetic and metabolic switches regulating persistence to create a new generation of antimicrobial drugs
Francisca Sarreira Simões Horta Monteiro
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6475/2020

MicroSENTINELS: Development of microbial-based sentinel biosensors towards climate change and anthropogenic pressures in marine systems
Jennifer Mesa-Marín
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6483/2020

A combined subunit and whole-organism approach to effective species-transcending vaccination against malaria
Miguel Prudêncio
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6779/2020

Arsenic detoxification in yeast: investigation of unexplored pathways
Sofia Isabel Marques da Silva
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6828/2020

Exploitation of Zygosaccharomyces bailii for improved fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass
Maria João Marques Ferreira de Sousa Moreira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6982/2020

Regulation of peptidoglycan hydrolases in the bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus
Helena Veiga
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/6990/2020

Manipulating Quorum Sensing to promote Muribaculum resilience in gut microbiota dysbiosis
Karina Xavier
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/7048/2020

Engineered commensal biotherapy to attenuate IBD-associated infection and gut microbiota dysbiosis
Vitor Cabral
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/7175/2020

3D hepatic models - an innovative tool to unravel the biology of liver-stage relapsing Plasmodium infection
Diana Fontinha
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/7340/2020

The Role of Multitask ATPases (NBDs) in the Regulation of ABC Sugar Importers
Isabel de Sá-Nogueira
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/7471/2020

Healthy Human Oral Microbiome – Longitudinal evaluation under different stress conditions
Maria José Serol de Correia
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/7590/2020

METADIVE - Exploration of the sequence diversity space in metagenomes to discover new enzymes with biotechnology interest
Maria da Conceição Venâncio Egas
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/7840/2020

Protein:protein interactions in real life: cellulosome assembly in anaerobic fungi colonizing the rumen of herbivores
Victor Manuel Diogo de Oliveira Alves
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/7884/2020

SKINMIMIC: Models for skin microbiota studies as tools for cosmetics and skincare products research and development
ANA RAQUEL MENDES FERREIRA MONTEIRO DE MADUREIRA
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/7970/2020

Single-cell spatiotemporal analysis of Listeria monocytogenes virulence gene expression during infection
Rita Pombinho
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/8043/2020

Exploring drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain diversity at the host-pathogen interface and the modulatory effects of PPE41 and PE_PGRS53
Isabel Portugal
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/BIA-MIC/8077/2020

Listeria gut miCRobIoTa InteraCtions And Listeriosis
Paula Cristina Maia Teixeira
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/0044/2020

Exploring Pseudomonas putida ncRNome under biocatalysis conditions
Sandra Cristina de Oliveira Viegas
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/0136/2020

Overcoming the Endoplasmic Reticulum Retention in Protein Trafficking Disorders
Carlos Miguel Ribeiro da Silva Farinha
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/0168/2020

Host tRNA epitranscriptome: implications of tRNA modifications for viral propagation and host responses
Ana Raquel Santos Calhôa Mano Soares
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/0331/2020

Surface binding of IgG as a potential molecular signature for detection of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles
Bruno Costa da Silva
Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud (FC Champalimaud)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/0626/2020

DNA repair crosstalk - a strategy for extreme radiation resistance of Deinococcus radiodurans?
Elin Moe
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/0748/2020

Role of CFTR protein in Epithelial Differentiation, Regeneration and Cancer
Margarida Sofia Pereira Duarte Amaral
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/0755/2020

Ndr kinases: novel players in crosstalk between retinal microglia and endothelial cells in Diabetic Retinopathy
Hélène Léger
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/0962/2020

Descobrir novos Transportadores de membrana para a melhoria das fábricas celulares produtoras de ácidos carboxílicos: pesquisa, análise caracterização e Engenharia de proteínas
Margarida Paula Pedra Amorim Casal
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/1160/2020

Paving the way in Plant Reproduction: Deciphering AGPs signalling pathways during male-female interactions
Ana Marta Brandão de Almeida Cardoso Pereira
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/1536/2020

Unravelling the function of a widespread 3’UTR regulatory sequence as a therapeutic tool

Alexandra Moreira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/1608/2020

Identification of microRNA:mRNA regulatory networks in CD4+ T cell differentiation
Anita Gomes
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/2103/2020

*Unveiling the bacterial RBPomes of pathogenic and symbiotic bacteria from Burkholderia genus

Joana Rita Rodrigues Feliciano
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/2413/2020

Global analysis of RNase R, a new virulence determinant in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Susana Margarida Lopes Martins Domingues
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/2584/2020

Elucidating how the EPItRNAome regulates adaptive translation
Manuel António Silva Santos
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/2876/2020

Unveiling Olive-Fungal Interaction: From Signaling to Disease Control Through Novel Bioactive Phytochemicals.
Sónia Gomes
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/2879/2020

Assessing mislabelling in processed and unprocessed seafood products using DNA barcoding
Patrícia Tavares Martins
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/3343/2020

Unravelling the extent and the mechanisms by which L1 retrotransposons can influence genome function and stability
Anne-Valerie GENDREL
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/3412/2020

Defining drug resistance pathways in the malaria parasite
Maria Isabel Mendes Veiga
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/3975/2020

Phosphoregulation of mitochondrial ATP synthase: physiological and pathological implications
Clara Isabel Ferreira Pereira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/4100/2020

Dissecting Transcription Read-Through to Stall Cellular Dysfunction in Ageing
Ana Rita Grosso
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/4529/2020

ProSwap: An optogenetic tool for the spatiotemporal fine-tuning of in vivo protein swapping
Leonardo Gaston Guilgur
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/4768/2020

Engineering bone extracellular matrix via microRNA editing
Maria Ines Almeida
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/4795/2020

Functional characterization of cyclooxygenase-independent antitumor effects of ibuprofen in colorectal cancer cells
Vânia Marina Cristóvão Gonçalves
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/4829/2020

BolA protein as a novel strategy to combat Salmonella infection
Inês de Jesus de Almeida e Silva
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/5247/2020

Using cap-independent translation regulation in cancer therapeutics
Rafaela Lacerda Santos
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/5497/2020

Evolution of beneficial plant-microbe interactions in a scenario of global warming
Ana Isabel Pereira Alexandre
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/6102/2020

Identification of mechanisms of action of natural compounds in Leishmania spp.
Sofia Judice da Costa Cortes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/6117/2020

Newly-identified non-mature miRNA-encoded micropeptides as a pioneering tool for enhancing grape berry quality and production of bioactive compounds
Artur Jorge Silva Conde
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/6132/2020

Deciphering the interplay between microRNA-dependent regulation of metabolism and HIV infection and replication
Mark Stephen Gibson
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências (Fciências.ID)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/6301/2020

Modificação m6A nas caudas poly(A) de mRNAs: mecanismo e função
Luisa M Figueiredo
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/6624/2020

Assembly and functions of the mammalian telomeric deoxyribo/ribonucleoprotein particle at chromosome ends and beyond
Claus Maria Azzalin
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/6638/2020

Peroxisomal Biogenesis - dissecting the matrix protein import machinery
Jorge Eduardo da Silva Azevedo
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/7095/2020

Impact of SnRK1 SUMOylation on plant growth and stress responses
Leonor Ribeiro Duarte Margalha
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/7140/2020

Modeling CDKL5 Related Disorders in zebrafish
Natércia Conceição
Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMar)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/7262/2020

Evolution as a window into the mechanisms and function of immediate splicing
Rosina Savisaar
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/7375/2020

Posttranscriptional Control of ABA Responses by the Arabidopsis SR34a Splicing Factor
Tom Laloum
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/7517/2020

Natural gene editing in B cells: new approaches to lingering and emerging problems
Vasco M Barreto
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/7570/2020

Investigating R-loops as important and versatile regulators of gene expression.
Robert Manfred Martin
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/7644/2020

Sub-Saharan cancer cell line panel: from primary patient-derived cells to population tailored cancer treatment for the African ancestry
Luisa Pereira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/7876/2020

Profiling glucose induced histone epigenetic modifications in the zebrafish pancreas to identify T2D associated cis regulatory elements
Jose Carlos Ribeiro Bessa
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/BIA-MOL/8060/2020

Ribosomal RNA metabolism driven by a novel ribosome assembly factor in bacteria
José Marques Andrade
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)