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Call for Proposals for Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2010

Painel de Avaliação da área de Engenharia Biológica e Biotecnologia - 2010

Coordination

Nic D. Lindley
Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, France

Evaluation

John Villadsen
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
John Woodley
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Juan Manuel Lema
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Manuel Cánovas
University of Murcia, Spain
Mohamed Al-Rubeai
University College Dublin, Ireland
Nic D. Lindley
Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, France

Projects assigned

PTDC/EBB-EBI/117073/2010

Biohydrogen production as alternative green energy technology
Paulo Jorge Neves Silva
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/117615/2010

PROMETHEUS: PROduction, via Microalgae after Engineering and Technological optimization, of Hydrocarbons and triglycerides for Engine USes
Francisco Xavier Delgado Domingos Antunes Malcata
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/117750/2010

Impact of multispecies biofilms in catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Nuno Filipe Azevedo
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/118019/2010

FungSens - Novel DNA biosensor for improved diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis
Fernando Sérgio Rodrigues Ribeiro Teles
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/118283/2010

Development of microfluidic devices for the rapid evaluation of the interaction of bio-conjugated quantum dots with eukaryotic
Abel Martin Gonzalez Oliva
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/118361/2010

A metabolic approach to carcinogenesis by NMR and PET
Maria Filomena Rabaça Roque Botelho
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/118488/2010

BioEnergy production
Nuno Paulo Correia e Afonso Moreira
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/118570/2010

Bio-methane production from sludge and Energetic crop
Santino Eugénio Di Berardino
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/118621/2010

A novel generation of packaging cell lines for the manufacture of lentivirus based biopharmaceuticals
Ana Sofia de Sousa Valente Coroadinha
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/118712/2010

Ecosystem Services: Monitoring and Remediation of Priority Substances (WFD) of Water Resources of Algarve
Manuela Fernanda Gomes Moreira da Silva
Universidade do Algarve (UAlg)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/118734/2010

Industrial aplications for Proteases from Saccharomyces biomass
Isabel Maria Pinto Leite Viegas Oliveira Ferreira
Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares - Porto (ICETA-Porto/ICETA)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/119254/2010

Yeast transformed with mammalian aquaporins as a new tool for screening pharmacological compounds
Maria da GRAÇA Tavares Rebelo de SOVERAL Rodrigues
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/119272/2010

MEDIAOMICS - Advanced Systems Biology Tools For Synthetic Culture Media Engineering
Rui Manuel Freitas Oliveira
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/119560/2010

OliControl-New natural antimicrobial agents from Olea europaea L. in biofilms control
Maria do Pilar de Araújo Teixeira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/119591/2010

MATRIDEX: Development of dextrin-matrikines formulations for tissue regeneration
Susana Margarida Gomes Moreira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/119855/2010

Generation of zebrafish animal models to study the role of H2O2 in homeostasis and disease
Carla Sofia Fernandes do Amaral Real Afonso
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/119860/2010

Helicobacter pylori phages: translating an underestimated phenomenon into a therapeutic application
Ana Filipa Ferreira do Vale
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120326/2010

Development of electropactive polymers and biomimetic "in vitro" platform to test tissue engineering strategies
Vitor Sencadas
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120381/2010

New affinity ligands for the purification of plasmids: application to the manufacturing of influenza DNA vaccines
JOÃO CARLOS RAMOS NUNES MARCOS
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120527/2010

BioAct3s - Antimicrobial sutures obtained from genetically modified spider silk
Isabel Leonor
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120540/2010

MICROPOLY - Microbial production of polyesters: a way for valorizing a sub-product from pulping industry
Luísa Alexandra Seuanes Serafim Leal
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120568/2010

GlycoBioReporters - The use of unnatural sugars to illuminate glycosylation patterns in tumour cells
Iva Pashkuleva
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120624/2010

BIOTEXTILE - Sequencing batch reactor biotechnology toward effective textile wastewater treatment
Nídia Dana Mariano Lourenço
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120819/2010

Generation of Bispecific Antibodies for the Treatment of Breast cancer
Paula Alexandra Quintela Videira
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120822/2010

Bioeco - Understanding the role of biofilm ecology on antimicrobial resistance
Manuel Simões
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/121026/2010

ATPS CHIP - Development of an integrated microfluidic system for purification of antibodies
Raquel Aires Barros
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/121088/2010

Engineering nematode toxins to improve B. thuringiensis
Duarte Toubarro
Universidade dos Açores (UAçores)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/121419/2010

From hESC to functional hepatocytes: bioreactor process optimization based on real-time phenotype monitoring
Gonçalo Bruno Ferreira Real Rodrigues Carvalho
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/121758/2010

Combinatorial approaches to prevent cell death-PREVENTDEATH
André Xavier de Carvalho Negrão Valente
BIOCANT - Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia (BIOCANT)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/121794/2010

Alternative oxidase (AOX) and metabolic reorganization during stress-induced cell re-differentiation
Hélia Cristina Guerra Cardoso
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/121886/2010

Loaded Nanocarriers with Chemotherapeutic Agents
Manuela Maria Teixeira Basto de Faria Frasco
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/122018/2010

An improved reporter for Cre recombinase resources
Vasco M Barreto
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/122422/2010

Multi-Level Systems Biology Analysis of Heat Adaptation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Luis Maria de Figueiredo Mascarenhas Lopes da Fonseca
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/122544/2010

inMUC-Expression of mucin in Caco-2 cell line for application in fundamental and applied research
Ana Luisa Ferreira Simplicio
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/122564/2010

Transient transfection platform for optimal and reproducible recombinant protein production
Pedro Estilita Pereira Monteiro da Cruz
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/122985/2010

Molecular tools for the diagnosis of viruses associated to big vein and ring necrosis in lettuce
Maria do Rosário Fernandes Félix
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/122996/2010

BioMMopt - Modeling and Integrated Monitoring for Bioprocesses Optimization
Ana Cristina Araújo Veloso
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/122999/2010

Supercritical Micronization of Biological Therapeutics
Antonio Manuel Figueiredo Palavra
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/116790/2010

Bionanotecnology to develop efficient and sensitive methods for Malaria diagnosis
JOSÉ RICARDO RAMOS FRANCO TAVARES
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/116874/2010

Biotechnological tools for eco-friendly processes related with lignin-based compounds
Lígia Maria Oliveira Martins
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/117085/2010

Bioremediation and Valorization of Olive Mill Wastewaters (ValorSafeOMW)
Carla Maria Alves Quintelas do Amaral Marinho
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/117325/2010

MATRYEAST- Strategy for systemic non-aggressive elimination of Candida albicans biofilms in cardio prosthetic medical devices through detailed yeast ECM characterization
Célia Maria de Jesus Ferreira
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/117384/2010

Engineered Devices as Powerful Tool to Guide the Progress of Genetic Research
Antonio F. Bella
Universidade de Évora (UE)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/117462/2010

Towards a high-throughput drug discovery platform for the screening of GPCR targets in cells
Duarte Miguel de França Teixeira dos Prazeres
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/117793/2010

Recovery of misfolded and aggregated proteins using biological nanoreactors and small molecules
Cláudio Emanuel Moreira Gomes
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/117883/2010

e-matricks - Novel culture surfaces tailored to sustain the pluripotency of human embryonic stem cells in feeder-free conditions
Alexandra P Marques
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/117969/2010

Development of a toolbox for the analysis of performance of small metabolic circuits
Renata Leitão Dias da Silva
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/117985/2010

Development of a targeted nanosystem for systemic delivery in miRNA-based therapeutics: A new non-viral gene therapy approach for glioblastoma multiforme
Maria da Conceição Monteiro Pedroso de Lima
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/118264/2010

Quorum sensing inhibitors as antimicrobial agents against Burkholderia infections
Ana Sofia de Jesus Ferreira
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/118317/2010

Viral Capture and Purification System: Smart macroporous structures for the affinity purification of retroviral particles
Ana Cecília Afonso Roque
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/118338/2010

DIACHEL - Using the frustulines of DIAtom biofilms to chelate metal ions in water systems
Etelvina Figueira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/118436/2010

Development of target protectors and RNA aptamers for therapeutic modulation of SMN2 mRNA expression
Margarida Henriques da Gama Carvalho
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/118573/2010

Development of novel wound dressings with impregnated bacteriophages and lysins to control biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus sp.
Sanna Sillankorva
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/118615/2010

Development of improved suspension MDCK cell lines for the production of viral based bioproducts: manufacturing Influenza and Adenovirus
Ana Sofia de Sousa Valente Coroadinha
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/118671/2010

Improvement of serological tests using truncated recombinant neuraminidases of avian influenza virus allowing the differentiation of infected from vaccinated animals
ANA MARGARIDA FERREIRA HENRIQUES DE OLIVEIRA MOURÃO
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, I.P. (INRB)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/118898/2010

BioSub - Development of cork suberin-based polymers using clean technologies for application in regenerative medicine
Ricardo Alexandre Rodrigues Pires
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/118951/2010

Centrosome structural mapping by High Contents Screening nanoscopy
Nuno António Gonçalves Moreno
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119006/2010

Perda de robustez como um princípio de reposicionamento de fármacos
José Bartholo Pereira Leal
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119243/2010

Human central nervous system in vitro models for preclinical research: new tools for studying viral vector-mediated gene delivery in 3D cell context
Ana CATARINA Maurício BRITO Ataíde Montes
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119251/2010

siRNA biosynthesis, purification and intracellular delivery for gene silencing in nervous central system disorders
Fani Pereira de Sousa
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119262/2010

Searching natural anti-inflammatory compounds: biotechnological applications of medicinal plants from Northeastern Portugal
Ana Maria Carvalho
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119334/2010

Exploitation of proteins of the Burkholderia cepacia complex to design new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies
Sílvia Andreia Sousa
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119356/2010

FUNDRING: Identification of new biomarkers of antiFUNgal Drug Resistance diagnosis IN Candida Glabrata: the particular role of multidrug resistance transporters
Miguel Cacho Teixeira
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119501/2010

Probing adenovirus-host cell interactions: a systems biotechnology approach to improve production of gene delivery vectors
Ana Margarida Palma Teixeira
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119717/2010

Intracellular targeted delivery of a combination of RNAi therapeutics: stopping the cross-talk between breast tumor cells and the tumor microenvironment
João Nuno Sereno de Almeida Moreira
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119721/2010

Biosynthesis and Purification of Minicircle DNA for Application in Diabetes Cell-Specific Gene Therapy
Ilídio Joaquim Sobreira Correia
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119789/2010

BiofOmics: a Novel Platform for the Systematic and Large-scale Collaborative Study of Biofilms
Anália Maria Garcia Lourenço
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119976/2010

SMARTNANO: Smart nanogels for targeted and controlled delivery of siRNA for cancer therapy
Catarina Gonçalves
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/119991/2010

SUPER_CellSheets - Development of switchable surfaces based on drastic changes of wettability for cell sheet engineering
Natália Maria de Araújo Alves
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/120072/2010

Simultaneous correction for motion and attenuation in emission tomography
Francisco José Santiago Fernandes Amado Caramelo
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/120073/2010

Baculovirus-based Chikungunya vaccines
Aida Maria da Conceição Esteves Simões
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/120607/2010

Glycoprotein markers of secreted exosomes from human tumor cells - relevance in cancer vaccination
Júlia Carvalho Costa
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/120618/2010

Pictures of bodybuilding: 3D and embryo style
Gabriel José Gonçalves Martins
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/120638/2010

Exploring the Secretome of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Parkinson`s Disease Regenerative Medicine
António José Braga Osório Gomes Salgado
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/120679/2010

E3-based diagnostic test for early Chikungunya virus infection
Aida Maria da Conceição Esteves Simões
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/120793/2010

PSEUDOEX - Development of therapeutic nanoparticles Based on the excretome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pedro Miguel Santos
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/120899/2010

Genetic and biophysical approaches to study gellan gum polymerization: contribution to develop new scaffolds for stem cell culture
Arsénio Carmo Sales Mendes Fialho
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/120978/2010

NEWLAN-Lichenicidin, a new anti-MRSA lantibiotic: biosynthesis, mode of action and bioengineering
Sónia Alexandra Leite Velho Mendo Barroso
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/120980/2010

Development of inhibitors of anti-apoptotic microRNAs to overcome cancer drug resistance: molecular, chemical and nanotechnological-based approaches
Maria Helena Vasconcelos Meehan
Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular (IPATIMUP/UP)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/121091/2010

ERA-IB-Development of a process for the utilization both the carbohydrate and the lignin content from lignocellulosic materials of annual plants for the production of valuable products: the modified Portuguese subproject.
Florbela de Oliveira Carvalheiro Esteves Amaro
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. (LNEG)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/121131/2010

MicroID - New PNA-based technologies for the rapid identification of pathogens
Carina Manuela Fernandes Almeida
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/121214/2010

Zerum - Novel Serum-free Culture Conditions for the expansion and controlled differentiation of human Mesenchymal Stem Cells from adult sources
Ana Margarida Garcez Luis de Frias
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/121219/2010

Bioremediation of pyrolitic char obtained in biocrude production
Paulo Alexandre Costa Lemos
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/121259/2010

"HIGHdrogen"-Hydrogen enriched biogas from dark fermentation of lignocellulose hydrolisates
MARIA ALCINA ALPOIM DE SOUSA PEREIRA
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/121679/2010

Stem cells engineering by gene activated matrices designed for tissue regeneration
Teresa Catarina Páscoa Madeira
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/121856/2010

Adeno-associated viral vectors type 9 to deliver nucleic acids to the brain by intravenous injection
Rui Jorge Nobre
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/121867/2010

Optimizing the respiratory chain of Geobacter sulfurreducens toward bioremediation applications
Carlos Alberto Gomes Salgueiro
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/121875/2010

Bacteriocins control of Campylobacter and Arcobacter spp. infections: a new approach in food industry
Fernanda Domingues
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/122198/2010

Unraveling the electron transfer mechanisms behind bacterial extracellular respiration that allows the production of energy in microbial fuel cells
Catarina Morais Vaz Paquete
ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/122419/2010

New strategies to fight bacterial resistance in biofilms (KillTheFilm)
Carla da Conceicao Caramujo Rocha de Carvalho
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/122437/2010

GUTS - Finding cellulose hydrolyzing enzymes, in the bacterial populations associated with the digestive system of Porcellio dilatatus (Crustacea,Isopoda)
António Verissimo
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/122504/2010

StemPure - Bioprocess for Production and Purification of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Neural Cells for Regenerative Medicine Applications
Maria Margarida Diogo
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/122834/2010

E-SMART: engineering of miRNA target sites in coding transcripts.
Marina Célia Nunes Ferreira da Costa Henriques da Silva
Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/122885/2010

Electroactive biofilms: energy and bioremediation
Carla Carneiro
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/122908/2010

BioPlexing - Combinatorial analysis of biomaterials/cells/culture media relationships for tissue engineering applications using biomimetic substrates
Joao Filipe Colardelle da Luz Mano
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-BIO/123009/2010

Biosensors for tumor marker detection
ALEXANDRE RUI DE SAMPAIO TEIXEIRA
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120334/2010

Microsystem with integrated spectroscopy and (bio)sensors for the detection of gastrointestinal dysplasia
Graça Maria Henriques Minas
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120495/2010

Omic approach to identify virulence determinants of Non Candida albicans Candida-species-host tissue interaction
Joana Cecília Valente Rodrigues Azeredo
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/EBB-EBI/120634/2010

Metabolic modulation as a tool to create and propagate pluripotent stem cell lines
João RamalhoSantos
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)