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Detoxification of nitric oxide and/or oxygen in pathogenic (anaerobic) microbes: exploring the molecular determinants of substrate selectivity. João Filipe Bogalho Vicente, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FF/ULisboa). €120,000.
Ceramide and Glucosylceramide impact on membrane biophysical properties: from models of plasma- and lysosomal-membranes to the cell membrane. Liana C Silva, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FF/ULisboa). €130,000.
Biochemical and Functional studies of exoribonucleases focusing on their determinant role in the control of gene expression. Cecilia Maria Pais de Faria de Andrade Arraiano, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET). €130,000.
Relationship between PI(4,5)P2 compartmentalization and palmitoylated synaptic proteins in membrane model systems and in the plasma membrane of neuron and non-neuron like cells. FABIO FERNANDES, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €155,000.
LIPIDENGUE: The role of hepatic lipid membranes and lipid droplets in Dengue virus encapsidation. A gateway to new therapies. Miguel Castanho, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes (IMM/FM/ULisboa). €130,000.
On characterizing polarity within phospholipid/cholesterol lipid bilayers and its effects in membrane enzymology. Jorge Manuel Martins, Universidade do Algarve (UAlg). €130,000.
Analysis of the role of N-terminal acetyltransferases during Drosophila development. Rui Gonçalo Viegas Russo Da Conceição Martinho, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (FCG). €134,000.
Proton transfer and proton pumping in haem-copper oxidases. Methodological developments and their application to unravel the molecular mechanism. Claudio Manuel Simões Loureiro Nunes Soares, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €130,000.
RACHIs - Reduction on the Absorption of Cholesterol by Herbal Infusions (Functional Foods). Maria Luísa Mourato de Oliveira Marques Serralheiro, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €149,000.
Adding realism to the molecular modeling of lipidic membranes: inclusion of pH effects. Miguel Machuqueiro, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FP (FFC/FC/ULisboa). €150,000.
Studies on the structure/activity relationship of AI-2, a bacterial signalling molecule for inter-species communication. Maria Rita Ventura, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €137,000.
Membrane fusion mechanism of Influenza Hemagglutinin: a simulation and biophysical approach. Claudio Manuel Simões Loureiro Nunes Soares, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €120,000.
Solution structure and mode of action of the dimeric bacteriocin Lcn972. Turner David Leslie, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €78,000.
Identification of plant extracts with protective action against bacterial enterotoxins belonging to AB5 group: cholera toxin, heat labile toxin from Eshcherichia coli and shiga toxin (dysentery). Malgorzata Palczewska, ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA/UNL). €73,000.
Biomolecules delivery by functionalized inorganic/organic nanoparticles. Manuel Alvaro Neto Coelho, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP). €134,000.
A novel nanoparticle formulation for gene therapy application in solid cancers. Henrique Manuel Santos Faneca, Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC). €94,000.