Master Thesis defense

Débora Nunes presented her thesis on 1/02/2021 to obtain the MSc. degree in Bioorganic Chemistry. Her dissertation was entitled Development of PRIDES - PolymeRic Deep Eutectic Solvents for CO2 Capture. Congratulations Débora!

Nota de pesar

É com profundo pesar que a FaCiT vê partir o Professor Doutor Fernando Santana. Para além de ser um dos seus fundadores, o antigo Director da FCT_NOVA era um grande pilar da associação, sempre disposto a ajudar os estudantes por nós apoiados. 

New paper about the design of artificial enzymes

Our new paper is out! Check this review about the strategies to design the artificial enzymes from Beatriz P. Mariz, Sara Carvalho, Íris L. Batalha and Ana S.

Interview Antena 2 Ciência: PURE project

Last week, #PURE_project was the subject of Prof. Cecília Roque interview to Antena 2 Ciência. Get to know more about it:
(in PT)https://www.rtp.pt/play/p783/e516700/antena2-ciencia

Marta Ventura @ II NOVAsaúde Nutrition Conference

Marta Ventura @ II NOVAsaúde Nutrition Conference

Marta Ventura, PhD student at MARlab, will present her work "Characterization of Bromine, Arsenic, Cadmium and Lead contents in different key food items consumed by Portuguese population", tomorrow, at NOVAsaúde Nutrition Conference.

You can find more information 

PEPPERschool 2nd edition (virtual)

We are glad to announce that the 2nd edition of the #PEPPERschool will be virtual! #PEPPERschool is an international thematic school in peptide and protein engineering that we are organizing together with colleagues from Aix-Marseille Université.
Check the program and get to know our fantastic speakers:https://bit.ly/3sqHenT

Inaugural Session 2020/2021

The academic year of 2020/2021 had its inaugural session on 11 Jan 2021.

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New paper about Poly(Ethylene Glycol)‐Based Hydrogels

Already a great start to 2021 - our new paper is out!
"Versatile and Tunable Poly(Ethylene Glycol)‐Based Hydrogels Crosslinked through the Ugi Reaction" shows the application of the four-component Ugi reaction as a powerful tool to quickly generate crosslinked gels with precise control in chemical composition. Get to know it: https://bit.ly/3bj2kye

Laser irradiation and nanoparticles to destroy cancer cells

We used light irradiation on Gold nanoaprticles to enhance the killing effect of drugs and destroy cancer cells -  see the movie.

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