Our group is organizing the workshop “ABC2 - Anything But Conventional Chromatography", which will focus on less conventional methods for the purification of biological products and is aimed for PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, principal investigators and any professionals from academia and industry wishing to learn and update their knowledge in the field of bioseparation applying packed-chromatography alternative methods.

The workshop will take place in Lisbon, from 22nd to 24th of November.

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Our colleagues Gonçalo Abrantes, Gonçalo Teixeira and Marta Banza presented their masters' work at the Masters Mid-Conferences of the Chemistry and Life Science Departments (Jornadas Intercalares do DQV e DCV).

Our paper Retroviral particles are effectively purified on an affinity matrix containing peptides selected by phage-display (more information on our Publications' page) was chosen for the cover of Biotechnol. J 11 (12) 1471–1680 (2016) · Vol. 11 · December 2016

Our coleagues Carina Figueiredo, Filipa Trovão and Ana Patrícia Traguedo have defended their MSc thesis during this month.

Our group was present in the European Researchers Night, that took place on 30th of September at the Natural History National Museum, Lisboa.

There is one Research Fellowship for a Master holder available in our lab - Design, assemble and operate a new device for non-invasive detection of bacterial infections. Deadline 18th September 2016.

Please find more information here:

http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=79777

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Professor Cecília Roque will be participating in the event "Conversas com a Ciência" held in IBM Portugal next July 21. Please register untill July 20 if you wish to participate!