With the school year over, we had to take the time to celebrate with our students. Congratulations to David Madeira, Leonor Maria and Patrícia Nunes! They all successfully defended their Projects and have been awarded their Bachelor of Science degrees. 🎓

Congratulations to André Simão for successfully defending his master thesis! 🎉 His work integrated multi-omics data to study how metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease progresses toward hepatocellular carcinoma.

Congratulations to João Matos for successfully defending his master thesis! 🎉 His work reveals how changes in cell signaling and extracellular matrix dynamics promote immune-mediated resistance, offering new avenues for improving triple-negative breast cancer therapies.

Last week, Frederico Água was given an academic distinction and we couldn't be prouder!👏 He completed his master thesis with us and will soon start his PhD with a grant from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, focusing on the impact of cell origin and aberrant transcription in pancreatic cancer.

🧪 Last week, our team member Mafalda Soares gave a talk on our latest published #research at the NOVA Health Conference - Sex Differences in Health: From Clinical Practice to Biomedical Research and Drug Design. We thank the organizers for the opportunity to present!

🧪 We are thrilled to share our latest work, now published in Biology of Sex Differences, by our amazing collaborators: Mafalda Soares, Inês Wemans, Paulo Caldas, Simao Rocha, Ana Rita Grosso. We show the impacts of cell type-specifc dysregulation on the X chromosome in SLE! 🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s132...

Big congratulations to Cátia Gonçalves for successfully defending her PhD! 🎓 Her work focuses on understanding the venom systems of octopus and cuttlefish, including possible use in biomedicine.

Last week, our team member Mariana Luz presented the project for her thesis. After doing her master thesis and working with us as a master fellow, Mariana is now starting her PhD with a grant from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, studying imprinting defects in iPSCs.

Our lab had the opportunity to share a little of what #bioinformatics is with the students participating in the Summer University, organized by Núcleo de BCM. Thank you to Rita L, Mafalda S, Frederico A and João M for their work developing our activities for this event.

Congratulations to Arati Puoommangalathu and Francisco Martinho for successfully defending their Project and officially getting their Bachelor’s Degree in Cell and Molecular Biology! 🎓

Our lab was happy to have the opportunity to show the importance of #bioinformatics and share our #research with the rest of the NOVA FCT community during the #ScienceDaysNOVAFCT last week.

We're so happy to post our new logo, designed by the multitalented Mafalda Soares, who joined us this year as a master fellow after completing her thesis with our group.

We proudly have a new Doctor! 🥳 Many congratulations, Mariana, for the brilliant viva yesterday! 👏🎓🍾 We wish you all the best for the future! ❤️ Thank you, @edueyras.bsky.social, @biocomicslab.bsky.social, @mgama.bsky.social, Leonor Saúde, and Mário Ramirez for the fantastic discussions! 🙏

Big congratulations to Silvia Carvalho for successfully defending her PhD! 🎓 Her thesis focusing on SRRM2 is an exciting contribution to our understanding of gene regulation and early development. We'd like to thank @apombo1.bsky.social for her generous collaboration during this joint supervision.

🧪 Our latest work with Caldas and Rocha, published @stemcellreports.bsky.social shows that XCI erosion is common and heterogeneous, reactivating X-linked genes without affecting global methylation or imprinting. #xchromosome 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.st... @ucibio.bsky.social #fctnova #i4hb

@ucibio.bsky.social was rated #Excellent with 5/5 in all criteria in #FCT 2023/2024 R&D Units #Evaluation - top unit in Biological Sciences, Biodiversity and Ecosystems panel. Proud of our team’s commitment to excellence. 🔗 bit.ly/3GoEzqj #FCT #Science #universidadenovalisboa #universidadeporto

We are a multidisciplinary research unit advancing knowledge in biochemistry, biotechnology, bioengineering, and health sciences. By combining curiosity-driven research with innovative applied science, we tackle global challenges in health, bioeconomy, and sustainability.

Our lab continues with its commitment to share #bioinformatics knowledge with others, this time at the invite of Jornadas Tecnológicas LBCM. Thank you to our team members Frederico Água and Mafalda Soares for doing a wonderful job presenting this workshop.