Periodic seminars organized by the Biology Department:
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April 27: Daniel Couto (DBio – Plants). Analysis of ROS production and homeostasis in an Arabidopsis thaliana knockout mutant involved in post-translational modification. |
Future Seminars:
May 11
Raul Machado (DBio – Biotech). Presentation tittle not yet available
May 25
Arunava Pradhan (DBio - Ecology). Presentation tittle not yet available
More updated information in: Biology Department
September 16
Neza Cadez (University of Ljubljana, Eslovenia). The impact of fungicides on yeast biodiversity in vineyard and cellar
October 21
Eduardo Rodríguez Bejarano (University of Málaga, Spain). Geminiviral avoidance and exploitation of the post-translational systems.
(Exceptionally: Thursday, MICA, 14.30)
October 27
Natacha Fontes (DBio – Plants). Grape Vacuole: structure-function and tonoplast transport of sugars and other solutes
November 3
João Silva (DBio - Biotech). Protein-engineered hybrid biomaterials: molecular genetic strategies for recombinant proteins expression in Escherichia coli
November 8
“Temas actuais em Biofísica e Bionanossistemas” no âmbito do Mestrado em Biofísica e Bionanossistemas (DF/DB)
Prof. Artur Cavaco Paulo (Department of Textile Engineering, University of Minho).Nanobiotechnology and theragnostics; views, techniques and methods
(Exceptionally: Monday, Physics auditorium, 9.30)
November 10
Ana Oliveira (DBio - Biomedicine). DODAB:Monoolein-based Lipoplexes as Non-viral Vectors for Transfection in Mammals
November 17
Henrique Noronha (DBio - Plants). The effect of high temperature on sugar transport in grape cells
November 24
Hanna Fokt (DBio-Microbiology). Modulatory activity of Ginkgo biloba extract on Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell cycle and DNA damage repair ability in cells under replicative stress
December 15
“Temas actuais em Biofísica e Bionanossistemas” no âmbito do Mestrado em Biofísica e Bionanossistemas (DF/DB)
Prof. Vasco Teixeira (Physics Department, University of Minho). Nanomateriais para Bionanotecnologia e Nanomedicina: I&D na Europa e o impacto social e económico das suas aplicações
(Exceptionally: Physics auditorium, 9.30)
January 5
Vera Machado (DBio – Biomedicine). Presentation tittle not yet available
February 23
“Temas actuais em Genética” no âmbito do Mestrado em Genética Molecular
Jorge Vieira (IBMC). Presentation tittle not yet available
Rómulo Sobral (DBio – Plants). "Characterisation of the molecular interaction between MYB-like transcription factors in the establishment of the A. majus flower dorsoventral asymmetry"
April 6
“Temas actuais em Biofísica e Bionanossistemas” no âmbito do Mestrado em Biofísica e Bionanossistemas (DF/DB)
Prof. Francisco Miguel Gama (Dep. of Biological Engineering, University of Minho). Cell-biomaterial interactions. The case of bacterial cellulose.
(Exceptionally: Physics auditorium)
April 13
Juliana Oliveira (DBio – Plants). Functional characterisation of a RNA-binding protein involved in transcriptome regulation during Arabidopsis thaliana thermotolerance responses.
April 27
Daniel Couto (DBio – Plants). Analysis of ROS production and homeostasis in an Arabidopsis thaliana knockout mutant involved in post-translational modification.

