New study shows for the first time the ability of a marine bacterium to convert apple pulp waste into a novel exopolysaccharide
Researchers form the Biochemical Engineering Research Lab at UCIBIO-NOVA, demonstrated for the first time the ability of a marine bacterium, Alteromonas macleodii Mo169, to grow on apple pulp waste, a low-cost feedstock, as sole substrate, and secrete high amounts of a novel exopolysaccharide.
New bacterial species identified by UCIBIO researchers named to honor female scientists
UCIBIO researchers form the BacT_Drugs Research Lab at UCIBIO-Porto identified eight new bacterial species of the Corynebacterium genus from urine samples of women. The publication coincided with the month of celebration of International Women's Day, and the researchers named the new species in honor of women who changed the world or female scientists, who made significant contributions to science b
Margarida Dias distinguished with a Research Fund Award from Royal Society of Chemistry
Margarida Dias, researcher at Biomolecular Engineering Lab was awarded with a Royal Society Chemistry Research Fund grant (R22-1009764370) for 4000 libras during one year.
Arménio Barbosa awarded by the National Network for Advanced Computing
Arménio Barbosa, researcher at the Biomolecular Engineering Lab, was awarded 100k and 2k hours of CPU and GPU time at the Call Advanced Computing Projects (3rd ed), from the National Network for Advanced Computing (RNCA) managed by the Foundation for Science and Technology, I. P. (FCT).