LEPABE Talk 04 – NAM4Covid19
The latest LEPABE Talk (June 25th) had PhD student Ricardo Oliveira presenting the NAM4Covid19 initiative 💡. This project, which counts with the participation of the DelNAM team, proposes a solution which allows a faster detection of SARS-CoV-2 🕒, while also avoiding the need for specialized technicians 👨🔬 and equipment. #NAM4COVID19 #Research
DelNAM at Bionano-20
Project Manager Rita Santos will be a speaker 📢 and moderator in the upcoming virtual conference on Bionano Innovation, to be held on June 6th, 2020. Learn more about these sessions and register from anywhere in the world 🌍 via BioNano-20.
BEL Gathering (Videoconference) – 27 May 2020
The latest Biofilm 🦠 Engineering Lab (BEL) meeting happened last week on the 27th of May, via videoconference 📹. The group learned more about the latest evaluation of LEPABE and shared experiences and doubts regarding the ongoing return to the laboratories 👨🔬. #BEL #LEPABE
NAM4COVID19 Videoconference
LEPABE , INIAV and INSA are collaborating to develop a “Nucleic acid mimic lateral flow assay (NAM-LFA) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2”. This project was approved in the FCT special call RESEARCH 4 COVID-19. Towards the development of this solution and while assuring everyone’s safety and well-being, we have met last week via videoconference, in order to define […]
NAM4Covid19 approved
The project NAM4Covid19: “Nucleic acid mimic lateral flow assay (NAM-LFA) for the detection of Covid19” was approved in the FCT special call RESEARCH 4 COVID-19. Coordinated by INIAV, this project counts with the collaboration of our team, led by Delnam’s project coordinator, Nuno Azevedo. The solution proposed in this project will allow a faster detection […]
New article published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
DelNAM’s team members J. Wengel and P. T. Jørgensen co-authored an article entitled “Alpha-L-Locked Nucleic Acid-Modified Antisense Oligonucleotides Induce Efficient Splice Modulation In Vitro”, which was recently published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Find the manuscript here. #DelNAM #Article
DelNAM’s 1st Periodic Review Meeting
The #DelNAM team was present today 📰 at the project’s 1st Periodic Review Meeting. It took place in the European Comission premises, with representation from all 3 members of the consortium – FEUP, Universiteit Gent and University of Southern Denmark.
DelNAM at SPLCCRS2020
Project Manager Rita S. Santos and PhD Students Luís Moreira and Sara Pereira were present at the XIIIth Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery (22-24th, January). Our team members also presented their work via poster during this event at the University of Santiago de Compostela. #DelNAM #SPLCCRS2020
DelNAM at PDEQB’s Student Seminars
PhD student Sara Pereira was an invited speaker for the Student Seminars last week, organized in the scope of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PDEQB). The presentation of her PhD work “Delivery of nucleic acid mimics into Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus as a novel method for treatment of the infection” introduced […]
Summer School 2: FISHing Bacteria
The summer school 2: FISHing Bacteria, held at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, is organized by the H2020 DelNAM project. This event will take place on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of July 2020. Registrations are open from the 25th of November 2019 to the 30th of April 2020. Come […]