Communications

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OS1a

OC1

Maria Brito

Breast cancer brain metastases: molecular mechanisms, cellular interplay and peripheral biomarkers

OC2

Aureliano Alves

Comparison of SERCA and PMCA inhibition potential of polyoxotungstates

OC3

Rui Dinis

Identification of germline mutations in patients with breast and difuse gastric cancer in Alentejo

OC4

Inês V. da Silva

Peroxiporins and pancreatic cancer: new roles for aquaporin-3 and aquaporin-5 in tumor biology

OC5

Ana Quendera

The RNA-binding protein PNPase is a novel regulator of biofilm formation and virulence in Listeria monocytogenes

OC6

Mafalda Migueis

The role of sacsin in the pathological aggregation of intermediate filaments

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OS2

OC7

Rita Abranches

Expression of recombinant cardosin B in tobacco BY2 cells: an alternative system for the production of active milk clotting enzymes

OC8

Ana Rita Cavaco

Fatty acid profiling as a chemotaxonomic tool and biomarker for grapevine tolerance/susceptibility to Plasmopara viticola

OC8

Pedro Correia

High-throughput phenotyping of wheat physiological and metabolic responses to high temperature and drought

OC10

Joana Figueiredo

Inside proteomics: uncovering cultivar specific grapevine apoplast dynamics

OC11

Marisa Maia

The search for grapevine disease-associated biomarkers: combining metabolomics with targeted gene expression

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OS3

OC12

Patrícia Alves

Effects of cannabidiol and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on placental extravillous trophoblast cells migration

OC13

Paulo Faria

Emergent new psychoactive substances (NPS) cause neuronal and microglial dysfunction

OC14

Alexandra Penha

Identification of the acarological distribution using household dust collected in Coastal regions of Portugal: Aveiro as a case study

OC15

João Lopes

Differential effect of ABTS on the laccase and peroxidase-catalyzed degradation of organic pollutants

OC16

Manuel Pastorinho

Suspension and deposition patterns of microplastics from a 3D printing source

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OS4/S7

OC17

João Alves

Characterization of Cyberlindnera jadinii carboxylate transporters for the improvement of microbial cell factories

OC18

Henrique Fernandes

The Nitrate and Nitrite Reductase Activity of Xanthine Oxidase: a Computational Study

OC19

Paula Alexandra Lopes

Downregulation of aquaporins gene expression by glutamine or cystine-enriched diets in the small intestine of piglets

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OS1b/S5

OC20

Patrícia Coelho

Impact of SAPAP3 on mitochondrial function in Huntington’s disease

OC21

Federico Herrera

N-terminal phosphorylation of Hungtintin exon 1 shifts its liquid-liquid phase separation diagram and alters the kinetics of aggresome formation in mammalian cells

OC22

Ana Branco

Hypoxia-induced quiescence: a new approach to improve UC-MSC therapeutic value

OC23

Pedro Peralta

The role of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay on NKX6-2-associated spastic ataxia 8

OC24

Cândida Dias

Aerobic Glycolysis in the Hippocampus Sustains Extracellular Lactate to Support Neuronal Oxidative Metabolism

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OS8

OC25

Anaísa Coelho

One way or another: What lies behind cytochromes belonging to the NapC/NirT family with opposite electron transfer directionality?

OC26

Margarida Saramago

Targeting SARS-CoV-2 ribonucleases to combat COVID-19

OC27

Joana Rita Sousa

Proteomic profiling of Streptomyces aculeolatus: protein markers involved in the biosynthesis of bioactive metabolites

OC28

Ana Cláudia Leite

Cell cycle-dependent regulation of ATP synthase beta subunit

OC29

Laura Carreira

Changes in salivary proteome in patients with dry mouth syndrome- the effect of pilocarpine therapy

OC30

Ricardo Soares

Exploration of the Desulfuromonadales “cytochromome”. Purification of multiheme cytochromes involved in the extracellular respiration of Desulfuromonas acetoxidans

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OS9

OC31

João Nunes

Biocompatibility and biosafety analysis of chitosan hydrogels using organotypic epidermal models

OC32

Ana Salomé Veiga

Anti-HIV‑1 activity and mode of action of pepRF1, a viral-derived CXCR4 antagonist

OC33

Vera Neves

Development of a Blood Brain Barrier Peptide Shuttle and its conjugation to an Fc domain for brain delivery of therapeutic biomolecules

OC34

Andreia Veloso

Development of a highly hydrophilic carbon SOD-nanozyme

FLASH POSTER COMMUNICATIONS PS1a

FC1

André Seixas

The oxidative stress response of Listeria monocytogenes is mediated by the RNA chaperone Hfq

FC2

Carolina Matos

Development of antibodies targeting the Notch ligand JAG1 with potential efficacy against aggressive cancers

FC3

Maria Firmino

Unraveling genetic and pathogenic characteristics of infectious Shewanella

FC4

Bárbara Matos

Chronic exercise training attenuates prostate cancer-induced molecular remodelling in the testis

FC5

Tatiana Varela

Characterization of zebrafish cdkl5 knockdown using a morpholino approach

FC6

Barbara Rocha

Inorganic nitrate prevents the loss of intestinal claudin-5 induced by broad-spectrum antibiotics but has a mild impact on gut microbiome diversity: may nitrate be fueling bacterial metabolism?

FC7

Catarina Sousa Lopes

Changes on fibrinogen-erythrocyte binding in carotid artery disease

FC8

Telma Martins

Vacuolar membrane proteome and role of amino acids in the lifespan of a Niemann-Pick type C1 yeast model

Chairs: Manuel Santos (UAv); Álvaro Tavares (UAlg)

FLASH POSTER COMMUNICATIONS PS2

FC9

Rafael Guerreiro

Assessing drought stress resistance of rice varieties from Guinea-Bissau. I. Functional phenotyping of photosynthetic traits

FC10

Ana Tendeiro

Assessing drought stress resistance of rice varieties from Guinea-Bissau. II. Image-based structural phenotyping

FC11

Mariana Custódio

Characterization of pollen collected in hives located in the region of Samora Correia, Benavente, Portugal.

FC12

Carla Varanda

Development of OMMV as a VIGS vector for plant protection

FC13

Mónica Marques

High Resolution Melting – a promising tool for genotyping walnut plants

FC14

Miguel Silvério

Identification of endophyte microbial communities in olive and walnut using long-term in vitro-cultured plants

FC15

Gonçalo Laureano

Lipid signaling events in grapevine response to downy mildew

FC16

Marla Costa & João Carrilho

Macro and micronutrients characterization of two different varieties of grape pomace: Arinto and Touriga Nacional

FC17

Ana Cruz-Silva

Plasmopara viticola effectors gene expression and mycorrhizal grapevine

FC18

Jorge Marques da Silva

Response to drought stress and oligochitosan treatment of Artemisia annua plants

FC19

Teresa Lino-Neto

The potential of cork oak endophyte to be used as biocontrol agent against fungal pathogens

FC20

Laura Figueiredo

Understanding aspartic proteases role in grapevine resistance against Plasmopara viticola

FC21

Ana Alhinho

The dynamics of flower development in sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa mill.)

Chairs: Jorge M. Silva (FCUL); Helena Carvalho (CIBIO_UP)

FLASH POSTER COMMUNICATIONS PS3

FC22

Ana Galveias

Airborne Quercus spp pollen and adhered particulate matter: physical-chemical characterization in the cities of Évora, Porto and Guarda

FC23

Sander Noordam

Photoelectroautotrophic growth of Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1: The relationship between cytochrome c2 and the reaction center

FC24

Alexandra Penha

Mites in House Dust from Three Cities in Portugal: A Molecular Identification

FC25

António Vieira

Pollen Profiles of House Dust From Three Portuguese Cities With Different Climate Characteristics

FC26

Ana Galveias

Cupressaceae pollen prevalence in Southern Iberian Peninsula: the effect of surface meteorological factors on pollen season intensity

FC27

Adriana Catarino

Ecotoxicological assessment of intermittent streams in the Guadiana Basin

FC28

Ana Cláudia Mendes Gonçalves

Trends of Olea pollen levels between 2009 and 2021: Impact on allergic respiratory disease

FC29

Joana Rodrigues Ferreira Pimpão

Influence of atmospheric pollen levels on the incidence of Sars-Cov-2 virus infection

FC30

Rúben Miguel Dias Duarte

Implementation of a methodology for detecting the SARS-Cov-2 virus um wastewater samples, RT-PCR in Real Time

Chairs: Maria João Bebbiano (UAlg) Patrícia Palma (IPBeja)

FLASH POSTER COMMUNICATIONS PS4/S7

FC31

Mickael Diallo

Post-translational modification of STAT3 modulates its cellular distribution

FC32

Andreia Silva

Gold compounds’ inhibitory effect on Aquaporin-3 impairs melanoma cell migration

FC33

Ana Manuela Gonçalves

Interaction of MT-SC22EK peptide, HIV fusion inhibitor with membrane models

FC34

Jorge Martins

On the water solubility of fatty acids: interplay of molecular structure and pKa

FC35

Maria Berrocal Carrillo

The potency of gold (I and III) compounds as PMCA inhibitors and their effects on cell viability

FC36

Catarina Gonçalves Pimpão

Unraveling the mechanism of aquaporin-10 irreversible inhibition by organogold compounds

FC37

Anjos L. Macedo

Preliminary Structural characterization of human Gla Rich Protein involved in the inhibition of mineral crystal formation in vascular calcification

FC38

Toni Rendulic

Unravelling the Structural Features of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Acetate Transporter Ady2/Ato1

FC39

Nelly Silva

Unravelling dengue virus capsid protein interaction with viral genome

FC40

Cátia Santos-Pereira

Integrated biochemical and computational approach reveals novel mechanisms underlying the antifungal activity of the milk-derived lactoferrin protein

Chairs: Cláudio Soares (ITQB NOVA); Graça Soveral (FFUL); Nuno Santos (FMUL)

FLASH POSTER COMMUNICATIONS PS1b/S5

FC41

Samantha Mancino

Allele-specific transcriptional and epigenetic signatures of the aging brain

FC42

Joana Poejo

Amyloid β(1-42) binding to calmodulin and lipid rafts inhibits L-type calcium channels in cerebellar granule neurons

FC43

Fernanda Murtinheira

Ataxia related protein sacsin knockout disrupts the intermediate filaments network in glial cells

FC44

Beatriz Martins

Inflammation induces retinal pigment epithelium monolayer disruption and release of distinct populations of extracellular vesicles

FC45

LEONOR CANCELA

Involvement of MGP in African Spiny mice ear regeneration

FC46

Sunil Poudel

MEK/ERK and cAMP/PKA mediate HIF-1α signalling during mitochondrial antioxidant induced osteoblastogenesis

FC47

Susana Costa

Pursuing the key residues behind Dis3L2 specificity

FC48

Daniela Martins Alves

The role of understudied post-translational modifications on STAT3 behavior and function

FC49

Ana Ledo

Hydrogen Peroxide as an Intercellular Redox Signaling Molecule in the Brain: Diffusivity, Uptake and Removal

FC50

Maria Teixeira

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay: A 3D epidermal model to understand sacsin function in the skin

FC51

Pedro Corda

Proteomic analysis as a tool to identify key differentially expressed proteins during human sperm cryopreservation

FC52

Débora Varela

Involvement of Znf687 during osteoblast proliferation and differentiation

Chairs: Tiago Oliveira (UMin), João Laranjinha (UC)

FLASH POSTER COMMUNICATIONS PS6/S8/S9

FC53

Patrícia Apura

A short trip to the world of Pseudomonas putida’s ribonucleases

FC54

Sandra Viegas

Novel non-coding RNAs whose expression is relevant for the growth of Pseudomonas putida in a bioreactor

FC55

Ana Silva

Cytochrome c maturation System III: can an eukaryotic system produce multiheme cytochromes?

FC56

Joana Madjarov

BioCat: Investigating the electron uptake mechanism of Sporomusa ovata for microbial electrosynthesis of acetate from CO2

FC57

Gil Fraqueza

Ca2+-ATPase inhibition studies by polyoxometalates

FC58

Americo Alves

Chiral α-Alkylidene-Substituted β-Lactams and γ-Lactams: Synthesis and Anticancer Activity

FC59

Mariana Marques

Development of a canine skin analog

FC60

Carlos Manuel Gastalho

Development of different multifunctional chitosan nanocarriers with pharmacological activity for human skin wounds healing

FC61

Dorinda Marques da Silva

A graphical journey through the MBStox project

FC62

Nazua L.Costa

Electrografted anthraquinone as a probe to measure pH changes at biofilm-anode interface in a wastewater operating microbial fuel cell

FC63

Inês B. Trindade

Ghost hunting: FhuF – a ferric-siderophore reductase of unknown structure

FC64

Vânia Moreira

Development of a LSPR-based biosensor for the SARS-CoV-2 detection

FC65

Custódia Fonseca

INHIBITION OF THE Ca2+-ATPase BY GOLD (I, III) COMPOUNDS

FC66

Constança Pais do Amaral

Bioactive peptides isolated from European amphibian skin secretions with possible anticancer effect

Chairs: Ricardo Louro (ITQB NOVA), João Ramalho (UC)