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Ângela Valério-Fernandes, PhD!
July 19, 2016
Today it was Ângela Valério-Fernandes's turn to defended her PhD Thesis on Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.
Congrats, Ângela!
Ana Gregório, PhD!
July 14, 2016
Ângela Gregório defended her PhD Thesis on Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and was approved with Distinction and Honor.
Congrats, Ana!
Seminar on Biology of Tumor Exosomes
December 11, 2015
JN Moreira hosted the seminar "Biology of tumor exosomes" at CNC's auditorium. This seminar was lectured by Sónia Melo, an Affiliate Professor at Porto Medical School (FMUP) and Principal Investigator at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (I3S).
Rute Araújo, MSc!
September 29, 2015
Rute Araújo defended her Master thesis in the field of oncobiology and nanotherapy (course of Pharmaceutical Technology).
Congrats, Rute!
Nuno Fonseca, PhD!
July 17, 2015
Nuno Fonseca defended his PhD Thesis on Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and was approved with Distinction and Honor.
Congrats, Nuno!
Susana Cecílio, MSc!
September 30, 2014
Susana Cecílio has successfully defended her master thesis (course on Pharmaceutical Biotechnology), with the final mark of 19 (out of 20).
Congrats, Susana!
JN Moreira at BioPharm America 2014
September 24, 2014
JN Moreira attended BioPharm America 2014, held in Boston on September 23 to 24.
JN Moreira had the opportunity to present his work in the Academic Innovators Showcase, alongside other renown Universities.
Ana Gregório and Ângela Valério-Fernandes in EACR-23 Munich
July 9, 2014
Ana Gregório and Ângela Valério-Fernandes attended the 23rd Biennial Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research in Munich, where they presented the posters:
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Targeting nucleolin in lung cancer − an emerging strategy to overcome stroma-mediated anti-VEGF resistance, presented by Ãngela Valério-Fernandes;
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Targeting cell-surface nucleolin in metastatic breast cancer, presented by Ana Gregório.
JN Moreira hosts Darrin Stuart
March 25, 2014
The Senior Investigator II from Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research (USA), Darrin Stuart (www.linkedin.com/in/darrinstuart), is in Portugal to speak in the CNC's Seminar "Building predictive oncology models" on March 31st. João Nuno Moreira has the pleasure of being the host.
Congrats, Sarah!
March 25, 2014
Former Master Student, Sarah Pagliaro, won a grant for the "Experimental and Clinical Oncology Ph.D Programme" at the University Deglia Studi di Firenze, in Italy, where she will be studying under the guidance of Professor Persio Dello Sbarba.
From all of us, our heartfelt congratulations!
JN Moreira on Antena 1
March 18, 2014
JN Moreira was a guest on the “Health Marathon” ("Maratona da Saúde - a fundraising initiative") radio show from Antena 1, to talk about nanoparticles in the combat of breast cancer.
This show dedicated to deepen the knowledge of incurable diseases and accelerate the discovery of more effective therapies by raising awareness in society and raising funds for biomedical research in Portugal.
JN Moreira on National TV
December 3, 2013
On “Minds that shine” ("Mentes que brilham") from Porto Canal, program dedicated to cancer research, JN Moreira joined as guest to talk about his research.
Lígia Gomes da Silva won 2nd prize in PhD Thesis Award
November 10, 2013
At Xth Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, in the PhD Thesis Award, an evenet co-sponserd by Evonik and DPLC-CRS, Lígia Gomes da Silva won 2nd prize with the thesis "A novel multifunctional lipid-based nanoparticle for the delivery od siRNA to cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment".
Ângela Valério-Fernandes awarded by Roche Best Poster presentation in the category of Translational & Clinical Research
April 12, 2013
At XXII Porto Cancer Meeting & III Porto-Bordeaux Joint Meeting - TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN CANCER - Bringing Basic Science and Pathology to Clinical Oncology, held in IPATIMUP Auditorium, Oporto, on April 11 to 12, 2013, Ângela Valério-Fernandes was awarded with Best Poster by Roche with the poster entitled: Assessing the potential of nucleolin-targeted strategies against Lung Cancer resistant to anti-VEGF therapies.
Ângela Valério-Fernandes won Best Poster presentation in Biotechnology and Health area
December 21, 2012
At the X Annual Meeting of the Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology and Doctoral Programme in Experimental and Biomedicine, in Biocant Park, Cantanhede, Portugal, Ângela Valério-Fernandes won 1st prize for Best Poster in Biotechnology and Health area, entitled: Targeted drug delivery to the tumor microenvironment in lung cancer.
PEGASEMP™ – Nanoparticle patented in USA, in the media
December 20, 2012
A new generation of targeted nanoparticles for the treatment of breast cancer developed by JN Moreira research group was granted a patent in US.
This event was broadcasted on several national networks: SIC Notícias, RTP Informação, TVI24 and University of Coimbra TV.
Lígia Gomes-da-Silva won Best Oral Presentation
October 19, 2011
On the III Congress Congress of the Portuguese Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and IX Spanish Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, held in Oporto on October 15th to 19th, 2011, Lígia Gomes-da-Silva won the Best Oral Presentation award entitled Design of anti-PLK1 siRNA-containing liposomes and targeted to cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment.
Vera Moura won the 2nd place for Doctoral Thesis
October 15, 2011
Portuguese-Spanish Society of Controlled Release held the contest for Best Thesis. In the 2011 edition, the 2nd place was exceptionally created and attributed to Vera Moura’s doctoral thesis: “Combining targeted and triggered drug delivery to tumor cells and the tumor microenvironment – a novel strategy on cancer therapeutics”.
JN Moreira on SIC Notícias
January 30, 2010
João Nuno Moreira participated on "Falar Global" (Talk Globally) program, from the national news television SIC Notícias, to talk about the nanotechnology developed in a doctoral program under his supervision.
JN Moreira explains How to make a Smart Drug
March 20, 2009
João Nuno Moreira was invited to Ciência Viva TV, an online channel, to adress "How to make a Smart Drug", in the science promoting program "Ciência num minuto" (Science in a minute).