XXII NATIONAL CONGRESS OF BIOCHEMISTRY
24-26 October 2024 | University of Aveiro
Program
24 OCTOBER 2024
SESSION I
13:00 REGISTRATION
14:15 OPENING CEREMONY
Chairs: Odete da Cruz e Silva (DCM-UA) and Bruno Jesus (iBiMED)
14:30 Career Award Lecture - Miguel Seabra, NOVA Medical School, PT
Chairs: Margarida Fardilha (UA) and Duarte Barral (UNL)
15:30-16:30 SYMPOSIUM S1/S2 [Parallel Sessions]
Symposium S1 – Clinical Biochemistry and Therapeutics
15:30-16:00 Giuseppe Calamita, University of Bari, IT
Aquaporins in acute inflammation and sepsis: the emerging role and therapeutic relevance of AQP9.
16:00-16:30 José Alexandre Ferreira, IPO-Porto, PT
Turning the glycocalyx into cancer vaccines: setting a new paradigm for cancer immunotherapy.
Chairs: Marco Alves (UA) and Rosário Domingues (UA)
Symposium S2 – Molecular Foundations of (Non-Communicable) Diseases: Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying Pathology I
15:30-16:00 Mathieu Bollen, KU Leuven, BE
Protein phosphatase PP1 in health and disease.
16:00-16:30 Cláudia Almeida, NOVA Medical School, PT
Endosomal trafficking defects in brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Chair: Rita Ferreira (UA) and Tiago Gil Oliveira (UM)
16:30 COFFEE BREAK and POSTER SESSION
17:30 SELECTED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OS1/OS2 [Parallel Sessions]
Symposium S1 – 17:30-17:42 Selected Oral Communication 1
17:42-17:54 Selected Oral Communication 2
17:54-18:06 Selected Oral Communication 3
18:06-18:18 Selected Oral Communication 4
18:18-18:30 Selected Oral Communication 5
Symposium S2 – 17:30-17:42 Selected Oral Communication 1
17:42-17:54 Selected Oral Communication 2
17:54-18:06 Selected Oral Communication 3
18:06-18:18 Selected Oral Communication 4
18:18-18:30 Selected Oral Communication 5
18:30-19:30 WELCOME RECEPTION
25 OCTOBER 2024
SESSION II
8:30-10:30 SYMPOSIUM S3 - Biosciences Education
Chairs: Margarida Fardilha (UA) and Manuel João Costa (UM)
8:30 Introduction - Manuel João Costa, University of Minho, PT
Biosciences education: the current landscape and our next steps.
8:45 PLENARY LECTURE I - Thomas Lancaster, Imperial College London, UK
Academic integrity in the generative AI age.
9:15 Engaging conversations among participants to delve into the future of bioscience education - Margarida Fardilha, University of Aveiro, PT
10:15 Debriefing - Take home messages - Manuel João Costa and Margarida Fardilha
10:30 COFFEE BREAK and POSTER SESSIONS
11:00 PLENARY LECTURE II - Iseult Lynch, University of Birmingham, UK
Chairs: Susana Loureiro (UA) and Célia Antunes (UÉvora)
12:00-13:00 SYMPOSIUM S3/S4/S5 [Parallel Sessions]
Symposium S3 – Workshop "Lab simulations, smart worksheets: transforming science education, empowering educators to inspire the next generation of scientists."*
12:00-13:00 Bill Heslop, LearnSci, UK
*Contact the organizing committee to schedule a private meeting with LearnSci during the congress (1h available/day).
Chair: Margarida Fardilha (UA)
Symposium S4 – Exploring Environmental Driven Effects: Unveiling the Interconnections
12:00-12:30 Athanasios Damialis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR
12:30-12:40 Selected Oral Communication 1
12:40-12:50 Selected Oral Communication 2
12:50-13:00 Selected Oral Communication 3
Chair: Susana Loureiro (UA) and Vítor Costa (ICBAS-UP)
Symposium S5 – Molecular Foundations of (Communicable) Diseases: Understanding the Mechanisms Underlying Pathology II
12:00-12:30 Miguel Castanho, University of Lisbon, PT
From molecules to mice, from Zika virus to Disease X - developing a broad spectrum antiviral able to reach the brain and placenta.
12:30-12:40 Selected Oral Communication 1
12:40-12:50 Selected Oral Communication 2
12:50-13:00 Selected Oral Communication 3
Chairs: Célia Antunes (UÉvora) and João Laranjinha (UC)
13:00 GROUP PHOTO AND LUNCH
SESSION III
14:30 PLENARY LECTURE III - Fernando Corrales, Spanish National Centre for Biotechnology, ES
Proteomics: a toolbox for understanding liver biology and disease.
Chairs: Francisco Amado (UA) and Armindo Salvador (CNC-UC)
15:30-17:00 SYMPOSIUM S6/S7 [Parallel Sessions]
Symposium S6 – Harmony in Diversity: Global Perspectives on Omics in Biochemistry
15:30-16:00 Johannes Swinnen, KU Leuven, BE
Spatial multi-omics as a tool to map tissue heterogeneity and to identify exploitable lipid metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer.
16:00-16:30 Sílvia Rocha, University of Aveiro, PT
Metabolomics - a key player in the construction of the future One-Health research.
16:30-16:40 Selected Oral Communication 1
16:40-16:50 Selected Oral Communication 2
16:50-17:00 Selected Oral Communication 3
Chairs: Francisco Amado (UA) and Rita Ferreira (UA)
Symposium S7 – SPBf session: Proteins in action
15:30-15:50 Chuck S. Farah, University of São Paulo, BR
Structural and functional studies on a bactericidal type IV secretion system.
15:50-16:10 Ana Melo, University of Lisbon, PT
Untangling the initial membrane-binding of tau protein at the single-molecule level.
16:10-16:30 Pedro Fernandes, University of Porto, PT
Snake venom: toxin-based drugs and drugs for toxins.
16:30-16:40 Selected Oral Communication 1
16:40-16:50 Selected Oral Communication 2
16:50-17:00 Selected Oral Communication 3
Chairs: Armindo Salvador (CNC-UC) and Sandra M. Ribeiro (i3S)
17:00 COFFEE BREAK and POSTER SESSION
18:00-19:30 SYMPOSIUM S8 | Biochemistry in Motion: Driving Practical Applications for Society and Sustainable Development Goals through Innovative Product Design | Organized by the SPB Junior
18:00-18:30 Fadhil Musa, Delox, PT
18:30-18:45 Selected Oral Communication 1
18:45-19:00 Selected Oral Communication 2
19:00-19:15 Selected Oral Communication 3
19:15-19:20 Selected Flash Talk 1
19:20-19:25 Selected Flash Talk 2
19:25-19:30 Questions (Flash talks)
20:00 CONGRESS DINNER
26 OCTOBER 2024
SESSION IV
9:00 PLENARY LECTURE IV - Caroline Dean, John Innes Centre, UK
Polycomb memory to register environmental exposure.
Chairs: Margarida Oliveira (ITQB-UNL) and Manuel António Coimbra (UA)
10:00 COFFEE BREAK and POSTER SESSION
10:30-12:00 SYMPOSIUM S9/S10 [Parallel Sessions]
Symposium S9 – Plant Biochemistry
10:30-11:00 Elena Baena-Gonzalez, University of Oxford, UK Regulation of plant growth by the energy signaling pathway.
11:00-11:30 Pedro Humberto Castro, BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, PT SUMOylation, the hallmark of the environmental stress response in plants.
11:30-11:40 Selected Oral Communication 1
11:40-11:50 Selected Oral Communication 2
11:50-12:00 Selected Oral Communication 3
Chairs: Margarida Oliveira (ITQB-UNL) and Maria Manuela Costa (UM)
Symposium S10 – Food Biochemistry
10:30-11:00 Christophe Courtin, KU Leuven, BE
Leveraging biochemistry for healthy foods.
11:00-11:30 Maria do Céu Costa, Lusófona University, PT
Myths and facts about food supplements: are there hidden benefits and dangers?
11:30-11:40 Selected Oral Communication 1
11:40-11:50 Selected Oral Communication 2
11:50-12:00 Selected Oral Communication 3
Chairs: Manuel António Coimbra (UA) and José de S. Câmara (UMadeira)
12:00 CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRIZES
12:30 LUNCH