Acronym: Targeting p53 family proteins Project Title: Targeting p53 family proteins: on the route to new anticancer agents Duration: 01/04/2016 – 31/03/2019 Principal Investigator NOVA.id.FCT/FCT-UNL: Ana Luísa Carvalho Abstract: Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The efficacy of the available anticancer chemotherapy remains quite limited, and generally associated with increasing drug resistance…
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Acronym: CtIncipedia Project Title: CtIncipedia – A multidisciplinary approach to study Chlamydia trachomatis inclusion membrane (Inc) proteins Duration: 01/07/2016 – 30/06/2019 Principal Investigator NOVA.id.FCT/FCT-UNL: Jaime Mota Abstract: The general objective of this proposal is to increase of our fundamental understanding of molecular and cellular processes underlying virulence of the human bacterial pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis, which affects millions of…
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Acronym: Of pigments and toxins Project Title: Of pigments and toxins: an integrative approach to the biotechnological potential of a marine polychaete Duration: 03/07/2016 – 02/07/2019 Principal Investigator NOVA.id.FCT/FCT-UNL: Pedro M. Costa Abstract: GreenTech is a multidisciplinary research project designed to explore new bioproducts from the marine annelid Eulalia viridis. Besides investigating potential applications of toxin secretions and pigments…
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Acronym: Cellulose Nanocomposites for a New Generation of Paper Electronics Project Title: Cellulose Nanocomposites for a New Generation of Paper Electronics Duration: 01/05/2016 – 30/04/2019 Principal Investigator NOVA.id.FCT/FCT-UNL: Luís Nunes Pereira Abstract: Fully recyclable and low cost electronic divices are still far from reality. PapEl project tragets the creation of environmentally friendly functional materials and processes that…
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Acronym: Database of building materials with historical and heritage interest Project Title: Database of building materials with historical and heritage interest Duration: 16/05/2016 – 15/05/2019 Principal Investigator NOVA.id.FCT/FCT-UNL: Paulina Faria Abstract: Conservation and restoration interventions on cultural property, particularly in the context of historical and architectural heritage, always begin with a survey of the constituent materials (e.g. stone, mortars,…
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Acronym: CLAY Project Title: CLAY – An Environment for Live Construction of Trustworthy Software Duration: 03/07/2016 – 02/07/2019 Principal Investigator NOVA.id.FCT/FCT-UNL: Pedro M. Costa Abstract: The CLAY project will develop a new programming model and development environment for the interactive construction and evolution of trustworthy software systems “as live artifacts”. Following a disruptive vision that raises exciting…
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Acronym: GreenSoftwareLab Project Title: GreenSoftwareLab: Towards an Engineering Discipline for Green Software Duration: 01/07/2016 – 30/06/2019 Principal Investigator NOVA.id.FCT/FCT-UNL: Jácome Costa da Cunha Abstract: The current widespread use of nonwired but powerful computing devices, such as, for example, smartphones, laptops, etc., is changing the way both computer manufacturers and software engineers develop their products. In fact, computer/software performance (ie, execution…
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Acronym: Development of Nanostrutures for Detection of Triclosan Traces on Aquatic Environments Project Title: Development of Nanostrutures for Detection of Triclosan Traces on Aquatic Environments Duration: 01/05/2016 – 30/04/2019 Principal Investigator NOVA.id.FCT/FCT-UNL: Maria Fátima Raposo Abstract: One intends to develop a sensor array system for Triclosan detection at low concentrations in a complex aqueous matrixes, following the…
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Acronym: CleanART Project Title: CleanART – Innovative methodology to clean fungal stains from paper documents and artworks Duration: 02/07/2016 – 01/07/2019 Principal Investigator NOVA.id.FCT/FCT-UNL: Maria Filomena Macedo Dinis Abstract: Books, prints, drawings, watercolours, engravings as well as all other works of art based on paper are very susceptible to fungal biodeterioration processes due to their organic composition and hygroscopicity.…
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Acronym: Unveiling host specificity and host-pathogen interactions of Streptococcus Project Title: Unveiling host specificity and host-pathogen interactions of Streptococcus Duration: 01/01/2016 – 31/12/2018 Principal Investigator NOVA.id.FCT/FCT-UNL: Ilda Sanches Abstract: (currently unavailable)
