We are thrilled to present a new #enzyme to the world, the first shown to break the man-made carbon-silicon bonds in #siloxanes, which are persistent in the environment. caltech.edu/about/news/tea…

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🧪We are hiring a synthetic organic chemist with interests in natural products and biocatalysis for our ERC grant that just started! 🧪Please RT!! euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/204822

CIIMAR Running Team at the 18Km Trail de Esposende 2024! 💪 #CIIMARsport #traildeesposende #traildeesposende2024

🔓Don't miss this #OpenAccess review in our latest issue by @DittmannElke & co Universität Potsdam on the current progress that has been made in unlocking or characterizing cryptic metabolic pathways in cyanobacteria Check it out in full below🔽 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

🌿 Dive into the world of biocatalysis! Join us for a BlueBio4Future three-day training session from May 20th to 22nd, 2024. Discover the latest advancements and interact with research experts. 🧑‍🔬Apply now: bb4f.ciimar.up.pt/short-course-i… #Biocatalysis European Research Executive Agency CIIMAR-UP

🔬 LAST CAL‼️ The registration deadline for the BlueBio4Future Short Course in Biocatalysis has been extended until May 10⚠️ Secure your spot today! cognitoforms.com/CIIMAR2/ShortC…

⏰ Class is starting! 1st day of BlueBio4Future Short Course in Biocatalysis is running smoothly with 🇵🇹#CIIMARresearchers and 🇬🇧 Daniele Castagnolo, University College of London 🇩🇪 Jan Marienhagen, RWTH Aachen University 🇦🇹 Robert Kourist, Graz University of Technology 🧪👩‍💻

Day 2 of the BlueBio4Future #Biocatalysis course brought amazing insights from experts: 🌟 Daniele Castagnolo (UCL) 🌟 Robert Kourist (Graz Uni) 🌟 Kathrin Bellmann- Sickert (Uni Leipzig) 🌟 Jan Marienhagen (RWTH Aachen) Exciting times ahead for green biotech!🧪👩‍💻🦠

The last day of Short Course in Biocatalysis was packed with hands-on activities! Students designed innovative projects and pitched their ideas to an audience. Their creativity and dedication are truly inspiring. The future of #biocatalysis looks bright! 🌟👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

Thrilled to have been part of the organizing committee and to have taught about the great potential of halogenases in biocatalysis👩🏾‍🔬🧪🧬

Let’s not overlook the unseen heroes of our oceans!🌊🔬 Pedro Leão, BlueBio4Future ERA Chairholder, highlights microorganisms' immense potential, like #cyanobacteria, which offer several #biotech applications. 🦠🌏 #WorldOceanDay #Microbiology @EMBRC_PT CIIMAR-UP

What a day! The CIIMAR-UP Annual Meeting was packed with #science, #innovation, and #teamwork. We celebrated our achievements and are excited for what’s next. Here’s to new opportunities and exploring new paths together!✨ #CIIMARevents #CIIMARannualmeeting #CIIMARresearch

The Blue Think Conference 2024 was a huge success! As CIIMAR-UP ’s #PhD Committee said, it was all about “strengthening relationships, making new connections, and pushing the boundaries of what we can achieve together.” ciimar.up.pt/5th-edition-of…

Thrilled to share that I received the "Best Oral Presentation" Award for the Marine Biotechnology Session 🌊 at BTC Conference 2024 CIIMAR-UP. My presentation focused on the discovery of a novel cyanobacterial trichlorinating halogenase. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar UP Leão Lab - CIIMAR (U.Porto) BlueBio4Future

🌟 Exciting News! Our review on Fatty acyl-AMP ligases (FAALs) in bacterial natural product biosynthesis has just been published in Natural Product Reports, Royal Society of Chemistry! 🎉 Special thanks to Pedro Leão BlueBio4Future CIIMAR-UP Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar UP pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

What is your pace of aging? A new nature feature on molecular clocks by Heidi Ledford gets into the issues surrounding these tests (can is really can't) nature.com/articles/d4158…

🎉 The final day of BlueBio4Future was a huge success! Today’s open session featured amazing talks on topics ranging from protein structural prediction to the chemical ecology of ant-fungi symbiosis and genome mining tools! Huge thanks to all who joined—let’s keep going! 🚀

🔓Don't miss this #OpenAccess review in our latest issue by Anne Liong & Pedro Leão from Leão Lab - CIIMAR (U.Porto) CIIMAR-UP looking at fatty acyl-AMP ligases in bacterial natural product biosynthesis Check it out on our website👇 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Online now: Can protein expression be ‘solved’? dlvr.it/TL83yp