SPBf conferences

Seeking to foster the exchange of ideas and inter-regional collaboration among biophysics the Portuguese Society of Biophysics organizes quarterly seminars in Universities across the country. Each quarter an SPBf representative from a Portuguese university is asked to propose a Biophysics topic of interest for the local research community. The SPBf board then invites a researcher in that field from a different region to deliver a seminar on the proposed topic and finances the travel expenses. The initiative rotates among all regions of the country.

Previous conferences

Summer 2019
Speaker: Miguel Castanho (Full Professor, Biochemistry Institute, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon)
Title: “Peptide drugs and lipid membranes: Biophysical tales of love and hate”
Place: Physics Department, University of Minho (School of Sciences Amphitheater, Gualtar Campus, Braga)
Date: September 19, 14:00H
Host: Marlene Lúcio

Spring 2019
Speaker: Liana C. Silva (Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon)
Title: Lipid domains in biological membranes
Place: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Oporto (Chemistry department library. Building 2, floor 3)
Time: June 27, 2019, 15:00
Host: Prof. Dr. Salette Reis

Winter 2018/19
Speaker: Prof. Maria Helena Godinho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
Title: Cellulose-based materials: Shape, Dynamics and Functionality
Place: Auditorium, Research Institute of Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, AvePark, University of Minho, Guimaraes
Time: April 1, 2019, 14:00
Host: Iva Pashkuleva

Fall 2018
Speaker: Margarida Archer (ITQB NOVA - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier)
Title: How can structure help understanding function? The story of arabinofuranosyltransferase and its role in the intricate cell wall synthesis of mycobacteria
Place: IBS building, 4th floor seminar room, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga
Time: September 27, 10:00
Host: Margarida Paula Pedra Amorim Casal

Fall 2017
Speaker: Salette Reis (Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto)
Title:Drugs mechanisms of action and toxicity hooked on drug-membrane lipids Interaction
Place: Room 15.3.45, Chemistry Department of the University of Aveiro
Date: October 18, 10:30h
Host: Rosário Domingues

Winter 2014
Speaker: Paulo de Castro Aguiar (Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica (INEB))
Seminar: Functional analysis of voltage-gated ion channels using conductance-based models
Hands-on workshop: In-silico electrophysiological studies using the NEURON simulation environment
Place: Amphitheater I, Scientific Complex, University of Azores, Ponta Delgada Campus
Date: November 28, 11:00-12:30
Host: Maria Amélia Fonseca

Summer 2014
Speaker: Pablo Taboada (Physics Department, University of Santiago de Compostela)
Title: Amyloid fibrils: Not only a marker of disease but also an exciting nano material
Place: ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Porto
Date: June 4, 14:30h
Host: Pedro Martins

 

Spring 2014
Speaker: Cláudio Soares (ITQB)
Title:Structural bioinformatics towards the understanding of the molecular machines of  life
Place:Amphitheater A, Pedagogical Complex, Gambelas Campus, University of Algarve
Date: March 28, 10:00
Host: Paulo Martel
 

Winter 2013
Speaker: Manuel Santos (University of Aveiro)
Title:Statistical proteomes: can they shake the foundations of current biological concepts?
Place:Chemistry Department of the University of Coimbra
Date: March 22, 15:00
Host:Maria João Moreno 

Fall 2012
Speaker: Nuno Santos (IMM, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon)
Title: Biomedical applications of atomic force microscopy-based force spectroscopy – Cardiovascular risk and dengue virus replication
Place: Faculty of Science of the University of Porto
Date: November 28
Host: Margarida Bastos

Summer 2012
Speaker: Luís Gales (ICBAS, University of Porto)
Title: Peptide-based functional materials
Place: University of Évora
Date: November 28
Host: Anthony Burke

Spring 2012
Speaker:  Eduardo P. Melo (University of Algarve, Faro)
Title: 

Place:Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon

Date: April 11

Host: Ana Coutinho

 

Winter 2011

Speaker: Pedro Paulo (IST, Lisboa)
Title:Single-Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy: an insightful approach for biophysical studies

Place:Amphitheater "Green", Bldg. 8, Gambelas

Date: November 18, 15:30

Host: Eduardo P. Melo (UALG, Faro)

Autumn 2011
Speaker: Manuel Prieto (IST, Lisboa)

Title: Membrane biophysics and lipid-protein interaction: Application of fluorescence methodologies.

Place: Aula Magna, UTAD, Vila Real, .

Date: November 9, 14:30

Host: Maria Manuel Oliveira (UTAD, Vila Real)

Spring 2011
Speaker: Luís Loura (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra)
Title: "Fluorescent membrane probes' behaviour in lipid bilayers: insights from molecular dynamics simulations."
Place: Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon
Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 14:30-15:30
Host: Manuel Prieto (Instituto Superior Técnico)

Winter 2010
Speaker: Patrícia Carvalho (Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa)
Title: "Quantitative cytoadherence of diseased cells: probing placental receptors with malaria-infected erythrocytes."
Place: Room A1, Chemistry Dept, Campo Alegre Campus, Faculty of Science of the University of Oporto
Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 15:00
Host: Peter Eaton

Fall 2010
Speaker: Dina Simes (Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Algarve)
Title: "Study of Gla Rich Protein (GRP) and its potential for use as a biomarker of pathological calcification related diseases"
Place: Room 217, Requimte, Chemistry Department of the New University of Lisbon
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 12:00
Host: Jorge Caldeira

Summer 2010
Speaker: Maria do Carmo Pereira (Faculty of Engineering, University of Oporto)
Title: "Particle nanosystems for biomedical applications"
Place: University of Beira Interior
Date: May 6
Host: Ilídio Correia

Spring 2010
Speaker: Miguel Castanho (Molecular Medicine Institute, University of Lisbon)
Title: "Beating the Blood-Brain Barrier: (S)low (but effective) throughput screening in the quest for a new analgesic drug"
Place: University of Algarve, Faro
Date: April 26
Host: Jorge Martins

Winter 2009
Speaker: Margarida Bastos (Requimte, Oporto)
Title: "Biophysical applications of calorimetry"
Place:University of Madeira
Date: December 16
Host: Miguel Xavier Fernandes

Fall 2009
Speaker: Maria João Moreno (Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra)
Title: "Quantitative Modeling of Passive Permeation through the Blood Brain Barrier"
Place: Chemistry amphitheater, School of Sciences, University of Minho - Braga
Date: October 7
Host: João Carlos Marcos

Summer 2009
Speaker: Pedro Matias (Institute for Chemical and Biological Technology, Oeiras)
Title: “Structural and biochemical characterization of the human AAA + protein RuvBL1 and its complex with RuvBL2”
Place: Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Oporto
Date: June 25
Host: Andreia Fernandes

Spring 2009
Speaker: José Rino (Molecular Medicine Institute, University of Lisbon)
Title: "Real-time imaging of gene expression in living cells"
Place: CNC amphitheater, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Coimbra
Date: March 25
Host: Armindo Salvador