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🇧🇷🇫🇷 During a visit to USP, President Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the Pasteur Institute of São Paulo French President Emmanuel Macron participated in the inauguration ceremony of the Pasteur Institute of São Paulo (IPSP), on the afternoon of this Wednesday, March 27th. “It is a very important step for the Pasteur Institute. I believe that the search for academic links is an important feature of a history of scientific partnership that exists between our countries. All these researchers will develop an incredible production, stronger than the vicissitudes of the times in which we live. I believe in developing an integrated health strategy, combining human health, animal health and knowledge of natural ecosystems. Congratulations to our Brazilian partners for this work, by doing this, we work for science, for something even greater than the relationship between France and Brazil, because it is universal”, stated President Macron. Based in the University City of USP, in a space of 2 thousand square meters, the Pasteur Institute of São Paulo has 17 laboratories – four of which are biosafety level 3 –, a bioinformatics unit and several multi-user laboratories. When fully operational, it will house more than 80 scientists from Brazil and other countries, who will carry out world-class research on communicable, non-communicable, emerging, re-emerging, neglected and degenerative diseases, including progressive neurodegenerative diseases. The visit to USP is part of the French president's agenda in Brazil. A member of the Pasteur Network, the new Pasteur Institute in São Paulo will carry out research in the field of biology that contributes to the development of human health and will promote extension, education, innovation and knowledge transfer activities and public health measures, especially in the context of changes climate. This is the first unit of the French research center in Brazil. https://lnkd.in/dHmuyf9g

Congratulations to Laís Pontes, Angelica Zaninelli Schreiber, and co-authors! It's an honor to contribute to this important work decrypting the scenario of Aspergillosis and #antifungalresistance in Brazil, where evidence for preventive interventions has been scarce. This comprehensive work highlights the threat of fungal infections, showcasing a decrease in susceptibility patterns across various antifungal classes and the emergence of novel resistance mutations. Globally, there are minimal efforts concerning resistance and #drugdevelopment targeting fungi. Unlike bacterial infections, fungal diseases were not considered a significant health threat until recently. Despite this, fungal infections are on the rise, and susceptibility is decreasing over time. This work emphasizes the need to address the threat of antifungal resistance. It's time for us to #thinkfungus, especially in the context of #Brazil. Let's continue advancing in the field and advocating for a future where fungal infections are better understood and effectively managed. 🌐💊

An international consortium, led by the CIIMAR researcher and Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto | FCUP Professor, Agostinho Antunes, is weaving a global platform to centralize #venom and #toxin research: a “Web of Venom”-type platform. This platform would be fueled by the collaboration and concerted efforts of researchers, doctors, and organizations in studying venoms and their applications. 💡 👉Learn more: https://lnkd.in/diH2gPGv #CIIMARresearch #venomresearch

Did you know Heineken Prize laureate Jennifer Doudna's work on Crispr-Cas technology led to the first cure for sickle cell anemia? Last year, Victoria Gray was the first to be treated with the Crispr-Cas technique and cured of sickle cell anemia! This is an inherited blood disorder that leads to chronic anemia and severe bone pain. With Crispr-Cas technology, scientists can modify the DNA of people, animals, and plants based on the body's immune system of bacteria. For this, they use Cas9 scissors, a technology developed by Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier to cut DNA at any desired location. For their contribution, they both won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2020. Photo: Victoria Gray at a science conference in London (Trouw) You can read the entire article (written in Dutch) about Victoria Gray's experience via https://lnkd.in/eVarat5S. #heinekenprizes #prizes #science #nobelprize #hp #jenniferdoudna #dna #crisprcas

📢 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗼 𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶́𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗼 📢 📃 Disclosure of genetic risk to family members: A qualitative study on healthcare professionals' perceived roles and responsibilities Álvaro Mendes, Milena Paneque, 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗼𝘀. Eur J Med Genet, 2024 Apr. 🍀 O CGPP posiciona-se como centro de referência nacional e internacional, que para além da clínica e do diagnóstico genético, tem uma componente de investigação e foco em genética psicossocial. Artigo completo👉 https://lnkd.in/eZcvWYne . . . #CGPP #GeneticDiagnosis #saude #hospital #SNS #médicos #healthcare #genetics #genetica #geneticresearch

A really interesting PhD position in #massspectrometry, #Metabolomics, and #exposomics. Have a look at this post if you are in these fields. #massspectrometry #HRMS #LCMS #LCHRMS #GCMS #ionmobility #naturalproducts #produitsnaturels #phytochemistry #phytochimie #molecularnetworking #GNPS #Metgem #Metabolites #MZmine #annotation #structureelucidation #dereplication #HPTLC #metabolomics #botanicals #plants #plantmetabolomics #drugdiscovery #plantextracts #naturalextracts #analyticalchemistry

🆕 Blog! We speak to Dr Lizbeth Sayavedra about her BBSRC Fellowship investigating nitrogen fixation in the gut 🦠 https://buff.ly/4h4tY1M

“Ideas about the mechanisms of aging have changed repeatedly over several centuries [29, 30]. From holism, researchers moved to reductionism, and then vice versa. Apparently, we cannot do without a systems approach to this problem. Personally, it seems to us that it is impossible to explain the mechanisms of aging of higher animals and humans only with the help of age-related changes in macromolecules, and this process is determined by a number of complex interactions of cells, tissues and organs of a multicellular organism. … If there are enough people willing, we could even publish a special issue of the journal on the topic “What do we consider geroprotectors?” https://lnkd.in/db2BXUN8

SAVE THE DATE: BioChem 2024 (18th-19th April 2024) Great opportunity to exchange with biologists and chemists from the academic and industrial world! For more information, see below. #drugresearch #syntheticbiology #greenchemistry #artificialintelligence #innovation #research #researchanddevelopment

The VITEK MS PRIME with PICKME offers reliable and efficient microorganism identification. For filamentous fungi, combined use of the RUO database can be beneficial, especially for basidiomycetes. https://lnkd.in/dCYXJXU6