Innovative FCT project approved as 'excellent'!
Project: PTDC/AGR-GPL/111196/2009 'Screening AOX polymorphic carrot genotypes from primary cultures for differential growth potentials - a model application for calorespirometry'
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The students of the Course Biotechnology at the University of Évora organized a 'Day of Biotechnology' entitled 'Biotechnology: a window for the future'
with representatives from national institutes. Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt was invited as speaker to represent activities developed at the UÉ. See the program here .
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Hélia Cardoso, Doroteia Campos and Elisete Santos Macedo presented their research at the conference:
2nd International Symposium on Genomics of Plant Genetics Resources in Italy- Bolonha the 24th to the 27th of April with the titles:
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Genetic diversity in intron1 of carrot AOX2b - a useful tool to develop a functional marker?
HG Cardoso, MD Campos, T Nothnagel and B Arnholdt-Schmitt -
Differential expression of the functional marker candidate AOX is related to stress-induced reprogramming of growth behavior in a primary culture of Daucus carota L.
MD Campos, HG Cardoso, AM Frederico, B Arnholdt-Schmitt -
Involvement of alternative oxidase (AOX) in adventitious rooting of Olea europaea L.
E Santos Macedo, HG Cardoso, A Peixe and B Arnholdt-Schmitt
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Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt was invited to present a novel and innovative project at a conference in Spain:
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Success in the Call 'Atrevo.me' for innovative project negotiation!
The project of the EU Marie Curie Chair group 'Marcadores Moleculares para Produtos Regionais Alentejanos' was presented by Hélia Cardoso and gained in two categories.
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Invited presentation at the IPO-CIPM at day 24 of February 2010:
Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt gave a talk at the 'Instituto Português De Oncologia de Lisboa, Centro de Investigação de Patologia Molecular' with the title:
'Stress-induced cell reprogramming - Presentation of a global research approach and its implication for across-organism and system studies'
The group of Dr. Cristina João and the EU Marie Curie Chair initiated an informal collaboration with a follow-up meeting in Évora.
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High Award for the Chair holder
Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt was honored by the Call as Director of the 'Institute of Research and Advanced Formation' (IIFA) at the University of Évora. However, the Chair holder did not accept and will continue to focus strongly on the coordination of leading-edge research activities.
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Dr. Debabrata Sircar was awarded with a Postdoc scholarship by FCT.
The Indian scientist got the high marks of 5.0 for his Curricum Vitae from the FCT panel in Biotechnology and will transfer complementing knowledge to the Chair group by a new focus on metabolism research related to the AOX competence focus. He will get himself a new training in multidisciplinary research approaches for functional marker development to support molecular plant breeding.
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Grant for Doroteia Campos
Doroteia Campos strengthened her scientific career at the Chair as a BI within the frame of the AOX research topic and was now awarded for her successful work and engagement with a PhD scholarship by FCT in the area of Integrative Agronomic Genomics and Biotechnology.
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AOX Special Issue published under coordination of the Chair
Uma edição especial do jornal "Physiologia Plantarum" (IP 2.334) é dedicada exclusivamente à oxidase alternativa (AOX). Esse volume da revista foi coordenado pela Prof.ª Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt, titular da Cátedra Marie Curie da UE e engloba peer-reviewed artigos de investigação, artigos de opinião e reviews de investigadores de todo o mundo. A edição pretende destacar a investigação mais recente e o conhecimento actual nessa área ligado à produção de plantas com tolerância ao stress ambiental.
more info on ueline
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ppl.2009.137.issue-4/issuetoc
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Award for António Miguel Frederico
António Miguel Frederico developed his scientific career at the Chair as a BI within the frame of the AOX research topic and was now awarded by FCT with a PhD scholarship in the area of Biotechnology.
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Seminar held by Dr. Naziha Kamoun, Institut de l'Olivier de Sfax, Tunísia: BIODIVERSITY IN TUNISIAN OLIVE TREES - CHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION
More info on UELINE
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3 FCT projects for the AOX competence focus at the U.É. approved!
- Biotechnology (Coord. Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt)
- Plant Genomics (Coord. Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt)
- Agriculture and Environment/Cell Biology and Molecular Biology (Coord.Augusto Peixe; the Chair participates through general consultancy and participation related to the Molecular Biology Part and AOX research)
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Award for Hélia Cardoso (post-doc scientist)
Hélia G. Cardoso, postdoc scientist at the EU Marie Curie Chair, ICAAM, was awarded for her successful work in AOX research by a 5-year position at the Chair within the frame of the governmental action 'Contratação de Doutorados' 2008 organised by FCT.
Dr. Hélia Cardoso will continue to contribute to the special competence focus on functional marker development and AOX research and supervise postgraduate students in the area of Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics under the overall coordination of the Chair holder.
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A 1-year sabbatical at the Chair for a colleague from Iran:
Prof. Dr. Kambiz Mashayekhi, Associate Professor at the Horticulture Department Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, GORGAN, IRAN, will stay for a 1-year sabbatical at the Chair. He will be involved in the running research projects at the EU Marie Curie Chair in plant biotechnology/molecular biology related to functional marker development for plant breeding on stable plant production. Prof. Kambiz will start his sabbatical from the 19th of October.'
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The Chair Holder is invited to serve as Independent Expert for the European Commission
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Excellent evaluation by the European panel for the Marie Curie Chair's contribution to the research center ICAAM:
The Unit [ICAAM] has one of its points of excellence in the 'Marie Curie' chair, held by a German researcher. This result has given the whole unit a strong impulse to improve, not only in the specific field of research but for the unit as a whole.
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High Recognition of the Chair Holders Activities
by FCT and the University of Évora
See high resolution video here
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The Chair will organize a COST870 meeting
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The Chair holder is invited member of the scientific committee for Olivebioteq2009
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The Chair holder is invited member of the scientific committee of the 1XII MEETING OF THE BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Challenges for Food Production and Bioenergy.
XII MEETING OF THE BRAZILIAN webpage
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Bilateral cooperation approved with Tunisia - Cooperation Partner Naziha Kamoun l'Institut de l'Olivier, Sfax
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Bilateral Cooperation approved with the UK - Cooperation Partner: Anthony Moore, University of Sussex
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Bilateral Cooperation approved with Spain - Cooperation Partner: Miquel Ribas-Carbo, Universitat de les Illes Balears
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Chair holder represents Portugal in the Management Committee of COST870
http://www.cost870.eu/index.htm
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Chair members presented results at the 33rd International Carrot Conference in California, University of California
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First International AOX Symposium na UE
Na preparação do "First International AOX Symposium", a Prof. Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt, detentora da Cátedra Marie Curie da UE, dá palestras abertas a toda a comunidade.
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Participation of EU Marie Curie Chair members at the ICPMB2007 in Japan
Photos here
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'II Colóquio Nacional de Plantas Aromáticas e Medicinais':
Alexandre Ferreira will present a poster with the title: 'Desenvolvimento de um marcador funcional para o estudo da biodiversidade de populações selvagens de Hypericum perforatum L.' in the conference:
'II Colóquio Nacional de Plantas Aromáticas e Medicinais, Braga', Portugal___________________________________________________________________________
'International Congress on Plant Mitochondrial Biology':
Marie Curie Chair members submitted 5 presentations of new research results to ICPMB2007 in Nara , Japan
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Excellent News:
The Chair got financial support from the industry for Moisés Geraldes Xavier! The company Tyco Electronics was kindly giving a rapid support to asure the salary of Moisés during two months at the end of 2006. Thus Tyco-Electronics gave a good exemple of a company, which feels the social responsibility for the region and for the growing of science. This support especially emphazises also the high importance of recognizing the role of young scientists and the University of Évora for the development of the region and Portugal as part of the European Research Area.
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Pratical Course on Molecular Biological Methods with Special Focus on Semi-Quantitative an Quantitative PCR/RT-PCR Analyses in Plants
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Seminar: New Strategies in Research on Systemic Acquired Stress Tolerance
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Cooperation between the Marie Curie Chair and Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ)
Our proposal for an official cooperation between the Marie Curie Chair/ICAM/University of Évora and the Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ) was accepted with highest points. It includes also participation of Dr. Bettina Linke of the Humboldt-University in Berlin . The Cooperation is based on a running collaboration with Dr. Thomas Nothnagel (BAZ) und Dr. Petra Straka (BAZ) within the frame of the Marie Curie Chair project and will now officially start in January 2007.
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Invitation from: Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Taiwan
Birgit Arnholdt-Schmitt has received an invitation to visit the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China and to give a lecture on: 'New research strategies in search of molecular markers for stress adaptation'.___________________________________________________________________________
IV Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Elvas
The Marie Curie Chair participates at the IV Simpósio Nacional de Olivicultura, Elvas, from 22 to 24 of November 2006, with the oral presentation:
'Eficiência do enraizamento adventício em Olea europaea L. Uma nova estratégia na pesquisa molecular para apoio ao melhoramento de plantas'
'Rooting efficiency of Olea europaea L. shoots A new strategy in molecular research to assist plant breeding'
and a poster:
'AOX de Olea europaea L. Isolamento e clonagem de um multigene'
'AOX of Olea europaea L. Isolation and cloning of a multigene'