BioSIM students Fábio Martins, Airam Roggero, João Boazinha, Rodrigo Andrade, Sofia Sousa and Filipe Rocha presented their work at the 6th Meeting in Medicinal Biotechnology, that took place at the School of Health of PPORTO, on the 17th of May, 2024.
Airam Roggero presented an oral communication entitled “From Plants to Anti-Snakebite Mechanisms”.
Fábio Martins, João Boazinha, Rodrigo Andrade, Sofia Sousa and Filipe Rocha presented poster communications.
Fábio Martins:
“Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Lysinated Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes for Enhanced Delivery of Doxorubicin in Cancer Therapy”
João Boazinha
“Creation of a 3D-Molecular Database of Voltage-Gate Sodium Channels”
Rodrigo Andrade
“A Potential Pimavanserin-like Molecule Identified Via an In Silico Approach”
Sofia Sousa
“Design of new epigenetic inhibitors for the treatment of triple negative breast cancer”
Filipe Rocha
“Applying Computational Methods to Pinpoint Potential Drug-Binding Sites on the Machado-Joseph Disease Causing Protein”
The main goal of the Medicinal Biotechnology meetings is to present and disseminate relevant work in Medicinal Biotechnology, but also to discuss the future of the economy and its relevant application in Life and Health Sciences.