The Low Temperature and High Magnetic Field Laboratory- Network of Extreme conditions” is a FCT infrastructure project hosting different equipment for measurements at low temperatures down to 0.3 K and under high magnetic fields up to 18 T, including a He liquefier, several magnetometers (SQUID, extraction, and AC susceptibility) electronic transport and magnetotransport characterization, and […]
Microplastics have been drawing increasing global attention due to their ubiquity and potential impacts on human health and environment. The iMPact project aims firstly, to investigate the contribution of the road traffic as a potential vector of plastic pollution in the environment, and secondly, to extend the knowledge on microplastics found in the air and
HypnosAir is a FCT project that aims to understand which environmental factors can influence sleep quality and to define the real contribution of sleeping environments to human daily exposure to air pollutants. Project Coordinator: Nuno Canha – nunocanha@ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt www.hypnosair.com
The FCT project ExpoLis developed an air quality exposure sensing system, composed by a network of sensor nodes to be deployed on public transportation to obtain the real-time air pollution distribution in urban areas. The project takes advantage of concepts like big data analytics and internet of things, and is a step forward into the
This FCT funded project entitled “Development of potent and broadly neutralizing antibodies fragments for COVID-19 derived from domestic cats naturally infected with SARS-CoV-2” (COVID_CATbodies) aims at contributing to the development of a new generation of neutralizing antibodies for COVID-19 and for upcoming outbreaks. A multidisciplinary team from 4 academic institutions of research excellence from the
The FCT project entitled “Ruthenium-peptide conjugates: arrows for selectively targeting breast cancer” (Arrows2cancer) aims to contribute to the chemotherapy field through the development of innovative drugs for triple negative breast cancer. In particular, it aims at overcoming the limitations of the current drugs by developing smart drug delivery systems of ruthenium selectively to primary tumors
The FCT project entitled “A molecular and nano approach to target the RANK-TRAF6 interface for bone metastases treatment” (MolNanoBone) is the first systematic study that explores novel bone-seeking, RANK/TRAF6-targeted peptides or nanoplatforms aiming to locally treat bone metastasis. It engages a multidisciplinary team of three academic institutions of excellence – C2TN/IST, iMM -JLA, and FCT-NOVA,
The FCT-UT Austin project THER-PBCT aims to prove that Proton Boron Capture Therapy (PBCT) can lead to an increased biological response of ductal pancreatic cells accumulating boronated micelles, within a PBCT strategy with a theranostic nature. If successful, this strategy would contribute to a more personalized radiotherapy of pancreatic cancer patients with better ability to
The FCT project AugerTher aims to achieve a specific delivery of therapeutic radionuclides (111In, 161Tb ot177Lu) to radiosensitive organelles (nucleus or mitochondria ) of prostate cancer cells to enhance the radiotherapeutic effects at lower doses and elucidate the role of Auger electrons in such effects. Coordinator at IST: António Paulo – apaulo@ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt https://utaustinportugal.org/projects/tppt/ https://www.petsyselectronics.com/web/public/pages/33
The FCT-UT Austin project “TOF-PET for Proton Therapy” (TPPT) aims to demonstrate the diagnostic value of state-of-the-art PET imaging to register positron-emitting radionuclides during and immediately after the proton irradiation, to visualize the dose deposition in real time. Coordinator at IST: António Paulo – apaulo@ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt https://utaustinportugal.org/projects/tppt/ https://www.petsyselectronics.com/web/public/pages/33