NInTec Science Days 2026
22 and 23 October 2026
Scientific Programme
Times and events are preliminary and subject to change.
Oral presentations: 15 min + 5 min discussion.
Short orals: 10 min + 2 min discussion.
Thursday, October 22
10:00 10:20 Opening Session
10:20 12:00 First Session Chair: to be confirmed
10:20 Joana Santos Exploring the PLCg1-SHP2 Interaction as a Therapeutic Target in Cetuximab-Resistant Colorectal Cancer
10:40 Mafalda Nunes The Nervous Heart: Unravelling Neuro-Cardiac Dysfunction in Rett Syndrome
11:00 Nuno Graça Vibrio natriegens as a novel host for RNA therapeutics
11:20 Sebastião Santos Pereira Biomanufacturing of DNA-Origami Nanostructures Towards Image-guided Drug Delivery
11:40 Amin Gharghi Thermal Comfort as a Design Variable for Climate-Neutral Cities
12:00 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 15:50 Second Session Chair: to be confirmed
14:00 Sara Gonçalves Chromosomal Aberration Assay for Rapid Screening in Emergency Exposure: IST Insights from the RESILIENCE Project
14:20 Diogo Dias Fighting Cancer with Synthetic Antibodies
14:40 Salomé Rosa Spectroscopy4All: Low-Cost Multifunctional Modular Spectrometer Applied to Monitor the Activity of PSA
15:00 Maria Eugénia Vozone Naudin Elemental characterization of metal artefacts using p-XRF and -PIXE
15:20 Janice Lopes Gamma Irradiation as a Tool for Unlocking the Bioactive Potential of Grape Pomace
15:40 16:10 Coffee Break
16:10 17:50 Third Session Chair: Nuno Cruz
16:10 Bárbara Baptista Data Visualization Tools For Nuclear Fusion Experiments: ITER Interactive MDSplus MINT Interface
16:30 Daosheng Ning When Waves Meet Structures: Modelling Approaches for Safer Marine Systems
16:50 Mariana Ribeiro Seeing the invisible: how diagnostics let us describe and control plasmas
17:10 Bruno Miroto Data Visualization Tools for Nuclear Fusion Experiments: An MDSplus Interface for Grafana
17:30 Andre Ohara From the Inner Ear to the Origin of Warm-Bloodedness: a Multi-Omics View of Endolymph (ENDOMICS)
Friday, October 23
09:30 11:10 Fourth Session Short Orals (10 min each) Chair: to be confirmed
09:30 Maria Morgado The Role of RNA in the Formation of Tau Biomolecular Condensates
09:42 Rúben Matias TIA1 and Tau: From Protein Production to Biomolecular Condensation
09:54 Mariana Pereira Study of Ionic Liquid-Assisted CO2 Hydrogenation Using Molecular Dynamic Simulation and Experimental Validation
10:06 Maria Jeremias The use of deep eutectic solvents in the pre-treatment of environmental samples for the voltammetric analysis of Pd
10:18 Aurélie Domisse Assessment of Acid-Volatile Sulfides and Simultaneously Extracted Metals in Sediments of the Tagus Estuary
10:30 Tiago Jesus Towards autonomous experiments at the nuclear microprobe
10:42 André Pereira Development of high-functionally graded materials for nuclear fusion reactors
10:54 Antonio Silva Compact, Reconfigurable Millimeter-Wave Back-End for Next-Generation Fusion Reactors
11:10 11:40 Coffee Break
11:40 12:20 Fifth Session Chair: to be confirmed
11:40 Amin Gharghi Interfacial Forces in Three-Phase Systems
12:00 Tiago Silva Development of a Microwave Plasma Reactor Facility for Gas Conversion at IST
12:20 14:30 Lunch Break
15:00 17:00 Round Table
"Challenges in the Implementation of the European Charter for Researchers"