Congrats to our researcher Damián Martinez on the preprint release of his project #VLab4Mic, a tool able to virtually predict whether a biological structure will be resolved by a chosen microscopy or labeling before stepping a foot in the lab.🎉 Read and download the tool at: shorturl.at/vnQy1

Last week, our researcher Bruna Henriques presented her recently published work, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼@𝗢𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘀 project, at #scicomPT, Portugal’s annual conference dedicated to #sciencecommunication. The results of the citizen science project were published in @femsmicro.org and available: shorturl.at/6M9yD

Last 3 days to register for 𝐈𝐌𝐒𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 symposium organized by @itqbnova.bsky.social. DON´T miss these amazing researchers on 19/03: @seamusholden.bsky.social, @guijacquemet.bsky.social, @silvapereiralab.bsky.social, @pinholab.bsky.social, @henriqueslab.bsky.social. 🔗: ims2026.itqbnovacommunity.org

Congrats to the newest PhD graduate at our lab, supervised by @henriqueslab.bsky.social, now Dr. @afonsomendes92.bsky.social!👨🏼‍🎓👏 His research work culminated in the publication of #SReD in Nature Communications. Read here: tinyurl.com/NatureSRed @gimmfoundation.bsky.social @itqbnova.bsky.social

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀?🤔 🧫Expansion Microscopy🦾3D Printing🔬Microscopy Demos🖼️AI Image Analysis🦠Sample Enhancement Join us at @itqbnova.bsky.social for 2 days of live demos, workshops and expert talks in 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 or 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻-𝗼𝗻-𝗮-𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽. Register now: shorturl.at/tPTEQ

Do you know how far phototoxicity can hinder your experiments?🤔 @mariodelr.bsky.social and @gomez-mariscal.bsky.social have just published their work on #PhotoFiTT in @natcomms.nature.com where they explain how to quantitatively measure it in live-cell imaging.⚡🧫🔬 Read more at: shorturl.at/ly9Zn

Our Researcher @mariodelr.bsky.social and Raquel Portela from @microbematos.bsky.social were invited by @healthnewspt.bsky.social to talk about their new collaboration project awarded by Early Career Research Award, 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗙𝗶𝗧𝗧. Read the full interview at: tinyurl.com/infectofitt

Great news for @aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social! @henriqueslab.bsky.social has been awarded #HealthResearch grant from @caixaresearch.bsky.social.🎉 This milestone strengthens the pursue of our scientific objectives and represents an important step forward for the future of our lab.🔬 #laCaixaFoundation

Congrats to @henriqueslab.bsky.social for the @caixaresearch.bsky.social Health grant! 👏 The project will use AI to create smart microscopes that automatically adjust their lighting in real time, letting us watch the viral infection process over days. 🔗Know more: shorturl.at/yi9Rz

Just in time for the presentation of his PhD work at the 𝗜𝗧𝗤𝗕 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, our researcher António Brito’s paper on #mAIcrobe🦠 has just been released. Project developed by the research groups of @pinholab.bsky.social and @henriqueslab.bsky.social 👇Learn more about it in the post below.👇

🚀🔬 Announcing #IMS2026 at @itqbnova.bsky.social! We're assembling a #LifeSciences #Microscopy symposium packed with ✨ speakers and 🧑‍🔬 workshops. All about imaging cells with photons, electrons and AI! If you love microscopy, you need to be here. Join us on March 19! ims2026.itqbnovacommunity.org

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵?🤔 Discover imaging techniques that will unlock new directions in your work. Join us for two immersive days of live demonstrations,expert talks and hands-on workshops.🔬 📝Register at: ims2026.itqbnovacommunity.org

The 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗢𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 was the last outreach event at our lab with @mariodelr.bsky.social, @gomez-mariscal.bsky.social, Daria Aristova and Damián Martínez.👩‍🔬👩‍💻 Having scientists from diverse fields showcasing the range of work being developed in our institute was truly inspiring🤩

Last week, @mariodelr.bsky.social & Raquel Portela (@microbematos.bsky.social IMIB group) presented their ECRA-award collaboration project, 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗙𝗶𝗧𝗧 at the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝘆. The event happened in Oeiras at Santo Amaro Beach and was organized by @itqbnova.bsky.social & #CMOeiras

What if artificial intelligence could tell how bacteria infect our cells? Raquel Portela and Mario Del Rosario, winners of the ECRA Prize's 6th edition, are developing a tool to observe in real time the harmful effects of bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus in our cells. 🔬🦠 🔗 shorturl.at/sIIMK

👏Congratulations to researchers @mariodelr.bsky.social and Daria Aristova for their post-graduation in the StartUp Research Program developed by @itqbnova.bsky.social and NOVA SBE. They had to develop a startup project and present it to a panel of experts and venture capital representatives.🎯

🏖️ July at @itqbnova.bsky.social means Summer Science-summer's internship programme for undergraduates. Our lab welcomed one motivated student supervised by @mariodelr.bsky.social. 👩‍🔬Students got to experience 27h of hands-on lab work and a sailing baptism!⛵ Read about it at:https://shorturl.at/n55Qj

🚨Join us! We're soon opening 3 postdoctoral positions in #AIDrivenBiology. Seeking biologists (especially microbiology and infection biology), computer scientists, and microscopy developers. Ideal candidates are those eager to use or develop next-gen tech for cell biology. Get in touch (DM/email)

Last Friday, 4th of July, we celebrated #ITQBNOVADay! 🎉 Our community gathered to award prizes, pay tribute to staff members and look back on some of the most memorable moments of the past year.🏅👏 The day ended with our traditional "arraial" and lots of fun! 🎶

Last Friday we celebrated @itqbnova.bsky.social Day!🎂🥂 In the ceremony,𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 was awarded to researchers @mariodelr.bsky.social & Raquel Portela (from @microbematos.bsky.social IMIB group) in recognition of their outstanding proposal: InfectoFITT.🏅 Award sponsored by #OeirasValley and #Sarstedt

🧾New paper now on ‪‪‪‪Nature Protocols ‬🎉The #ExSRRF protocol gives you all details on how to merge Expansion Microscopy technique with #eSSRF analysis. Developed by Dominik Kylies, @puellesv.bsky.social and @hannah-superres.bsky.social, @henriqueslab.bsky.social 🔗: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It's here! ✨ The #ExSRRF protocol paper is out 😍. Full details for merging Expansion Microscopy with our eSRRF analysis. From cells to tissue. A partnership with @puellesv.bsky.social's lab. Lead by Dominik Kylies and @hannah-superres.bsky.social + colleagues. #ExM #eSRRF ➡️ Open link: rdcu.be/euvEw

Our researcher @afonsomendes92.bsky.social & collaborator @christlet.bsky.social just published on @natcomms.nature.com.🙌 They developed a new analysis tool that automatically finds repeating patterns in structures in biological images without prior knowledge. Read it at: nature.com/articles/s41...

New pre-print alert 🚨 @henriqueslab.bsky.social and @guijacquemet.bsky.social just published a pre-print on framework to auto generate pre-prints from simple text. Interested to use it for your research? 📃Read more about it at: zenodo.org/records/1575...

In the past week we welcomed students from Escola Amélia Rey Colaço at @itqbnova.bsky.social. Researchers @mariodelr.bsky.social & Daria demonstrated the principle expansion microscopy was originated from- 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀👶 We have our lab doors open to young minds to show them how research can be fun!👩‍🔬

#OeirasValleyScienceFestival was a blast! With 22.000 participants, the energy was incredible. @henriqueslab.bsky.social delivered an amazing talk and researchers Daria and @mariodelr.bsky.social were busy all day sharing the wonders of microscopy🔬with diapers🍼- Curious to know how they relate?🤔💭

Do not miss 𝗢𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹: 📅On the 25th of May at 10:50 @henriqueslab.bsky.social will talk in a roundtable session about 𝗔I 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵. 👩‍🔬Meanwhile researchers Daria Aristova & @mariodelr.bsky.social will be representing our lab at @itqbnova.bsky.social stand. 🫵COME SEE US!

Over this break, @mariodelr.bsky.social & Mariana Ferreira engaged in an outreach activity under the scope of Oeiras mun. project "Universidade de Primavera". Students became scientists for a day, observed their own cells and explored the new technology for bioplastics at @itqbnova.bsky.social. 🧫🔬

Following the release of @gomez-mariscal.bsky.social and Mariana Ferreira #ReScale4DL work, Estibaliz shared her view on "FAIR and high-quality AI-ready data for bioimage analysis" on the 4-part @ai4life.bsky.social webinar series in collab with #GloBIAS 📅 Don´t miss the next one at: t.co/9TdywIGrgy

🎉Congratulations to our researchers Mariana Ferreira and @gomez-mariscal.bsky.social for their #ReScale4DL work available on pre-print at @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social🧐 Find out how down-sampling data can improve your high-resolution imaging at biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #BioImageAnalysis #DL #AI

Our group leader @henriqueslab.bsky.social was the most recent guest of "90 segundos de ciência", a podcast broadcasted in the national radio by #RTP, #Antena1. Click in the link below to find out how our lab uses #ArtificialIntelligence to improve cell imaging using microscopy! 🦠🔬 buff.ly/ZaHToof

Communicating science within our headquarters at @itqbnova.bsky.social is incredible, but taking science beyond our lab to is even more rewarding. Today our researchers visited a local school hoping to inspire the next generation of scientists. #OeirasEduca #Scicomm

We are happy and honored to have Dr. Anna Bigas and Professor Ricardo Henriques as our Visiting Professors. Welcome on board! #stemcells #cancer #ImagingTechnologies @utu.fi @turkubioscience.bsky.social @turkubioimaging.bsky.social @henriqueslab.bsky.social @hospitaldelmar.bsky.social

This past weekend, @itqbnova.bsky.social hosted its Open Day and our researchers did an outstanding job engaging visitors of all ages.🔬🦠 An heartfelt thank you to our researchers who volunteered their time and vocal cords 🗣️communicating science, it would not have been possible without you.🙏

ITQB NOVA's Open Day is around the corner!⏱️ Explore science with lab visits, experiments, a escape room and make sure not to miss our lab booth where we'll teach you about fluorescence!🔬🦠 📅 March 15 from 10am-5pm 🎟️ Free entry Visit us and bring your family and friends! diaaberto.itqb.unl.pt

Our 3D printers are in full power crafting amazing models in preparation for @itqbnova.bsky.social's Open Day.🖨️ 🦠 Not only 3D printers are useful in the lab but also to communicate science more effectively. Join us at our booth on Saturday, March 15th, at @itqbnova.bsky.social. 🔬📢

Don't miss this workshop by @biologists.bsky.social! #BiologistsWorkshops

Our lab was officially introduced to @itqbnova.bsky.social with the welcoming Onboarding Session organised by the Onboarding Team and the Internationalisation Office. A day packed of team-building activities, insightful talks and tours. Here’s to new beginnings and collaborations!🥂#ITQBTeam

To celebrate the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 @itqbnova.bsky.social produced a video featuring our researcher Estibaliz Gómez-de-Mariscal. Answer these 2 questions to challenge your knowledge on the role women of science in Portugal🇵🇹 here: www.instagram.com/reel/DF8DDp-...

Our most recently published paper #Nanopyx was featured in consortia EUTOPIA's Breakthroughs: A new series of remarkable stories from our network of universities In this edition, our research joins the health innovations of @vubrussel.bsky.social and @upf.edu universities Read more: bit.ly/3CxnpFq

Today we had the pleasure of welcoming at @itqbnova.bsky.social "Escola Secundária de Loulé" where researchers Daria and Mario shared their knowledge on super-resolution microscopy and expansion microscopy. THE GOAL: Inspire the next generation of scientists!🔬🦠 #sciencecomm #STEM

Today we highlight the recent coverage from Oeiras Valley regarding our #Nanopyx paper! The unwavering support from the Oeiras municipality for scientific research and technology plays a crucial role in advancing our work at @itqbnova.bsky.social oeirasvalley.com/ferramenta-d...

Our latest research published in @naturemethods.bsky.social and conducted by our @itqbnova.bsky.social researchers featured in the national news television network site @rtpnoticias-rss.bsky.social Authors: @inesmcunha.bsky.social, Bruno Saraiva, António Brito Article: www.rtp.pt/noticias/pai...

Great news to start a great year for @henriqueslab.bsky.social Lab. The @naturemethods.bsky.social paper on #Nanopyx is out!🚀 A game-changing bioimaging tool for imaging analysis. Congratulations to @inesmcunha.bsky.social, Bruno Saraiva and António Brito for this remarkable achievement!🎉🎓

🌟As we continue to highlight our journey at @itqbnova.bsky.social, we're excited to highlight a key moment: @henriqueslab.bsky.social first official talk at the SCANs seminar series! Ricardo introduced the lab members, shared their current research paving the way to foster future collaborations.📈

🌟As we continue to reflect on our journey at @itqbnova.bsky.social, we're excited to highlight another significant moment: @henriqueslab.bsky.social, AI-driven Optical Biology Lab group leader, being elected as an @EMBO member!🎉 Congratulations Ricardo, on this well-deserved honor! 👏

🌟As we near the end of the year, we’re excited to share another moment of our short yet impactful journey at @itqbnova.bsky.social!🔬Next we highlight the "Single Particle Tracking" lecture by postdoc Arturo Vesga part of the "Fundamentals of Light Microscopy and Image Processing" course of BIC.

🌟As we near the end of the year, we’re excited to share an overview of our short yet impactful journey at @itqbnova.bsky.social! 🎉 Our first highlight features postdoc Hannah Heil, invited speaker in a short-course program by ITQB NOVA BIC facility, giving a talk on sample preparation for #SMLM.

While we’re perfecting our new lab, our researchers are still busy at GIMM!🧫 Postdocs Mario del Rosario and Daria Aristova recently led a workshop on "Expansion Microscopy for Cellular Structural Mapping" to IBB PhD programme diving into the principles of this innovative technique!🦠🔬

Today we launch the new @henriqueslab.bsky.social research group account, as a way to share the new journey of our lab🥳 Here is a sneak peek of our (still very raw) new home at ITQB NOVA👩‍🔬 Follow us for glimpses of the everyday life of research at the "AI-driven Optical Biology" Lab!🔬🧪