M. Carmo-Fonseca
@MCarmoFonseca
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Professor @Medicina_Lisboa and President @immolecular. Scientist focused on #RNAsplicing and disease.
Lisbon, Portugal
Joined May 2019
Classe BMC 2023/24. Um fantástico grupo de jovens talentosos, a quem tentei conduzir numa viagem à descoberta de como o engenho dos cientistas transforma o conhecimento da biologia das células em novas formas de tratar doenças.
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It was exciting to prepare this News & Views on new evidence highlighting the importance of splicing in cell fate commitment: https://t.co/5SYmns8G4i
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Just out in Nature Reviews Cardiology: our collaborative focus on targeting splicing in heart disease https://t.co/wq6ACCQi5j
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Fascinating discovery that I comment in a Preview in the last issue of Cell: glucose regulates alternative splicing during epidermal differentiation. DOI: https://t.co/RlcG2aEfoq
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‘Disruptive’ science has declined — and no one knows why
nature.com
Nature - The proportion of publications that send a field in a new direction has plummeted over the last half-century.
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Why I’m leaving NASA and the job I’ve loved most
nature.com
Nature - Stepping down well is an important leadership skill — and one that is rarely named or valued.
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Molecular Biology of the Cell class 2022. I feel privileged to teach this group of bright students who will become the next generation of physicians
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Guess which country is at the forefront of living well in sustainable terms? Uruguay https://t.co/s56zGEyuBU
nytimes.com
No greater challenge faces humanity than reducing emissions without backsliding into preindustrial poverty. One tiny country is leading the way.
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Journal seeks to upend scientific publishing by only reviewing—not accepting—manuscripts
science.org
eLife’s shift to speedy, transparent reviews challenges journals’ gatekeeping role
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A very nice journalistic text referring to our ongoing research: Os resultados promissores da vacina contra o cancro
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Amazing demonstration of physiology in a dish: Neurons in a dish learn to play Pong — what’s next?
nature.com
Nature - Cellular version of computer game challenges assumptions about intelligence.
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Congrats to Yuk Ming Dennis Lo, this year recipient of the Lasker award! https://t.co/A7xlMKNqHV
laskerfoundation.org
Explore All 2022 Winners & Awards > Yuk Ming Dennis Lo The Chinese University of Hong Kong For the discovery of fetal DNA in maternal blood, leading to noninvasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome...
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Can God Be Proved Mathematically? https://t.co/JZcoW1P5cV via @sciam
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As I prepare myself for another ERC evaluation panel, it is reassuring to realize that two ERC grants supported Prof. Pääbo’s discoveries in palaeogenetics now awarded with the Nobel Prize!
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Wykład inauguracyjny wygłosiła prof. Maria Carmo-Fonseca z @ULisboa_. Uroczystość uświetniły Kameralny Chór Politechniki Wrocławskiej i Akademicki Chór Politechniki Wrocławskiej pod dyrekcją Anny Sipak.
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It was an honor giving the opening lecture to the new students at @PWr_Wroclaw today! Here I am with the Rector, Prof. Wójs, in his office
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Wasp-inspired drones can 3D print a building
nature.com
Nature - Teams of aerial robots mounted with 3D printers could work together to build emergency shelters and greener homes.
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The Francis Crick Medal and Lecture 2023 is awarded to Dr Tiago Branco, our former student at the Medical School - congrats Tiago!! https://t.co/YG5sf9qGOB
royalsociety.org
This prize lecture is given on a subject in the field of biology.
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Nobel Prize laureate Jennifer Doudna talks about academic life, her CRISPR discovery and associated risks: https://t.co/sKDSZqCcbw
nytimes.com
“It’s a little scary, quite honestly,” says Dr. Jennifer Doudna, who helped develop CRISPR gene-editing technology.
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