Projeto PRR

Sumário

iBB is dedicated to tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Among these, Good health and well-being, and in particular the need to understand neurodegenerative diseases and develop affordable therapies and effective drugs for them. These are two major challenges aligned with iBB goals.The ideal candidate is expected to establish a nationally and internationally recognized independent research program (evidenced by publications and capture of external funding) that increases the impact and visibility of iBB and IST-ID in the area. She/he should strengthen the scientific area of Molecular Biophysics, emphasizing Single Molecule Microscopy, including single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), with a focus on understanding the molecular mechanisms associated to protein disorder/aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases. The researcher will contribute to attract doctoral students and postdocs and thus enhance the BSIRG research team, increasing its critical mass, and securing funding at both national and international levels to contribute to the group´s competitiveness in the international domain of neurodegenerative diseases.