Sumários

Huntington Disease and poly Q diseases

29 Novembro 2023, 10:00 Cláudio Emanuel Moreira Gomes

Huntington Disease and poly Q diseases. Doença de Huntington e doenças Poly-Q– introdução, aspectos genéticos e moleculares. Proteostasis of trinucleotide repeat disorders, chaperões, modelos da Doença de Huntington. Aula convidada pelo Prof. Federico Herrera (FCUL) 


Spinal Muscular Atrophy

22 Novembro 2023, 12:00 Margarida Henriques da Gama Carvalho

Research seminar: Why do motor neurons die?


Spinal Muscular Atrophy

22 Novembro 2023, 10:00 Margarida Henriques da Gama Carvalho



RNA in Neurodegeneration

15 Novembro 2023, 12:00 Margarida Henriques da Gama Carvalho

Hands on: One minute paper reviews on the role of RNA metabolism/RNA binding proteins in neurodegeneration and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: clinical, genetic and mechanistic features


RNA in Neurodegeneration

15 Novembro 2023, 10:00 Margarida Henriques da Gama Carvalho

An overview of RNA metabolism: interconnectivity, cis and trans regulators, role of RNA binding proteins and phase separation processes.

RNA metabolism and neurodegeneration – connections and functional significance

Main characteristics of ALS – symptoms, presentation, genetics

Neuropathology of ALS – a protein aggregation disease?

Structural characteristics of ALS-associated proteins – Prion like domains as a theme