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CarlaCruz@Research Group
The G-quadruplex Team is integrated in Biopharmaceuticals and Biomaterials group of Health Sciences Research Centre (CICS) located in Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Beira Interior (UBI).
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This team is composed by researchers with strong background in different complementary areas such as chemistry, biotechnology, biochemistry and biomedical sciences.
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Currently, the focus of Cruz's group is divided in principal research areas:
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Design and synthesis of G-quadruplex ligands;
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Biophysical characterization of non-canonical nucleic acids structures;
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Oligonucleotide-based therapeutics for cancer;
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Screening of miRNAs as novel cancer biomarkers.

An early G-quadruplex in Sintra, Portugal
Our Team

OPPORTUNITIES
Research Fellowship (BI)
research fellowship for master students or BSc degree holders enrolled in a non-academic degree course (BI), within the research project PAPILOMA - Vaginal gel for topical application in precancerous lesions caused by the Human Papilloma Virus
APPLICATION DEADLINE - 12/08/2022 - Closed
Senior Technician (MSc)
A 12 months fixed term contract in the scope of Rede Nacional de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear – PTNMR project
refª RHAQ-CICS-UBI_PTNMR_M
2021/06/01 - 2021/06/16 - Closed
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