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AI-driven Optical Biology Lab
@aiopticalbiolab.bsky.social
Research group lead by @henriqueslab.bsky.social‬ at @itqbnova.bsky.social

Combining #AI with #superresolutionimaging to push the boundaries of optical cell biology #SMLM #SRRF
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
October 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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🤩
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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
September 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
👏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.🎯
August 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🏖️ 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
August 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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
July 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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!👩‍🔬
June 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#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?🤔💭
May 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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!
May 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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. 🧫🔬
April 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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
April 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🎉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
April 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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! 🦠🔬
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March 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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
March 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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.🙏
March 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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!
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March 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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. 🔬📢
March 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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
February 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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-...
February 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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
January 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🌟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.📈
December 30, 2024 at 2:33 PM
🌟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! 👏
December 28, 2024 at 12:02 PM
🌟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.
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
🌟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.
December 23, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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!🦠🔬
November 15, 2024 at 2:40 PM