InfectoBIT ECRA Project at International Microorganism Day


InfectoBIT Presentation

InfectoBIT Poster Session

InfectoBIT Event

Mario Del Rosario (Henriques Lab) and Raquel Portela (IMIB group) presented their ECRA Prize collaboration project InfectoBIT at International Microorganism Day.

Event Details

Location: Santo Amaro Beach, Oeiras Organizers: ITQB NOVA and CM Oeiras

Project Overview

InfectoBIT is developing tools to observe bacterial infection processes, such as Staphylococcus aureus in cells, using AI-powered microscopy.

The project combines: - Super-resolution microscopy - Machine learning algorithms for automated detection - Quantitative analysis of host-pathogen interactions - Live-cell imaging techniques

Collaboration

The work integrates expertise from the Henriques Lab (AI-driven microscopy and image analysis) and the IMIB Group (microbiology and bacterial pathogenesis), funded through the European Research Awards (ECRA) for early-career researcher collaboration.

Further information: shorturl.at/sIIMK

Labmembers participating

Mario Del Rosario

Mario Del Rosario

Postdoc
ERC Grant

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