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Mario Del Rosario and Raquel Portela win ITQB NOVA's Early Career Researcher Award (ECRA)

Posted on Tue 08 July 2025 in news • Tagged with news, lab, award, microbiology, ECRA, ITQB NOVA

Researchers Mario Del Rosario and Raquel Portela have been honored with the Early Career Researcher Award (ECRA) from the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB NOVA). The award recognizes their collaborative project on monitoring cellular stress during bacterial infection using advanced imaging and AI.


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