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CENABIO researcher to be awarded the Order of Merit Governor Estácio de Sá
The National Center for Structural Biology and Bioimaging (CENABIO/UFRJ) celebrates the recognition granted to researcher Jerson Lima da Silva, who will receive the Order of Merit Governor Estácio de Sá next Tuesday, January 27th. This honor is awarded by the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro to individuals who stand out for their…
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XVI Symposium on Life Sciences
The Brazilian Society of Microscopy and Microanalysis will host the XVI Symposium on Life Sciences from October 14th to 16th, 2026. The event will be held in Curitiba, Paraná, and will focus on advances and applications of cryo-electron microscopy. Registration is expected to open in May and details will be announced later. CENABIO will play…
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I Fluminense Workshop on Cryo-microscopy
Registration is open, starting December 1st, 2025, for the 1st Fluminense Workshop on Cryo-Microscopy. Professor Meng Chao “Joseph” Ho from the Institute of Biological Chemistry of the Academia Sinica in Taiwan will give theoretical lectures on data processing for single particle analysis (SPA). A spectacular opportunity for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and researchers interested in…
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CENABIO at LABI 2025 in Buenos Aires
Following the successful 2024 meeting, organized by UMA-CENABIO, the 2025 LABI meeting was held at the University of Buenos Aires. Between November 9th and 12th, researchers affiliated with Multi-User Bioimaging Centers in Latin America discussed success stories and challenges in their management and networking. Present were Dr. Kildare Miranda, former director of UMA and former…
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30th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Microscopy and Microanalysis
CENABIO was present at CSBMM 30 , represented by professors Moara Lemos and Márcia Attias, who gave lectures on their most recent results. Technologists Vania Vieira and Camila Gonçalves also presented posters, both of which were highly praised. At the general assembly, Professor Márcia Attias was elected president of the new SBMM board, with her inauguration…
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PPGP-TBB offers scholarships to foreign students through the PEC-CAPES program
The list of available positions for international students, according to Announcement No. 12/2025, of the Graduate Student Agreement Program (PEC-PG), is available on the CAPES website. The list includes the number of available positions per course, the accepted language, and the scholarship type. For our PG program, we offer one position for a Doctorate and…
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CENABIO students are among the 25 finalists for the Wellcome Image Award
The Coordination of the Graduate Program in Bioimaging and Biostructures is delighted to announce excellent news. Our students, Vânia Vieira and Jander Guimarães, advised by Professor Kildare Rocha de Miranda, are among the 25 finalists for the Wellcome Image Award! The award selects the most impactful images representing global health challenges. These will be exhibited…
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CENABIO and IBCCF partnership is on the cover of Nature
Professor Emiliano Medei and his collaborator Oscar Moreno Loaiza, from the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, recently published an article in the American journal Nature Cardiovascular Research in collaboration with the CENABIO team. The work was featured on the cover of the March issue of the journal, see the here. The article demonstrates that…
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Professional Postgraduate Program student wins international competition
This image of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector of the dengue virus and Zika Virus, was the winner in the Scanning Electron Microscopy category in the company’s annual JEOL competition. Called “Infectious Look”, the image was obtained and edited by Jander Matos, biotechnologist at the University of the State of Amazonas and doctoral student at the Professional Postgraduate…
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CENABIO at JOVE
The PET/SPECT/CT Platform was the stage for filming a protocol detailed for the acquisition of Computed Tomography (CT) images, for the non-invasive quantification of skeletal muscle in vivo. This protocol was published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE), known for its innovative approach to disseminating scientific methods through videos. The audiovisual material presents, in…