Selected Papers from XXI SPB National Congress of Biochemistry 2021

Dear Colleagues,

The XXI SPB National Congress of Biochemistry 2021 was held at the University of Évora in Portugal on 14–16 October 2021. This is the meeting point for the Portuguese Biochemistry Society, fostering discussion and dissemination of high-quality research in Biochemistry, both fundamental and applied, taking place in Portugal. The scientific program under the message “Tuning Biochemistry with Life Sciences and Society” covers a broad range of boundaries from molecular mechanisms of diseases to drug discovery, as well as innovative biochemistry projects. Science and innovation are promoted through dialogue, sharing, and healthy confraternization.

This Special Issue includes but is not limited to the following topics:

• Molecular mechanisms of disease; 
• Plant biology and biotechnology;
• Toxicology and environmental biochemistry;
• Structural biology and molecular modeling;
• SPB-SPN: neurobiology of aging and stress;
• Functional genomics and systems biology;
• Membranes and cell biophysics;
• SBBq—proteins in health and environment;
• SEBBM—chemical biology, drug discovery, and development;
• Art, biochemistry, and innovation in life sciences;
• COVID-19 special session.

For more details, please visit: http://www.xxispbcongress2020.uevora.pt/

Prof. Dr. Manuel Aureliano
Prof. Dr. M. Leonor Cancela
Dr. Célia M. Antunes
Dr. Ana Rodrigues Costa
Guest Editors

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