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The CryoEM-PT - National Advanced Electron Microscopy Network for Health and Life Sciences facility inauguration was held in February 2nd at the INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, in Braga. The inauguration took place in the presence of Interim INL Director General - Paulo Freitas, the Scientific Coordinator of AEMIS Facility - Paulo Ferreira, the Alderwoman of Braga - Olga Pereira, the FCT President - Madalena Alves and CCDR-N President - António Cunha, along with the representatives of the multiple nodes of this network. Profs. Berberan Santos (iBB President), Fábio Fernandes (IST Node) and Manuel Prieto (iBB) attended the inauguration. IST is one of the nodes of the network and iBB is the authorized user of the equipment on behalf of IST within this network.

Six researchers from @IBB have been ranked among the World’s Top 2% of most widely cited scientists in the 2022 List of outstanding researchers prepared by Elsevier BV, and Stanford University (USA).   

Carla Carvalho, Joaquim Cabral, Isabel Sá Correia,  Mário Berberan e Santos, Miguel Prazeres and Pedro Fonte were recognized for the impact throughout their careers, while Pedro Fernandes was recognized as one of the World’s Top 2%  influent scientist in his field.

The updated list is based on the Sep 01-2022 SCOPUS database, updated to the end of the citation year 2021 and analyses 22 scientific areas and 176 disciplines.

Overall, 93 researchers from Técnico were highlighted in the study.  Congratulations to all!