Claudina Rodrigues-Pousada honoured at FEBS Congress

Claudina Rodrigues-Pousada, invited full professor at ITQB and head of the Genomics and Stress Laboratory, received this Saturday the FEBS Diplôme d´Honneur during the 34th FEBS Congress in Prague. The Portuguese Ministry of Science, José Mariano Gago, and the President of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, João Sentieiro were honorary guests in this award ceremony.

In November 2008, the Executive Committee of FEBS unanimously decided to award the Medaille d’Honneur to Claudina Rodrigues-Pousada, for her long and devoted activities for FEBS. The Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) is one of the largest organisations in European life sciences, with nearly 40.000 members distributed among 36 Constituent Societies and 7 Associated Member Societies in 43 countries. The Medaille d’Honneur is a distinction made every two years to researchers who have contributed significantly to the development of FEBS and the field of Biochemistry.