Rita Collaço

Brazilian 🇧🇷, scientist🔬, woman 💪.

Postdoc at @UGent, @FWOVlaanderen fellow.

Molecular Physiology & Neurophysics Group. 👩‍🔬❤

[Luke Pattison @interlukein]

📣 Calling fellow ECRs studying the contributions of GPCRs to pain and/or analgesia!

🧠 Interested in presenting at #SfN25 in San Diego in November?

🙏 Please drop me a message - looking for last few speakers for a mini symposium proposal!

#PainResearch #Neuroscience

[Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin]

🚨 Excited to announce that we are hiring 🚨

If bowel disease, pain, & naked mole-rats are your thing then we have the perfect opportunity for you 😃

This @ChatGPTapp image shows a naked mole-rat with visceral pain, but they actually appear resistant #PainResearch

[LPMHealthcare @LPMHealthcare]

Watch a selection of #Venoms & #Toxins 2024 #VenOx24 oral presentations on our YouTube channel, #LPMHealthcare #Broadcasting:

https://t.co/NohsrhD0PX

#snakebite #antivenom #healthcare

[LPMHealthcare @LPMHealthcare]

Dates for your diary:

The 2025 Oxford #toxinology conference #VenOx25 (26-28 Aug) website is live:

#Venoms & #Toxins 2025: https://t.co/m6aKbVQhMx

Registration will open in the New Year!

#snakebite #antivenom #healthcare

[Journal of General Physiology @JGenPhysiol]

Grammotoxin increases its toxic behavior. Our Research News highlights study from @RitaCollaco, @FilipPetegem & Bosmans (https://t.co/rdJRaXOTwk): https://t.co/2LnD2b59XR

[Journal of General Physiology @JGenPhysiol]

Latest in our Research News: this JGP study from @RitaCollaco, @FilipPetegem & Bosmans (https://t.co/MdSw47fJaU) reveals that in addition to voltage-gated Ca2⁺ and K⁺ channels, ω-grammotoxin-SIA also inhibits voltage-gated Na⁺ channel currents. https://t.co/5GeYU7P9mw

[Journal of General Physiology @JGenPhysiol]

AlphaFold predictions for GrTX-SIA binding to human Naᵥ1.6. @RitaCollaco, @FilipPetegem and Frank Bosmans @ugent_fge show that ω-Grammotoxin-SIA inhibits voltage-gated Na⁺ channel currents. https://t.co/Nm8j7ld4ce

#IonChannels #VoltageGatedNaChannels

[Rita Collaço @RitaCollaco]

📢📢
Excited to share my publication in @JGenPhysiol

GrTx-SIA, found in tarantula venom, originally shown to block Cav channels. Here, we report that it can also potently inhibit Nav currents with NaV1.6 being the most susceptible subtype.

Check it out!

[Journal of General Physiology @JGenPhysiol]

Collaço, @FilipPetegem @ubclifesciences, & Bosmans @ugent_fge report that ω-Grammotoxin-SIA can potently inhibit voltage-gated Na⁺ channel currents, with Naᵥ1.6 being the most susceptible subtype. https://t.co/IFgG6wVguE

#MolecularPharmacology #IonChannels

[Rita Collaço @RitaCollaco]

@JBorniger Oh! So nice!!!! Congrats!!!! 👏👏👏🎉

[Oxford Venom and Toxins 2024 (August 20nd-22th) @OxVenomToxinCon]

Registration is OPEN for the Oxford Venom and Toxins 2024 conference!!!

Held at St Edmunds Hall on 20-22th August 2024, we look forward to you all joining us 💜🐍🕷️🦂🪼🪲🦠🐡🐒 #VenOx24

https://t.co/A8fOzNXKxE

[Cell Physiology Workshop @CPW_Liverpool]

We are MOVING!!!

The news is out - the Cell Physiology Workshop (aka the Plymouth Microelectrode Workshop) is moving to Liverpool UK in August 2024!
🔬⚡️🧬🦑🪱🪰🐌🐭🐠

We will be calling for applications for the 39th workshop very soon - please watch this space 🙂

[LPMHealthcare @LPMHealthcare]

Registration for the #Oxford #toxinology conference - #Venoms & #Toxins 2024 - is now open:

https://t.co/oyzFrB7hHh

Abstracts for oral and poster presentations can also be submitted online.

#snakebite #antivenom #tropical #health

[Marcelo A. Mori @MoriLabe]

The Laboratory of Aging Biology (LaBE) at the @unicampoficial (Unicamp), located in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, is excited to announce a new postdoctoral fellowship opportunity. 1/8

[LPMHealthcare @LPMHealthcare]

Watch selected recordings of #Venoms and #Toxins 2023 #VenOx23 conference on our #YouTube channel, #LPMHealthcare Broadcasting:

https://t.co/pVr8wmuiSJ

[Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin]

Two exciting Assistant/Associate Professor opportunities @UnivCamPharm:

Post 1 - Ageing/Neurodegeneration https://t.co/9sUum7bpKr

Post 2 - Structural & Molecular Pharmacology https://t.co/CfvUlnDdja

It’s a great place to work, please reach out if you’re interested!

[Oxford Venom and Toxins 2024 (August 20nd-22th) @OxVenomToxinCon]

A selection of oral presentations from #Venoms and #Toxins 2023 are now available for viewing:

https://t.co/yuQf8SLJzK

#VenOx23

[LPMHealthcare @LPMHealthcare]

Save the date: #Venoms and #Toxins 2024 at Oxford will be held on 27-29 August. Watch this space for further information!

https://t.co/QyW4ypzaSA

#VenOx24 #snakevenom #snakebite

[British Pharmacological Society @BritPharmSoc]

📣 Call for symposium, workshop & debate proposals for #Pharmacology2024 now open!

We invite you to submit your proposals by Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 3pm GMT.

More information can be found on the submission portal: https://t.co/Jfg6Bbdgwz

#Pharmacology #ClinicalPharmacology

[Chiara Guidi @Chiara_Guidi_]

What a nice first UGent Postdoc day @PostDoCUGent! 'Postdoc' is a temporary position and chosing between academia or industry can be a difficult decision. I loved the panel session where we discussed all pros and cons. Main message: follow your interest and be yourself 🤓