Cátia Santos-Pereira received the Young Investigator Award for poster presentation in the "AFFINITY 2021 - The 24th meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition", and the Best pitch presentation award in the "Microbial Genetics" session of the "II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics".
- Young investigator award for poster presentation in the "AFFINITY 2021 - The 24th meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition", 22-24th June 2021, with the work entitled "Elucidating the interaction of lactoferrin with V-ATPase towards understanding its mechanisms of action" (Authors: Cátia Santos-Pereira, Juliana F. Rocha, Henrique S. Fernandes, Lígia R. Rodrigues, Manuela Côrte-Real, Sérgio F. Sousa).
- Best pitch presentation award in the "Microbial Genetics" session of the "II International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics", 1st-2nd July 2021, with the work entitled "A genetic and biochemical approach to unveil the mechanisms underlying the antifungal activity of the milk-derived lactoferrin against Saccharomyces cerevisiae" (Authors: Cátia Santos-Pereira, María T. Andrés, Susana R. Chaves, José F. Fierro, Hernâni Gerós, Stéphen Manon, Lígia R. Rodrigues, Manuela Côrte-Real).
