SINAL2025 - 12th Meeting on Signal Transduction
10-11 October 2025 | i3S, Porto, Portugal
We are delighted to announce the 12th Meeting on Signal Transduction to be held in Porto, on October 10-11, 2025!
The SINAL meeting has served as a catalyst for dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers in Biomedicine, focusing on key issues in cell biology and signal transduction, with profound implications for understanding and combating numerous human diseases. Over its various editions, SINAL has distinguished itself as an excellent forum for innovative presentations, dynamic discussions, and valuable networking opportunities, with a focus on uncovering fundamental mechanisms of cellular signaling and intracellular trafficking that underlie disease development, with the goal of translating this knowledge into clinical practice.
As in previous editions, we anticipate welcoming numerous scientists from universities and research centers across Portugal. We are honored to host esteemed international scientists who will deliver keynote lectures. A key objective of this meeting is to encourage the active participation of young researchers, ranging from master’s students to postdoctoral fellows, by providing opportunities to present their work through poster or oral presentations, thereby supporting the development of future scientific leaders.
Organization
Organizing Commitee:
Nuno Rodrigues dos Santos, i3S
Sérgia Velho, i3S
Scientific Committee:
Sérgia Velho, i3S
Nuno Rodrigues dos Santos, i3S
Henrique Girão, CIBB
João Barata, IMM
Peter Jordan, INSA
Bibiana Ferreira, ABC-RI
Margarida Fardilha, iBiMED
Paula Ludovico, ICVS
Rita Teodoro, NMS
Alexandre Carmo, i3S
Program
Preliminary program
Day 1 | Friday, 10th
09:30 Registration
10:30 Welcome session
10:35 SESSION I
14:00 SESSION II
16:15 Coffee break and poster session
18:40 Closing of session
18:45 Departure for dinner
Day 2 | Saturday, 11th
09:05 SESSION III
11:15 SESSION IV
12:50 Awards and Closing session
Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Erik Sahai, The Francis Crick Institute, UK
Sónia Rocha, University of Liverpool, UK
Mathieu Bollen, KU Leuven, Belgium
Jacques Ghysdael, Institut Curie, France
Invited Speakers
João T. Barata, Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Lisboa
Henrique Girão, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Coimbra
Ana Gabriela Henriques, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, Aveiro
Nuno Raimundo, Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing, Coimbra
Catarina F. Almeida, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, Aveiro
Maria J. Oliveira, i3S, Porto
Alexandre M. Carmo, i3S, Porto
Social Program
10th October 2025 | 20:00 | Dinner at Torreão Restaurant
Address: Rua das Virtudes 37, 4050-630 Porto
Meeting dinner fee: 35€
Abstract Submission
The call for abstracts will be open until 15th July 2025 (notification of acceptance until 22nd July). The abstract will be evaluated and selected either for oral communication or poster presentation. Abstracts not selected for oral communication will be automatically considered for poster presentation.
Abstracts should follow the formatting rules indicated in the template below:
Registration
Registration fee includes the lunch and coffee breaks.
The participation in the meeting dinner is subject to payment (35€).
Registration fees:
Early bird registration until 24th July 2025 (Payment deadline: 24th July)
- Students (PhD, MSc or BSc)*: 45€
- Standard: 120€
Late registration until 4th September 2025 (Payment deadline: 4th September)
- Students (PhD, MSc or BSc)*: 65€
- Standard: 140€
* Students should enclose a document from their supervisor confirming their status.
Information
More information:
Events Management Unit | Rua Alfredo Allen 208 | 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Email: events@i3s.up.pt | Tel: +351 226 074 900