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Seminars

01 September 2025 | 11:00 AM
Satellite Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Denise Garcia
Drexel University, USA
Astrocyte regulation of synaptic plasticity mediated by Sonic hedgehog signaling
Host: Matthew Holt
NCBio ERA Chair
04 September 2025 | 3:00 PM
Satellite Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Alexandra Naba
Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois Chicago, USA
The matrisome project: from the proteomic exploration of the extracellular matrix to matritherapies
Host: Maria José Oliveira
05 September 2025 | 11:30 AM
Satellite Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Mariano Gago
Cornelius Courts
Department of Forensic Molecular Genetics, Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany
Application of Forensic RNA Analysis to contextualize biological traces
Host: Iva Gomes
10 September 2025 | 12:00 PM
Post-Doc Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Rui Simões
Neuroengineering and Computational Neuroscience Group
Imaging tissue microstructure in mouse models of neurodegeneration and cancer
12 September 2025 | 12:00 PM
Friday Noon Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Leo Carlin
Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute (formerly Beatson Institute)
4D regulation of myeloid cells in cancer
Host: Delfim Duarte
17 September 2025 | 12:00 PM
Young Scientists
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Marta Lopes
Hematopoiesis and Microenvironments Group, Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences, ICBAS
Transferrin in combination with induction chemotherapy improves outcomes in mouse models of acute myeloid leukemia
18 September 2025 | 12:00 PM
Group Leader Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Mariano Gago
Pedro Moura Alves
Immune Sensing & Signaling Dynamics Group
The AHR is not color blind. A tale of multiple interactions
24 September 2025 | 12:00 PM
Post-Doc Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Henrique Duarte
Glycobiology in Cancer Group
Deciphering the Glycome of HER2-positive Gastric Cancer Towards Biological Cues and Therapeutic Guidance
01 October 2025 | 12:00 PM
Young Scientists
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Débora Moreira
NanoBiomaterials for Targeted Therapies Group, Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering
Multifunctional Biodegradable Dendrimers as Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease
08 October 2025 | 12:00 PM
Post-Doc Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Estrela Neto
Neuro & Skeletal Circuits Group
Decoding the neuro-regulation of bone pathologies through advanced engineering tools
09 October 2025 | 12:00 PM
Group Leader Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Mariano Gago
Reto Gassmann
Cell Division Mechanisms Group
Microtubule motors at the endoplasmic reticulum
10 October 2025 | 12:00 PM
Friday Noon Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Mariano Gago
Carol Schuurmans
Sunnybrook Research Institute
Transcriptional Control of Neural Fate: From Development to Regeneration
Host: Diogo Castro
15 October 2025 | 12:00 PM
Young Scientists
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Marta Duque
Vertebrate Development and Regeneration Group, Doctoral Program in Molecular and Cell Biology
The Zebrafish Pancreas Regulome: From prediction to loss-of-function of pancreatic enhancers
16 October 2025 | 12:00 PM
Group Leader Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Mariano Gago
Cristina Barrias
Bioengineered 3D Microenvironments Group
Microphysiological systems for studying parenchyma–stroma crosstalk in health and disease
22 October 2025 | 12:00 PM
Post-Doc Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Arnaud Paula
Cancer Signalling & Metabolism Group
CDH1 Structural variants across cancer types and context-specific links to homologous recombination deficiency
24 October 2025 | 12:00 PM
Friday Noon Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Mariano Gago
John A Rogers
Northwestern University
Wireless Bioelectronic Implants for Monitoring and Modulating Organ Function
Host: Helena Azevedo
MOBILIsE ERA Chair
29 October 2025 | 12:00 PM
Young Scientists
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Inês Batista
Intercellular Communication and Cancer Group, Doctoral Program in BiotechHealth, ICBAS
NK Cell Adoptive Transfer Impairs Metastasis and Improves Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
30 October 2025 | 12:00 PM
Group Leader Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Mariano Gago
Didier Cabanes
Molecular Microbiology Group
Blocking bacterial glycosyltransferases to circumvent antibiotic resistance
05 November 2025 | 12:00 PM
Post-Doc Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Flávia Castro
Tumour and Microenvironment Interactions Group
Targeting the Tumor Immune Landscape in Breast Cancer: Overcoming Therapy Resistance and Opportunities for Novel Interventions
19 November 2025 | 12:00 PM
Young Scientists
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Beatriz Pereira
Immunology, Cancer & GlycoMedicine Group, Doctoral Program in Biomedicine, FMUP
Glycans in the loss of immunological tolerance: Branched Glycosylation as a key regulator of γδT cells function in autoimmunity
26 November 2025 | 12:00 PM
Post-Doc Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Sónia Silva
Chromosome Instability & Dynamics Group
Cracking the cancer tubulin code
03 December 2025 | 12:00 PM
Young Scientists
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Diogo Estevão
Tumor and Microenviroment Interactions Group, Doctoral Program BiotechHealth, ICBAS
Reprogrammed to Resist: Metabolic Adaptation Underlies Radiotherapy Resistance in Rectal Cancer
10 December 2025 | 12:00 PM
Post-Doc Seminar
i3S | Auditorium Corino de Andrade
Arantza Muguruza Montero
Structural Biochemistry Group
Exploring the Molecular Properties of the Cardiac hERG/FHL2 complex