Ricardo Ribeiro was the overall winner of the 2025 edition of 5 Minutes of Thesis at the Academy of Porto, an initiative organised by the Academic Federation of Porto (FAP). During the competition, Ricardo (right) delivered an outstanding presentation showcasing…
The ERA Chair team, led by Matthew Holt, has received the Jorge Ruas Award for their groundbreaking gene therapy targeting primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) — a severe form of MS that currently lacks effective treatment. Affecting 10–15% of all…
The ERA Chair Team once again joined the European Researchers’ Night at IBMC/i3S, bringing science closer to the public through engaging, hands-on activities. Building on the success of last year’s event, our “Guardians of the Brain” hosted a series of…
Last week our post-doctoral researcher Dr. Ana Eufrásio talked about how our group aims to understand how brain cells communicate with each other in just 90 seconds! Listen to her podcast here (Portuguese only): and in Spotify.
During Brain Awareness Week, the Synapse Biology Group took an exciting dive into the wonders of the brain, visiting two schools and a correctional facility to spark curiosity and passion for neuroscience. Students got hands-on with a fascinating activity—preparing biological…
This year, we celebrated the Brain Awareness Week by honouring our elderly community in collaboration with the Senior University Eugénio de Andrade from CCD Porto at i3S. It was an unforgettable day of sharing the wonders of the brain and the model…
In December 2024, the ERA Chairs NCBio and ImmunoHub joined forces to organize the Annual Meeting “At the Crossroads of Neuroscience & Immunology: Advances and Innovations”. This meeting brought together leading experts in the field of neuroimmunology, and welcomed international guest…
In October 2024, we had the Portuguese workshop on Blood Brain Barrier Crossing Strategies, co-organized with Luís Pereira de Almeida (GeneT, CNC-UC) and Rui Jorge Nobre (ViraVector, UC) at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra (CNC-UC). This meeting was an opportunity to share research interests…
In September 2024, the ERA Chair Team participated in the European Researchers’ Night held at IBMC The team set up a stall entitled “Guardians of the Brain” and organized several interactive and educational activities that included memory games and looking at “fluorescent” astrocytes and…
What a winning week! We are very proud to announce that our Ph.D. candidates Rafaela Seixas and João Guimarães were awarded each a Ph.D. Fellowship from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)! Our congratulations for their achievement!