Post-doctoral researcher from the Synapse Biology Group awarded €50,000.00
Congratulations to our post-doc Dr. Maria Joana Pinto on securing €50,000.00 for an Exploratory Project funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)!
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ERA Chairs Annual Meeting 2024
This year the ERA Chairs ImmunoHUB & NCBio joined forces to organise the Annual Meeting “At the Crossroads of Neuroscience and Immunology: Advances and Innovations”! We are thrilled to bring together leading experts in the field of neuroimmunology to discuss cutting-edge discoveries and…
Brain Awareness Week 2024: Celebrating Different Minds
This year, we celebrated the Brain Awareness Week by celebrating neurodiversity. We welcomed neurodiverse young people from the Portuguese Association for Developmental Disorders and Autism (APPDA-Norte) for a guided tour at the i3S. Our young guests saw the marvels of…
NCBio ERA Chair Seminars with Prof. Dr. Wim Annaert
On March 4 we had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Dr. Wim Annaert, an expert in Alzheimer’s Disease. Prof. Dr. Annaert is a full professor at the KU Leuven and a group leader at the VIB-Center for Brain and Disease, Leuven, Belgium. We heard his…
Dr. Olga Sin promotes World Brain Day
Last July 22nd was World Brain Day and Dr. Olga Sin had the honor of promoting a short video to highlight the wonders of the brain, especially the unknown half of the brain.
The NCBio Stakeholder Hub has been officially launched
Last June 20th we invited all stakeholders who supported the ERA Chair candidacy to the official launch of the NCBio Stakeholder Hub. Dr. Mónica Sousa—Project Coordinator and Director of IBMC—officially opened the meeting by introducing the NCBio project and the…
High-school students accept the challenge to explore the unknown side of the brain
To celebrate Brain Awareness Week, Dr. Matthew Holt challenged the Ciência Viva Science Clubs and 7th, 8th and 9th graders to become neuroscientists and discover the unknown side of the brain.
Dr. Simone Bessa Garcia raises awareness for World Cancer Day
Dr. Simone was invited to give a talk at the Lousada Secondary School as part of an initiative organized by the school to raise awareness for World Cancer Day.