Outputs
Public Outreach
The NCBio is committed to making its science accessible to the general public by: 1) promoting a greater understanding of neurosciences and its relevance to society (e.g. impact of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s or Huntington’s disease); 2) bringing the general public in direct contact with experts in the field and 3) encouraging trust and appreciation in science.
Outreach activities
07.04.2025 | SPN Monthly Seminar: Zooming in and out: the role of multiple players in synaptic and brain function
Maria Joana Pinto, (Research Associate)
Organizer: SPN Junior Committee
12-14.03.2025 | Neurocientistas Vão à Escola (Neuroscientists Go to School) | Hands on activity in schools
Maria Joana Pinto, Rafaela Seixas, João Guimarães, Simone Bessa, Ana Eufrásio, Olga Sin, Ricardo Ribeiro
Organizer: Maria Joana Pinto, (Research Associate)
11.03.2025 | Brain Awareness Week 2025
Simone Bessa, Rafaela Seixas, João Guimarães, Ana Eufrásio, Domenico Natale, Ricardo Ribeiro (Synapse Biology group); Matilde Moreira (Cell Division Mechanisms group); Augusta Monteiro (Cell Division and Genomic Instability Group); and Paula Sampaio (Advanced Light Microscopy)
Organizer: Olga Sin (Project Manager)
16.01.2025 | Interview to Jornal Expresso
Matthew Holt (ERA Chair Holder)
11.11.2024 | Ciencia et Al – Workshop: A Herança d’Os Maias | Escola Básica e Secundária de Campo – Valongo, Portugal
Ambassador: Rafaela Seixas (Ph.D. Student)
27.09.2024 | European Researchers’ Night – Open Day
ERA Chair Team
15.03.2024 | Brain Awareness Week 2024
Simone Bessa, Rafaela Seixas; Maria Castro (Genetics of Cognitive Dysfunction group); Augusta Monteiro (Cell Division and Genomic Instability Group); Paula Sampaio and Maria Azevedo (Advanced Light Microscopy)
Organizer: Olga Sin (Project Manager)
06.03.2024 | Brain Gain: As Células do Nosso Cérebro – Talk
Speaker: Maria Joana Pinto (Junior Postdoctoral Researcher)
22.07.2023 | World Brain Day – Video
Olga Sin (Project Manager)
20.06.2023 | Kick-Off Meeting of the NCBio Stakeholder Hub
Olga Sin (Project Manager)
13-19.3.2023 | Brain Awareness Week 2023
To celebrate the Brain Awareness Week, Matthew Holt launched a challenge to middle-school students.
Students were invited to discover the “Unknown Side of the Brain” by producing a zine about glial cells. Their original works were displayed at the i3S and the students were invited to do hands-on activities organised by several research groups of the i3S.
16.02.2023 | Science Lecture at the High School of Lousada
Simone Bessa Garcia (Senior Lab Technician)