The project, InteroCANCEption, lead by @crick.ac.uk, will investigate whether neural circuits can shape cancer progression, and could open the door to entirely new therapeutic strategies 💡.
Funded by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Institute in the US through #CancerGrandChallenges.
🧠 Can the brain sense cancer?
A global team including Henrique Veiga-Fernandes @champalimaudf.bsky.social has been awarded up to $25M by @cancergrand.bsky.social to explore how the brain and nervous system interact with tumours 🔁.
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/can-bra...
The @champalimaudf.bsky.social and @istecnico.bsky.social have signed an agreement to launch a Neurorobotics Laboratory, cementing a five-year strategic partnership in neuroscience, robotics and AI.
👉 Read more about this new laboratory: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/champal...
@isrlisboa.bsky.social
These results reflect sustained commitment to scientific excellence, clinical quality, and social responsibility, while reinforcing public trust through meaningful initiatives and actions.
Champalimaud Foundation continues to stand out in the annual Brand Reputation survey by OnStrategy. In the 2026 edition, the CF ranked among the brands rated “excellent” and was the only healthcare organisation in this top tier, leading the sector overall.
⭐ Rankings come and go. Consistency stays.
Five years of consistent results place the Champalimaud Foundation among Portugal’s “excellent brands” and at the top of healthcare.
👉 Full article:
www.fchampalimaud.org/news/champal...
🎤 Moderated by Marcelo Mendonça, neurologist at the Digital Neurotherapeutics Centre at the Champalimaud Foundation, this session will ask: “Why is starting the day so hard?”
⭐ On 11 April, the IV YPP 2026 Annual Conference will feature interdisciplinary discussions bridging medicine and neuroscience to advance care for Parkinson’s Disease patients.
🕚 11:00 - 18:00
📍 CF's Auditorium
🎟️ Registrations: www.eventbrite.com/e/bilhetes-i...
🇵🇹 This event in Portuguese
👏 Congratulations to Bruna Costa for her project “Unveiling the initial cellular mechanisms that drive metastasis in colorectal cancer", being awarded a Bolsa de Investigação em Oncologia 2026, from Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro!
The Champalimaud Research (CR) Colloquia Series is a weekly seminar programme open to everyone, where a speaker is invited to give a talk at the Champalimaud Foundation.
🔎 Check our March calendar and join a discussion on 🧠 neuroscience or 🦠 physiology & cancer research.
🔗 forms.gle/21J3GfPFMwm9...
Good news! The deadline for applying to the ICDP has been extended to 8 March.
👉 More info: fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
💥 Applications: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📣 Registrations for the free public session of “PATEO – Pessoas com Autonomia, Tecto, Espaço e Oportunidade”, from Science4Policy, are now open!
📅 27 Mar 2026, 2:30pm–6:30pm
📍 Champalimaud Foundation’s Auditorium
🇵🇹 Event in PT
🎟️ Registration: tinyurl.com/ycke7p6h
👉 More info: www.onossopateo.info
🏁 Pre-event: Google AI medical hackathon
1️⃣5️⃣ July, 2:00pm – 6:30pm
Reimagine healthcare in 4 hours with Google AI Studio, build your AI-powered solution for real clinical challenges and pitch it on Medica AI – The conference. This hackathon is designed for physicians and healthcare professionals.
💡The conference
1️⃣6️⃣ July, 9:00am – 6:00pm
Explore the future of AI in healthcare, education, research and clinical practice. Swipe ➡️ to get to know the first lineup of speakers who will address AI in health as a system-level transformation, not merely a technological upgrade.
⚡AI is no longer a promise on the horizon. Join us for the last edition of Medica AI to discuss how to 🦾 design AI-driven healthcare for 2050!
📍 Champalimaud Foundation
🎟️ Book until 19 June to benefit from a reduced fee
👉 More info and registration: www.fchampalimaud.org/events/medic...
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📢 One week left to apply to the ICDP!
❓ Still deciding if the ICDP is for you? Then check our website for all the info you need: fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
👀 Don’t miss this opportunity!
💥 Applications to the ICDP are open until 1 March: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
👏Congratulations Silvia Salvalaggio! “MOSAIC: A multidimensional profiling of post-stroke upper-limb recovery: biological markers linking motor, cognitive & brain structural dimensions after rehabilitation", was awarded a Bolsa de Investigação Prof. Castro Lopes em Doença Vascular Cerebral 2025!
👀 New preprint @neurabel.bsky.social & @memming.bsky.social, @champalimaudf.bsky.social
Can we use RNNs for complex dynamical systems not just over finite time intervals but for all future time? Yes! And they also show the models can capture multistability & oscillations.
👉 arxiv.org/abs/2602.08640
📣 Reminder: Applications to the Advanced Confocal Microscopy Course close by the 22 February!
🗓️ 13-11 April
📍@champalimaudf, Lisbon
✏️ Application deadline: 22 February 2026
✅ Acceptance notification: 24 February 2026
🔗 fchampalimaud.org/events/advan...
The study reveals that the brain’s visual areas organise their connections based on what the animals see, reflecting the associations they formed through experience.
👉 Read more: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/differe...
🔗 Scientific paper: www.cell.com/current-biol...
@currentbiology.bsky.social
Does every visual experience shape the brain in the same way, or does what we see change how visual areas are wired?
🧠 New research from Leopoldo Petreanu’s Cortical Circuits Lab at the @champalimaudf.bsky.social, first co-authors Radhika Rajan and Rodrigo Dias, shows that visual experience matters.
💡 Some dates are more than commemorations, they are opportunities to pause and reflect. This series highlights science and health awareness days that are reminders of the power of collaboration, rigorous processes and shared commitment in expanding the boundaries of knowledge and improving health.
🗓️ Today we mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
👉 Learn more about this year’s campaign: www.un.org/en/observanc...
🧩 STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
🔵Join us for the upcoming COpS!
📣Ana Luísa Correia, Cancer Dormancy & Immunity Lab
📣Klaas van Gisbergen, Tissue Immunity Lab
🎤Moderated by Leopoldo Petreanu, Cortical Circuits Lab
🗓️23 Feb, 12:00
📍Champalimaud Foundation Auditorium
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/events/champ...
@champalimaudf.bsky.social
@springernature.com
🪰 New study from Stem Cells and Regeneration Lab, @champalimaudr.bsky.social shows that a brief, well-controlled burst of oxidative stress from glial cells right after an injury can help the fruit fly brain repair itself.
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/control...
📖 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧫 This is a glimpse of what our students say about the International Cancer Doctoral Programme (ICDP).
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@itqbnova.bsky.social
🧑🎓 Interdisciplinary Curriculum - Multicultural - Exciting - Vibrant Environment - Friendships and Collaborations - Dynamic Courses and Lab Rotations - Broadening Horizons 🔬👩🔬🧪
💥 Applications to the ICDP are open until 1 March.
👉 More info and application form: fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
💬Lectures on artificial intelligence & medicine and research in movement disorders
🏃Practical session with physical activity
👥Multidisciplinary conversations about everyday challenges
🤝A dialogue between science and the reality of life with Parkinson's
✍️Testimonials from patients and family members
