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Support Units
The CR Support Units (CRSU) provide all administrative, financial and operational assistance to the CR community. Accompanying the evolution and growth of the Champalimaud Research, the support provided to CR’s scientists also grows in organisation and capacities, blossoming with a new structure of seven specialised Units: Lab Administration, Human Resources, Events, Education & Courses, Operations, Sponsored Programmes and Science Communication. The CRSU team aims to provide all science administration, management and communication support to boost the work of scientists, maximising the focus on research.
Direction Support Team
Direction Support Team
Ryan Herbert
Director of Research Support Units
Cátia Feliciano, PhD
Operations Manager
Inês Soeiro, PhD
Executive Coordinator
Direction Support Team
The Direction Support Team acts as executive arm of the Research Directors, receiving, delegating and implementing direct instructions from the Research Direction Team. The team meets with the Directors on a regular basis, for updates on the daily life of CR and any pressing matters or roadblocks. This team also serves as a primary contact point for any problem-solving needs within CR, being able to advise on the resources available to the CR community. The Direction Support team is composed of the Executive Coordinator, the Operations Manager and the Financial Manager.
Human Resources & Fellows
Human Resources & Fellows
Every person that joins CR needs to go through HR. Whether it’s a PI or an Intern or simply a guest, HR needs to be notified with as much notice as possible. They will advise on all the necessary procedures for everyone’s correct registration as a CR member: contracts, social security, medical insurance, visas, CCU cards, language classes at CCU, etc. HR also supports all CR recruiting, including the INDP recruiting process.
Human Resources & Fellows
Teresa Carona
HR & Fellows Support
Pedro Alves
HR & Fellows Assistant
Lab Administration
Lab Administration
Raquel Gonçalves
Purchasing and Ordering
António Raposo
Lab Administrator
Cecilia Simas
Lab Administrator
Telma Carrilho
Lab Administrator
Vesna Petojevic
Lab Administrator
Lab Administration
The Lab Administration team deals with administrative support for the Labs, including budget management and execution, anything regarding the purchases of the lab and travel arrangements, among others. For that they will coordinate with other CR support units and CF departments (OSP post-award, logistics, accounting, IT, maintenance) as well as external agents like the suppliers, shipping companies and customs.
Communication, Events & Outreach
Communication, Events and Outreach Team
This team is responsible for producing and sharing information on the activities and ongoing or emerging objectives of the Champalimaud Foundation to all relevant parties. In particular, this group is responsible for maintaining fluent internal and external communication channels, including but not limited to CR and CF's online presence, newsletters, liaising with the media and the production of communication documents/materials. This team coordinates and implements a wide range of institutional, medical and scientific meetings and is also responsible for promoting and developing education and outreach initiatives with the participation and input of our researchers, students and health care team members.
Communication, Events & Outreach
Catarina Ramos, PhD
Coordinator (Science Communication, Education & Outreach)
Teresa Fernandes
Coordinator (Clinical and Institutional Communication & Events)
Alexandre Azinheira
Multimedia Producer & Senior AV Support
Ana Casaca
Events Organiser
André Mendonça
Project Manager (LaMAA)
António Monteiro
Scientific Events Coordinator
Diogo Matias
Junior Designer
John Lee
English Teacher & Social Media Editor
Liad Hollender, PhD
Science Writer & Content Developer
Marta Correia
Senior Designer
Tiago Coelho
Junior Motion Graphic Artist & Video Editor
Office for Sponsored Programmes
Pre-award
Office for Sponsored Programmes
Pre-award
Joana Lamego, PhD
Coordinator of Pre-Award Efforts
Bruno Ceña
Grants Officer
Filipa Cardoso, PhD
Grants Officer
Mariana Santa-Marta, PhD
Grants Officer
Andreia Tavares, PhD
Junior Grants Manager
Office for Sponsored Programmes: Pre-award
The Pre-Award team supports CF Research in all stages of the submission of research applications to external funding: from the identification of putative funding opportunities, to the validation of the expression of interest by the CF Research Direction Team, up to the negotiation of successfully funded applications. We offer different types of support, from basic administrative support to non-scientific writing/proposal reviewing or even supporting proposal development itself.
Office for Sponsored Programmes
Post-award
Office for Sponsored Programmes: Post-award
The CF’s OSP - post-award will be able to give help and support in issues related with grant reporting (financial and scientific), grant administration and cost eligibility. The CF’s OSP - Post award also aims to function as a facilitator, creating a bridge between the CR Scientific Community and the more bureaucratic aspects of grant management. The Project Managers are responsible for the day-to-day implementation of large-scale institutional and consortia projects. They play a pivotal liaison role, acting as the center of communication for all internal and external stakeholders, monitoring project progress, identifying risks, coordinating technical reporting and ensuring effective dissemination.
Office for Sponsored Programmes
Post-award
Francisco Semedo
Grants Officer
Joaquim Teixeira, PhD
Innovation Advisor
Laura Ward
Project Manager (EU-funded projects, QuantOCancer)
João Cruz
Project Manager (CONGENTO)
Interdisciplinary Research Support
Interdisciplinary Research Support
Teresa Fernandes
Coordinator (Clinical and Institutional Communication & Events)
Ana Gerschenfeld
Health & Science Writer
Health & Science
As CF's clinical research activities expand and diversify, the output from projects developed at the Champalimaud Clinical Centre, and in particular by the Research Groups of the Clinical and Experimental Research Programme, call for increasing communication efforts. This includes the production of content and events to bridge the gap between clinical research and the public at large.
Education and Courses
Education and Courses
This Unit runs mainly through the Teaching Lab and Classroom, the hubs of our PhD programme and all courses happening at CR. The team deals with the organisation and daily management of INDP classes, CAJAL courses and external teaching weeks (GABBA, IGC, MIT, etc). The organisation of the Teaching Lab space and materials is another main function of this Unit, as well as supporting the INDP recruiting process.
Education and Courses
Maria Teresa Dias, PhD
Graduate Programme Manager
Champalimaud Research strives to offer researchers an open, international, fair and welcoming environment. To this end, the Champalimaud Foundation Board of Directors have initiated the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers certification process (HRS4R).
