Professors Botond Roska and José-Alain Sahel are among the most creative and prolific researchers worldwide in the development of technologies aimed at restoring vision. Their work is a remarkable example of translational research, linking discoveries in fundamental biology to clinical practice to develop new therapies against vision loss.

Worldwide, 43 million people are blind and 295 million live with visual impairment, many of them as a result of retinal disease and macular degeneration.

Data

22 – 23 Janeiro 2027

Localização

Seminar Room, Fundação Champalimaud, Lisboa 

Host

Michael Orger, PhD, Vision to Action Lab

Venue

Seminar Room

Abstract

Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy allows biological observation below the diffraction limit of light. Live-cell applications remain limited by phototoxicity, temporal resolution, and sample stability.

The taste map, led by scientists at CF, is one of two landmark studies published in Cell by a team of researchers in the US and Europe. It draws on a companion study that maps the wiring of the first complete central nervous system of a complex adult animal: nearly 167,000 neurons spanning the brain and nerve cord of a male fruit fly, with artificial intelligence (AI) making a reconstruction on this scale possible.

Host

Henrique Veiga-Fernandes, PhD, Immunophysiology Lab

Venue

Seminar Room

Abstract

TBD

The Champalimaud Foundation is honoured to welcome Nobel Laureate Thomas C. Südhof for a public lecture. Südhof was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, alongside James Rothman and Randy Schekman, for their discoveries on the key molecular mechanisms behind the release of neurotransmitters at synapses, helping explain how information is passed between nerve cells.

Registration

Attendance is free, but registration is required via this link.

Sobre a participação da Fundação Champalimaud

Em outubro, iremos reunir conhecimento, investigação e cuidados de saúde para promover uma abordagem cada vez mais integrada e personalizada ao cancro da mama. Convidamos-vos a conhecer melhor o que fazemos, como investigamos e de que forma estamos a trabalhar para um futuro com mais prevenção, melhores tratamentos e maior qualidade de vida. Juntem-se a nós para partilhar, debater e apoiar.

Idioma

Este programa será conduzido em português.

Jose Espejo Valle-Inclán, formerly at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)  in Hinxton, United Kingdom, is now a Würth Research Centre of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Group Leader based at the Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Centre at the Champalimaud Foundation. Vincenzo Corbo is an Associate Professor at the Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine and ARC-Net Research Centre at the University of Verona, Italy, and an Associate Researcher also at the Würth Research Centre of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer.

Offer Description

We are seeking 2 highly motivated and skilled Bioinformaticians to join our dynamic research team at Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Centre. The successful candidates will play a critical role in developing and implementing robust bioinformatics pipelines in cloud environments, analysing complex genomic datasets, and contributing to the advancement of our research programs. This position is ideal for individuals with a strong background in bioinformatics and hands-on experience with cloud computing and complex biological data.