11 June 2026

[ principal investigator’s office ]

The Principal Investigator’s Office is a space where ideas are challenged, discoveries take shape and research moves forward.

Here, researchers get together to discuss projects, share findings and debate scientific publications. It is a space for mentoring, project management and learning – where emerging questions spark new possibilities.

Through dialogue, critical thinking and collaboration, individual efforts become collective progress.

11 June 2026

Champalimaud Vision Award Laureate Christine Holt Receives Prestigious 2026 Kavli Prize

Holt, who identified the Champalimaud Foundation as a supporter of research recognised by the prize, shares the $1 million award with Professor Kelsey Martin, Professor Erin Schuman and Professor Oswald Steward “for the discovery of local protein translation in neurons and establishing its importance for brain development and plasticity.” The Kavli Prize, awarded every two years, honours scientists whose discoveries have transformed our understanding of the universe, the nanoscale and the brain. 

20 May 2026

Vital Podcast, with Tânia Mesquita

Vital is a podcast by Polígrafo and Viral, in partnership with the Champalimaud Foundation.

This episode was hosted by journalist Marta Sofia Ribeiro.

The Champalimaud Foundation is in no way responsible for the data, information or viewpoints expressed within the context of the project, nor is it bound by them. Responsibility for these, under applicable law, lies solely with the authors, the interviewees, the editors or the distributors of the initiative.

20 February 2026

Vital Podcast, with Carlos Carvalho

Vital is a podcast by Polígrafo and Viral, in partnership with the Champalimaud Foundation.

This episode was hosted by journalist Marta Sofia Ribeiro.

The Champalimaud Foundation is in no way responsible for the data, information or viewpoints expressed within the context of the project, nor is it bound by them. Responsibility for these, under applicable law, lies solely with the authors, the interviewees, the editors or the distributors of the initiative.

05 February 2026

Vital Podcast, with Alexandra Belchior

Vital is a podcast by Polígrafo and Viral, in partnership with the Champalimaud Foundation.

This episode was hosted by journalist Sara Beatriz Monteiro.

The Champalimaud Foundation is in no way responsible for the data, information or viewpoints expressed within the context of the project, nor is it bound by them. Responsibility for these, under applicable law, lies solely with the authors, the interviewees, the editors or the distributors of the initiative.

23 January 2026

Vital Podcast, with Luzia Travado

Vital is a podcast by Polígrafo and Viral, in partnership with the Champalimaud Foundation.

This episode was hosted by journalist Marta Sofia Ribeiro.

The Champalimaud Foundation is in no way responsible for the data, information or viewpoints expressed within the context of the project, nor is it bound by them. Responsibility for these, under applicable law, lies solely with the authors, the interviewees, the editors or the distributors of the initiative.

16 January 2026

Vital Podcast, with Carla Malveiro

Vital is a podcast by Polígrafo and Viral, in partnership with the Champalimaud Foundation.

This episode was hosted by journalist Marta Sofia Ribeiro.

The Champalimaud Foundation is in no way responsible for the data, information or viewpoints expressed within the context of the project, nor is it bound by them. Responsibility for these, under applicable law, lies solely with the authors, the interviewees, the editors or the distributors of the initiative.

02 January 2026

Vital Podcast, with Paulo Fidalgo

Vital is a podcast by Polígrafo and Viral, in partnership with the Champalimaud Foundation.

This episode was hosted by journalist Marta Sofia Ribeiro.

The Champalimaud Foundation is in no way responsible for the data, information or viewpoints expressed within the context of the project, nor is it bound by them. Responsibility for these, under applicable law, lies solely with the authors, the interviewees, the editors or the distributors of the initiative.

12 December 2025

Vital Podcast, with António Parreira

Vital is a podcast by Polígrafo and Viral, in partnership with the Champalimaud Foundation.

This episode was hosted by journalist Sara Beatriz Monteiro.

The Champalimaud Foundation is in no way responsible for the data, information or viewpoints expressed within the context of the project, nor is it bound by them. Responsibility for these, under applicable law, lies solely with the authors, the interviewees, the editors or the distributors of the initiative.
 

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