The three projects span very different areas of research. Moita, working in partnership with César Mendes at NOVA Medical School, will investigate how the brain and body produce the rapid defensive reactions that make us jump or flinch when startled. Van Gisbergen will study how certain immune cells establish themselves in the lungs, with the long-term goal of improving vaccines against influenza and other respiratory viruses.

Host

Alfonso Renart, PhD, Circuit Dynamics & Computation Lab

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Seminar Room

There is a line by British artist David Shrigley that goes: “I had no interest in it then I looked inside and now I'm enchanted by it.” In other words, it is difficult to be genuinely interested in something we know nothing about. First, we need the chance to take a look inside. To get closer. To explore. To ask questions. And sometimes, it is at that very moment, when something that once seemed distant becomes tangible, that fascination begins.
The same is true of science.

 Host

Cristina João, MD, PhD, Myeloma Lymphoma Lab

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Seminar Room

Millions of people living with Breast cancer or depression experience physical, psychological, social and financial burdens that remain unseen or insufficiently addressed in routine care. Although patient-reported outcome measures exist and provide valuable insights, they often reduce complex patient experiences to numerical scores. At the same time, healthcare professionals face fragmented clinical data, increasing documentation demands and digital tools that are not always well integrated into care.