Blending in-depth lectures with guided laboratory sessions, the workshop offered a dynamic introduction to core molecular biology techniques. Participants engaged directly with methods such as RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, PCR, restriction enzyme digestion, electrophoresis, plasmid DNA isolation, sequence analysis, and experimental design for cloning projects.

By combining expert instruction with hands-on practice, the programme not only reinforced fundamental concepts but also fostered confidence in applying these tools to real-world research challenges.

Nicole explores how moving away from the “domino-chain” view of the brain toward seeing it as a complex dynamical system – full of feedback loops and interactions – is opening doors to exciting new discoveries. They talk about the challenges of measuring brain disorders, why fundamental research is so essential, and how predicting salmon populations can help predict seizures in the brain.

Host

Carlos Minutti, PhD, Immunoregulation Lab

Venue

Seminar room

Effective Neural Dynamical System

Memming Park (Neural Dynamics Lab)

Moderation

Klaas van Gisbergen (Tissue Immunity Lab)

Venue

Champalimaud Foundation Auditorium 

Registration

Please register via this link.
 

This one-day event will bring together clinicians, researchers, patient representatives, policymakers and ethicists to explore the landscape of psychedelic-assisted care through the lens of the four pillars of medical ethics: beneficence, autonomy, non-maleficence, and justice.

The symposium will delve into safety, regulation, therapeutic practices, and future directions to ensure equitable access to psychedelic-assisted care.

Sleep disturbances in breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy – designed to shrink the tumours prior to surgery – are one of the common side effects of these treatments, which can not only exacerbate other side effects, but also impact prognosis. One of the possible, non-pharmacological strategies to mitigate these disturbances is thought to be physical exercise.

Following Episode 5 - Part 1, where we explored the hidden world of the hypothalamus and the “love hormone” oxytocin, this second part of Hedi’s conversation with neuroendocrinologist Gareth Leng takes us even deeper.

From the “love hormone” and maternal bonding, to why your brain is more like a quantum computer, discover the brain’s secret hormonal languages that drive your behaviour and keep you alive in Episode 5 (Part 1).

Host

Rita Fior, PhD, Cancer Development and Innate Immune Evasion Lab

Venue

Seminar room

From philosophical zombies and the purpose of dreaming, to measuring consciousness like temperature and why brains aren’t computers, in Episode 4 Seth unpacks the idea that our experience of reality – and of ourselves – is a kind of waking dream, a “controlled hallucination”, shaped by prediction, perception, and the body’s primal drive to stay alive.

His theory of what it means to ‘be you’ challenges how we understand perception – and turns what you thought you knew about yourself on its head.