Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder known for its characteristic motor symptoms: tremor, rigidity, and slowness of movement. Among these, rest tremor—a shaking that occurs when muscles are relaxed—is one of the most recognisable yet least understood.

Host

Nicolas Gutierrez (PhD), Ana Rita Mendes (MSc) and Inês Dias (MSc), Neuroethology Lab

Venue

Seminar room

Date and time:

18 November 2024 – 12:00

Location:

Champalimaud Foundation Auditorium

Description:

The Roles of AI in Scientific Discovery: Our Experience Studying Collective Behavio

Gonzalo de Polavieja (Mathematics of Behavior and Intelligence Lab)

Molecular Characterization of Cancer by Spatial Pathology

Mireia Castillo-Martin (Molecular and Experimental Pathology Lab)

Moderator: Ana Luísa Correia (Cancer Dormancy and Immunity Lab)

Wednesday, 13th November 2024

21:00-22:30 | drinks & snacks

Speakers

Catarina de Albuquerque

Samuel Viana Meyler

Hosts

Laura Silva

Scott Rennie

Prannay Reddy

In order for our bodies to efficiently transform into fat the excess carbohydrates we eat, in a process of  “lipogenesis”, two things  must happen. First, the immune system's gamma-delta T cells, a type of lymphocytes that are present in large quantities in adipose tissue (a.k.a. fat), have to produce a substance that triggers lipogenesis, called IL-17.

Host

Ruth Diez del Corral, Research Associate at Champalimaud Research

Venue

Seminar room

“I’m exactly as I was 10 years ago”, says Kina García, a Spanish woman from the Granada region, as she addresses by Zoom, from her home, the audience of the International Conference on Neurodegenerative Diseases, gathered on a Saturday morning at the Champalimaud Foundation’s auditorium, in Lisbon. The date is appropriate: it is September 21 – World Alzheimer's Day. 

Joining institutions such as the Max Planck Society, Germany (#1), the Allen Institute, USA (#6), and the Pasteur Institute, France (#13), the CF's ranking places it among the world’s top contributors to neuroscience, and as the only Portuguese institution to make the list. The ranking is based on its contribution to published research, which is measured by both the number of articles (“Count”) and the portion of authorship (“Share”).