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Carlos Minutti, PhD, Immunoregulation Lab

Venue

Seminar Room

Researchers at the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon, have for the first time managed to identify, with an imaging technique, whether nervous impulses in the brain of rats are flowing in a “bottom-up” (feedforward), carrying information about visual input, or a “top-down” (feedback) direction, carrying information about expectations or predictions on a given task or about the perception of the world around us.

A synergy in advanced therapies

Signed in Rome on 28 April, the agreement combines the Champalimaud Foundation’s expertise in adult oncology with Bambino Gesù’s recognised leadership in paediatric oncology and cell therapies. This synergy strengthens the link between research and clinical practice throughout the translational medicine pathway.

The Teaching Lab is much more than a classroom. It’s where students, from their first experiments to their PhDs, develop the confidence to ask questions and test ideas.

Used daily by researchers and students alike, this space is a hub for building and refining scientific setups, and a venue for workshops and courses that welcome new minds every year.

It has reshaped how science is done at the Champalimaud Foundation. By empowering students, it strengthens entire research teams.

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Rita Fior, PhD, Cancer development and innate immune evasion Lab

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Seminar Room

The three-year grant, worth $1 million, is part of the largest-ever grant programme launched by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), which aims to support promising scientists at critical junctures in their careers. Correia was one of 15 researchers selected to share a total of $15 million to pursue paradigm-shifting ideas in cancer biology, with the ultimate aim of improving patient outcomes. 

She is the only awardee based in Portugal and one of a small number of researchers selected outside the United States.

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Adriana Sánchez-Danés, PhD, Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Lab

Venue

Seminar Room

The Champalimaud Foundation (CF) was one of four institutions, together with more than 20 individuals (health and pharmaceutical specialists, clinicians, nurses, health managers, etc.) to receive this year the Ministry of Health’s Medal for Distinguished Service - Gold Class, rewarding the work they developed for the benefit of Health in Portugal. The medals were awarded on April 7th, during a ceremony marking World Health Day which took place at the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon.

Date and time: 12 April 2026, 9:30 – 11:30

Duration: approx. 1 hour

Participation is free of charge.

World Physical Activity Day is on 6 April, and we’re celebrating it with a walk on 12 April. 

Research shows that every step counts: increasing your daily steps, even by 2,000 at a time, is linked to meaningful reductions in the risk of death and chronic disease.