The reasons why one animal chooses one path over another, or behaves differently from others, can often seem enigmatic. But a team led by Claire Wyart’s group at the Paris Brain Institute (ICM), in collaboration with Michael Orger’s lab at the Champalimaud Foundation (CF), has shed light on these differences, revealing the dynamic relationship between an animal’s internal states and its surroundings.

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.

For this edition of the contest, a total of nine groundbreaking biomedical and health projects spearheaded by research institutions in Portugal were selected. Alongside CF, GIMM, and i3S, awards were also granted to projects from the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e da Saúde (ICVS) and Instituto de Biomedicina (iBiMED). These nine selected projects will receive more than €7.6 million in support.

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