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create knowledge and
improve clinical outcomes

The Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS)
was established in 2003 to develop biomedical research
within the School of Medicine of the University of Minho.

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March 2025
Mar 17
Mar 17, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

March 17th at 1 pm, don’t miss João Viana "AstroWars: The return of the astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (in cortico-limbic function and behavior)" at the A0.03 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine. 

Mar 24
Mar 24, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

March 24th at 1 pm, don’t miss Alexandra Santos "White matter microstructure is differentially affected by co-pathologies in Alzheimer's disease" at the A0.03 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.

Mar 31
Mar 31, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

March 31st at 1 pm, don’t miss Helena Figueiredo "Clinical value of a WNT6-driven Molecular Signature in Glioblastoma Liquid Biopsies" at the A0.03 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.