ICVS Advanced Seminar “Immunogenic DNA Export via Amphisomes in Parkinson’s Disease"
2026-01-15 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
January 15th at 1 pm, don’t miss Carla Nunes‘s “Immunogenic DNA Export via Amphisomes in Parkinson’s Disease” at the A0.03 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.
Carla Nunes holds a degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Coimbra and completed her PhD in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine in 2015. She recently joined the Translational Neurogenetics Group at ICVS, as an Assistant Researcher. Her research focuses on understanding how mitochondrial dysfunction and extracellular vesicle signalling contribute to neuroinflammation, particularly in the context of aging-related neurodegenerative diseases.

ICVS Student Seminar “Optimizing the Cryopreservation of the Secretome from Induced Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Exploring the Efficacy of Lyophilization”
2026-01-19 13:00 - 14:00
January 19th at 1 pm, don’t miss Carla Pereira‘s “Optimizing the Cryopreservation of the Secretome from Induced Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Exploring the Efficacy of Lyophilization” at the A0.02 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.

ICVS Advanced Seminar “Circadian Medicine in Sleep Apnea: Implications for Health and Disease"
2026-01-22 13:00 - 14:00
January 22nd at 1 pm, don’t miss Ana Rita Alvaro‘s “Circadian Medicine in Sleep Apnea: Implications for Health and Disease” at the A0.03 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.
ARA is a researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC-UC), University of Coimbra, with a PhD and over 15 years of scientific experience in neuroscience. She leads an innovative research line on sleep and biological rhythms in ageing and age-related diseases, where she is the principal investigator of a dedicated subgroup. Author of 32 peer-reviewed publications, she has secured competitive national and international funding and established strong international collaborations. Motivated by applied research, she is also co-founder of the startup SleepApnea ID and actively engaged in science outreach.

ICVS Student Seminar “Influence of sex and gender on stress considering behavioral and neuroimaging measures”
2026-01-26 13:00 - 14:00
December 26th at 1 pm, don’t miss Ana Rita Moreira‘s “Influence of sex and gender on stress considering behavioral and neuroimaging measures” at the A0.02 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.

ICVS Advanced Seminar “High-Throughput Screening Made Simple: Meet Our New Institute Platform"
2026-01-29 13:00 - 14:00
January 29th at 1 pm, don’t miss Joana Sousa‘s “High-Throughput Screening Made Simple: Meet Our New Institute Platform” at the A0.03 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.
High-throughput screening (HTS) is no longer a distant technology — it’s now part of our institute’s research landscape. In this talk, we’ll introduce our newly launched HTS facility, explain what it can do, and show how it can enhance a wide range of scientific projects. Whether you work with cells, molecular targets, or new model systems, this session will give you a clear, accessible overview of how HTS can open new possibilities for your research.
