Very happy to be awarded a new CaixaResearch project grant - team work makes the dream work :)

Out now: new episode of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia podcast, ImmunoTalks, on TB and Margarida Saraiva’s research at i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde :) open.spotify.com/episode/4pWtOX…

Very proud supervisor of Daniel Inacio, PhD, who brilliantly defended his thesis today! :))

Great talk by Dr. Ron DePinho at GIMM Foundation on telomerase in ageing (cancer, neurodegeneration)! Amazing body of work!!

Lab Xmas party :)) Celebrating a fantastic year as a team :))

OUT NOW! Salomé Pinho, group leader at i3S, University of Porto, discusses how protein glycosylation can impact immune cells, particularly in the context of autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, lupus nephritis or rheumatoid arthritis.

All’s well that ends well: thrilled to see an 8-year project finally published! Amazing effort and persistence from all involved! Team work makes the dream work :) GIMM Foundation nature.com/articles/s4159…

COMING UP: 1st SPI Advanced Immunology Course, between March-June 2025, with 20 online sessions (all 17h-20h). The course will provide state-of-the-art knowledge and discuss current challenges in Immunology! Applications for the limited spots will open very soon! Stay tuned!

The applications to the 1st SPI Advanced Immunology course are now OPEN - deadline 28 February 2025: spimunologia.org/news/1st-spi-a… Don’t miss this opportunity - Apply now!

NEW PODCAST: Filipe Pereira Pereira Lab , group leader at U. Coimbra, and U. Lund, discusses how to transcriptionally reprogram tumor cells into antigen-presenting dendritic cells capable of eliciting long-lasting immunity and tumor eradication in vivo: open.spotify.com/episode/4Q5cnu…

Just out: a Research Briefing that accompanies (and digests) our paper in Nature Immunology: rdcu.be/eaweP

Our latest paper demonstrating the potential of “our” DOT cells against colorectal cancer has just been published in Nature Cancer: rdcu.be/ehYwG Many congrats to the whole team, especially Rafa Blanco Domínguez! :)

Join our Day of Immunology ySPI Webinar on April 29th (10:30-12:00 GMT), which will promote the work of Portugal-based early career researchers: videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/94807214249

POSTPONED: due to yesterday's power outage in Portugal and the ongoing recovery from it, we have to postpone our #DayOfImmunology "Young SPI" webinar. We sincerely apologise for the short notice. We will keep you updated on the new date asap! Thank you for your understanding!

Dear SPI Members, Happy #DayOfImmunology! To celebrate we release Episode 7 of the SPI podcast, ImmunoTalks: open.spotify.com/episode/1quO9W… Henrique Veiga-Fernandes discusses how neuronal signals regulate innate immune cells in tissue physiology. Don't miss it!

Next Friday 16th May at 10:30 PT/ UK (11:30 CET): join our Young SPI #DayofImmunology Webinar showcasing the work of early career Portugal-based immunologists: imperial-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/92853607242?…

News & Views on our recent paper on DOT cells for colorectal cancer immunotherapy :) ⁦Nature Cancer⁩ nature.com/articles/s4301…

New podcast from Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia : open.spotify.com/episode/2jsVj8…

Great time with colleagues at EFIS on Tour symposium in Rijeka, Croatia :)

Looking forward to hearing (and presenting) the latest on immunological research in Vienna :) #IUIS2025