VI iBiMED Symposium 2023

The VI iBiMED Symposium, organized by the PhD students of the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Aveiro, took place on the 25th and 26th May.

Not only we collaborated in the organization of this event, with our PhD student, Bárbara Sousa, as a member of the Organizing Committee and our PI, Dr. Sandra Vieira, as part of the Scientific Committee, but several members of our team had the opportunity to present their work.

Patricia Correia gave a flash talk overviewing the main findings of her PhD project on the identification of new genetic targets for neuroregeneration. Besides, Bárbara and our two research fellows, Bruna Cruz and José Gabriel, presented poster communications.

New publication in Brain

Our latest review article on cell therapies for spinal cord injury was accepted for publication in Brain (IF = 14.5). Congratulations to all the authors!

Ribeiro B, Cruz B, de Sousa BM, Correia PD, David N, Rocha C, de Almeida R, da Cunha MR, Baptista AAM, Vieira SI. (2023) Cell therapies for spinal cord injury: a review of the clinical trials and cell-type therapeutic potential. Brain.

DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad047

FENS-Hertie Winter School 2023

Our PhD student Bárbara Sousa was selected to attend the FENS-Hertie Winter School on Neuro-immune interactions in health and disease from 29 January to 4 February 2023 in Obergurgl, Austria.

This Winter School was a great opportunity to learn and discuss with fellow neuroscientists and prestigious faculty members from several Universities in Europe and the US, surrounded by the beautiful snowy landscapes of the Austrian Alps.