Champalimaud Research
champalimaudr.bsky.social
Champalimaud Research
@champalimaudr.bsky.social
Non-profit organisation - Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Neuroscience & Cancer Research
Science Communication & Outreach

https://www.fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud-research
Albino J. Oliveira-Maia, neuropsychiatrist at the @champalimaudf.bsky.social, President-Elect of the Portuguese Society of Psychiatry and Mental Health (2026-2029).

💬 “I hope to continue extending science and innovation to those who most need it." - Albino

Find out more here: shorturl.at/lG1T9
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
@champalimaudf.bsky.social just installed a custom-built 18-Tesla horizontal-bore MRI scanner – the strongest for in-vivo imaging – to advance preclinical research non-invasively in neuroscience and cancer.
Full story: shorturl.at/pGREa

#PreclinicalResearch #Neuroscience #Cancer #MedicalImaging
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#20Years20Stories Collection
1️⃣2️⃣ Behind the Scenes with Joaquim Teixeira
Joaquim Teixeira’s story is an example of how fast adaptation to new roles and projects helps shape the future of an institution.
📝Story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/invisib...
🔗Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#20Years20Stories Collection
1️⃣1️⃣ Behind the Scenes with Cátia Feliciano

Cátia's story tells us about curiosity, ingenuity and reinvention.

📝 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/story-a...
🔗20 Years, 20 Stories Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🧠 Applications for the International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme (INDP) @champalimaudf.bsky.social open until 31 January 2026.
☀️ Join our vibrant and international research community in sunny Lisbon!
🔗 fchampalimaud.org/champalimaud...
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🔵 Join us for the upcoming COpS!

📣 Marta Moita, Behavioral Neuroscience Lab

📣 Joaquim Alves da Silva, Neural Circuits Dysfunction Lab

🎤Moderated by Rita Fior, Cancer Development and Innate Immune Evasion Lab

🗓️ 15 Dec, 12:00
📍 CF Auditorium
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/events/champ...
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#20Years20Stories Collection
1️⃣0️⃣ Tech and tools through time with Gonçalo Lopes
Gonçalo shares how the willingness to build, and share, the tools he needed to understand how the brain works ended up shaping his path.
📝 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/bonsai-...
🔗 www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#20Years20Stories Collection
9️⃣ Tech & Tools Through Time with João Santinha
João’s journey reveals how technology can transform care when guided by human purpose.
📝 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/humanit...
🔗20 Years, 20 Stories Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
Humanity of and in the future | Champalimaud Foundation
20 Years, 20 Stories — Tech & tools through time with João Santinha
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December 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Champalimaud Foundation researchers were recognised by the #PfizerResearchAwards2025 for advances in personalised medicine and metabolic regulation. Congratulations to Rita Fior & Bruna Costa and Henrique Veiga-Fernandes & colleague Marko Šestan!
👉 Full story: www.fchampalimaud.org/news/pfizer-...
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
20 Years, 20 Stories Collection
8️⃣ Unexpected Career Paths with Vânia Conde
Vânia Conde’s story is one of courage, self-discovery and authenticity.
📝 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/heres-n...
🔗 www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🎨🔬We’re incredibly proud to highlight the participation of the powerful #ScienceOnTheWalls initiative at the #FallingWallsScienceSummit!

Representing it was Thomas Mullen, former PhD student at CF, finalist for Science Breakthrough of the Year, Science Engagement category.
November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
20 Years, 20 Stories Collection
7️⃣ Unexpected Career Paths with Nuno Loureiro
When Nuno was 22 years old he wrote a letter to his future self and tells us how his path turned out even more extraordinary.
📝 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/letters...
🔗 www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
To survive in new environments, animals must adapt how they eat. @nature.com study with researchers from CF shows that fruit fly diet evolution isn’t just about taste receptors, it’s driven by brain processing of taste 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reposted by Champalimaud Research
Thrilled to share our new paper!
With @tomtom-auer.bsky.social team, we asked how #evolution reshapes what animals #eat to match their ecological niches. Using pan-neuronal Ca2+ imaging, we show that the changes are in how the brain processes #taste.
Link @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Evolution of taste processing shifts dietary preference - Nature
Calcium imaging of taste neurons and the ventral brain provides insight into evolutionary divergence of food choice in Drosophila species, supporting a role of sensorimotor processing in addition to p...
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
20 Years, 20 Stories Collection
6️⃣ Global Footprint with Rui Costa
Rui Costa tells us about one of his dreams that has become reality: a Neuroscience institute and community in Portugal.
📝 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/local-r... 
🔗All stories: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#20Years20Stories Collection
5️⃣ Global Footprint with Tiago Santos
Tiago Santos reminds us how resilience, teamwork and some humour can lead to a positive global impact.
📝 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/school-...
🔗All stories: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#PhDone! Congratulations to our new #Doctor, Jaime Arlandis, from the Systems Neuroscience Lab & Natural Intelligence Lab at @champalimaudf.bsky.social.

We wish you all the best for your future, Jaime 👏
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Did you know the gut has a railway switch? 🚉 New research shows gut neurons tell the immune system which “track” to take:
🦠 Killer mode
🛠️ Repair mode

This could have important implications for intestinal disease, infection, and cancer.

🔗👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🧪🔬 Happy National Scientific Culture Day - to celebrate we’re highlighting one of our longest-running commitments to the promotion of scientific culture: the school visits.

⭐️ Here’s to curiosity, dialogue, and discovery - today and every day.
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Champalimaud Research Colloquia Series is a weekly seminar programme open to everyone, where a speaker is invited to give a talk at the Champalimaud Foundation.

🔎 Check our December calendar and join a discussion on 🧠 neuroscience or 🦠 physiology & cancer research.

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November 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
20 Years, 20 Stories Collection
4️⃣ Freedom to Try with Albino J. Oliveira-Maia
🍃 Albino’s story is an inspiration for those unsure of how to combine careers.
📝 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/head-ma...
🔗20 Years, 20 Stories Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
20 Years, 20 Stories Collection
3️⃣ Freedom to Try with Marta Moita
🍃Marta Moita shares that sense of wonder, courage and creativity which defines Champalimaud Foundation (CF).
📝 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/believi...
🔗20 Years, 20 Stories Collection: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Missed it last week?
From “phantom spouse” experiences to artists who create without a mind’s eye, Ep7-Part 2 of the #LeafingThroughScience #podcast 🎙️ is now out, as we explore the science of #imagination✨
🎧 rss.com/podcasts/lea...
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5Co...
New episodes early next year! 🌟
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
#20Years20Stories Collection
2️⃣ Welcoming Internationals with Mert Erginkaya
🌍 Mert’s story at the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) tells us of a community that welcomes internationals with warmth and openness.
📝 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/communi...
🔗All stories: www.fchampalimaud.org/20-years-20-...
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM