Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine
@gimmfoundation.bsky.social
Research institute advancing fundamental research with a profound impact on health and well-being.
www.gimm.pt
Lisbon, Portugal
www.gimm.pt
Lisbon, Portugal
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@EMBO Practical Course
Pipetting scRNA-seq data into computational cells
18 – 23 May 2026 | Oeiras/Lisbon, Portugal @gimmfoundation.bsky.social
Registration open!
Pipetting scRNA-seq data into computational cells
18 – 23 May 2026 | Oeiras/Lisbon, Portugal @gimmfoundation.bsky.social
Registration open!
Pipetting scRNA-seq data into computational cells
Single-cell transcriptomics is transforming biology, uncovering hidden cell states, dynamic transitions, and intricate interactions across systems from immunity to cancer. Yet as these technologies s…
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November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
@EMBO Practical Course
Pipetting scRNA-seq data into computational cells
18 – 23 May 2026 | Oeiras/Lisbon, Portugal @gimmfoundation.bsky.social
Registration open!
Pipetting scRNA-seq data into computational cells
18 – 23 May 2026 | Oeiras/Lisbon, Portugal @gimmfoundation.bsky.social
Registration open!
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🧑🔬🏆Joe Paton & @minuttilab.bsky.social from @champalimaudf.bsky.social and 7 other PIs from @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, @ucoimbra.bsky.social and @i3suporto.bsky.social have won #CaixaResearch funding 👏
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/caixare...
@caixaresearch.bsky.social
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/caixare...
@caixaresearch.bsky.social
Concurso CaixaResearch de Investigação em Saúde Distingue Investigadores da Fundação Champalimaud e da Fundação GIMM | Champalimaud Foundation
Quatro Investigadores Principais de duas instituições – a Fundação Champalimaud (FC) e a Fundação GIMM (GIMM) – receberam financiamento do Concurso CaixaResearch de Investigação em Saúde para o estudo...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🧑🔬🏆Joe Paton & @minuttilab.bsky.social from @champalimaudf.bsky.social and 7 other PIs from @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, @ucoimbra.bsky.social and @i3suporto.bsky.social have won #CaixaResearch funding 👏
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/caixare...
@caixaresearch.bsky.social
👉 www.fchampalimaud.org/news/caixare...
@caixaresearch.bsky.social
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The lack of specific targets in many tumours ⬇️ the effectiveness of immunotherapies.
With a #HealthResearch grant ➕ FCT João Lacerda (@gimmfoundation.bsky.social) is developing CAR-T cells that target a molecule found almost exclusively in tumours to improve therapies.
https://tinyurl.com/ykbcmcjv
With a #HealthResearch grant ➕ FCT João Lacerda (@gimmfoundation.bsky.social) is developing CAR-T cells that target a molecule found almost exclusively in tumours to improve therapies.
https://tinyurl.com/ykbcmcjv
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The lack of specific targets in many tumours ⬇️ the effectiveness of immunotherapies.
With a #HealthResearch grant ➕ FCT João Lacerda (@gimmfoundation.bsky.social) is developing CAR-T cells that target a molecule found almost exclusively in tumours to improve therapies.
https://tinyurl.com/ykbcmcjv
With a #HealthResearch grant ➕ FCT João Lacerda (@gimmfoundation.bsky.social) is developing CAR-T cells that target a molecule found almost exclusively in tumours to improve therapies.
https://tinyurl.com/ykbcmcjv
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Damage to telomeres, the ends of chromosomes, can initiate cancerous processes.
With a #HealthResearch grant, Claus Maria Azzalin (@gimmfoundation.bsky.social) is studying the role played by TERRA RNA in telomere repair, which could improve our understanding of cancer.
https://tinyurl.com/yjh7j59c
With a #HealthResearch grant, Claus Maria Azzalin (@gimmfoundation.bsky.social) is studying the role played by TERRA RNA in telomere repair, which could improve our understanding of cancer.
https://tinyurl.com/yjh7j59c
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Damage to telomeres, the ends of chromosomes, can initiate cancerous processes.
With a #HealthResearch grant, Claus Maria Azzalin (@gimmfoundation.bsky.social) is studying the role played by TERRA RNA in telomere repair, which could improve our understanding of cancer.
https://tinyurl.com/yjh7j59c
With a #HealthResearch grant, Claus Maria Azzalin (@gimmfoundation.bsky.social) is studying the role played by TERRA RNA in telomere repair, which could improve our understanding of cancer.
https://tinyurl.com/yjh7j59c
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Front row view of our Maria smoothly presenting her MSc dissertation work on the isoform-specific impact of mutations in CDKN2A in cancer at the Oncobiology Club @gimmfoundation.bsky.social. 💻🧬👏
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Front row view of our Maria smoothly presenting her MSc dissertation work on the isoform-specific impact of mutations in CDKN2A in cancer at the Oncobiology Club @gimmfoundation.bsky.social. 💻🧬👏
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Podcast com Isabel Gordo, Group Leader no Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (@gimmfoundation.bsky.social):
"Como é que um medicamento mata bactérias?"
YouTube: youtu.be/wRyYYa2D5i0
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1AqQ...
"Como é que um medicamento mata bactérias?"
YouTube: youtu.be/wRyYYa2D5i0
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1AqQ...
Ep 4: Como é que um medicamento mata bactérias? (com Isabel Gordo)
YouTube video by GIMM Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine
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November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Podcast com Isabel Gordo, Group Leader no Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (@gimmfoundation.bsky.social):
"Como é que um medicamento mata bactérias?"
YouTube: youtu.be/wRyYYa2D5i0
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1AqQ...
"Como é que um medicamento mata bactérias?"
YouTube: youtu.be/wRyYYa2D5i0
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1AqQ...
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EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting 2025 wrapped up in #Basel with strong support, constructive exchanges and a very positive atmosphere.
A big thanks to the @fmiscience.bsky.social team for fostering a welcoming environment for productive, forward-looking discussions!
Read more 🔗 eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...
A big thanks to the @fmiscience.bsky.social team for fostering a welcoming environment for productive, forward-looking discussions!
Read more 🔗 eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting 2025 wrapped up in #Basel with strong support, constructive exchanges and a very positive atmosphere.
A big thanks to the @fmiscience.bsky.social team for fostering a welcoming environment for productive, forward-looking discussions!
Read more 🔗 eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...
A big thanks to the @fmiscience.bsky.social team for fostering a welcoming environment for productive, forward-looking discussions!
Read more 🔗 eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...
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🧵 Thrilled to share our new work in @embojournal! Over a century after Metchnikoff recognized macrophages as central to organismal homeostasis, we reveal how they act as metabolic guardians through an unexpected mechanism.
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
(1/9)
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
(1/9)
Homeostatic control of energy metabolism by monocyte-derived macrophages | The EMBO Journal
imageimageMacrophages play critical roles in the homeostatic control systems that maintain vital
parameters within physiological ranges. This study characterizes how mouse monocyte-derived
macrophages...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🧵 Thrilled to share our new work in @embojournal! Over a century after Metchnikoff recognized macrophages as central to organismal homeostasis, we reveal how they act as metabolic guardians through an unexpected mechanism.
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
(1/9)
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
(1/9)
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Nice to meet the representatives of the Kochard Foundation @gimmfoundation.bsky.social and spend the afternoon talking about T cells and mucosal immunology, shared interests and potential collaborative projects.
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Nice to meet the representatives of the Kochard Foundation @gimmfoundation.bsky.social and spend the afternoon talking about T cells and mucosal immunology, shared interests and potential collaborative projects.
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We also visited Isabel Gordo's lab at @gimmfoundation.bsky.social (Oeiras) and ran into a familiar face, @martalourenco21.bsky.social former PhD candidate at our lab
November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We also visited Isabel Gordo's lab at @gimmfoundation.bsky.social (Oeiras) and ran into a familiar face, @martalourenco21.bsky.social former PhD candidate at our lab
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This picture was taken right before The Boss' presentation at @gimmfoundation.bsky.social
We initially thought people were just a bit shy but, as it turned out, we were participating in the mandatory drills due to high seismic activity in the area 🤔
Safety first!!
We initially thought people were just a bit shy but, as it turned out, we were participating in the mandatory drills due to high seismic activity in the area 🤔
Safety first!!
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This picture was taken right before The Boss' presentation at @gimmfoundation.bsky.social
We initially thought people were just a bit shy but, as it turned out, we were participating in the mandatory drills due to high seismic activity in the area 🤔
Safety first!!
We initially thought people were just a bit shy but, as it turned out, we were participating in the mandatory drills due to high seismic activity in the area 🤔
Safety first!!
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Now published on @plos.org Computational Biology!
Same findings as the preprint, with improved analyses suggested by reviewers!
Check it out and let us know how RepliFlow works for you!
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Same findings as the preprint, with improved analyses suggested by reviewers!
Check it out and let us know how RepliFlow works for you!
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
October 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Now published on @plos.org Computational Biology!
Same findings as the preprint, with improved analyses suggested by reviewers!
Check it out and let us know how RepliFlow works for you!
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Same findings as the preprint, with improved analyses suggested by reviewers!
Check it out and let us know how RepliFlow works for you!
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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What a pleasure visiting @gimmfoundation.bsky.social in Lisboa -huge thanks to Leonor Saúde for the warm hospitality! Loved exchanging ideas w students, postdocs & faculty about all things #devbio & #regeneration, and meeting old friends in a place that always inspired my curiosity -until next time!
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
What a pleasure visiting @gimmfoundation.bsky.social in Lisboa -huge thanks to Leonor Saúde for the warm hospitality! Loved exchanging ideas w students, postdocs & faculty about all things #devbio & #regeneration, and meeting old friends in a place that always inspired my curiosity -until next time!
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🔬 Community Workshop #1: "Intro to Instrumentation QC in Light Microscopy"
🔹 Learn to monitor laser power
🔹 Record & inspect PSFs
🔹 Analyze data using FIJI + MetroloJ_QC
👩🔬Facilitators from @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, @crg.eu & Nova Medical School (NMS).
Let’s build better #microscopy!
#SPAOM2025
🔹 Learn to monitor laser power
🔹 Record & inspect PSFs
🔹 Analyze data using FIJI + MetroloJ_QC
👩🔬Facilitators from @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, @crg.eu & Nova Medical School (NMS).
Let’s build better #microscopy!
#SPAOM2025
October 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🔬 Community Workshop #1: "Intro to Instrumentation QC in Light Microscopy"
🔹 Learn to monitor laser power
🔹 Record & inspect PSFs
🔹 Analyze data using FIJI + MetroloJ_QC
👩🔬Facilitators from @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, @crg.eu & Nova Medical School (NMS).
Let’s build better #microscopy!
#SPAOM2025
🔹 Learn to monitor laser power
🔹 Record & inspect PSFs
🔹 Analyze data using FIJI + MetroloJ_QC
👩🔬Facilitators from @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, @crg.eu & Nova Medical School (NMS).
Let’s build better #microscopy!
#SPAOM2025
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Next, Leonor Saude, from @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, talked about her work using zebrafish and the evolutionary comparisons with mice to pursue spinal cord regeneration in mammals.
October 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Next, Leonor Saude, from @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, talked about her work using zebrafish and the evolutionary comparisons with mice to pursue spinal cord regeneration in mammals.
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Then, it was the turn of Nuno Morais ( @nmoraislab.bsky.social ), from GIMM ( @gimmfoundation.bsky.social ) and coordinator of @biomics-twinning.bsky.social , telling us about a cool project on CDKN2A.
October 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Then, it was the turn of Nuno Morais ( @nmoraislab.bsky.social ), from GIMM ( @gimmfoundation.bsky.social ) and coordinator of @biomics-twinning.bsky.social , telling us about a cool project on CDKN2A.
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Jonathan Rodenfels @mpi-cbg.de, Pablo Sartori @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, and Tommaso Cossetto identified two thermodynamic rules governing the growth and energy utilization of single-celled organisms. Publication in @nature.com Communications. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
Cracking organisms’ energy code
Researchers define rules governing how growing microorganisms use energy efficiently
www.mpi-cbg.de
October 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Jonathan Rodenfels @mpi-cbg.de, Pablo Sartori @gimmfoundation.bsky.social, and Tommaso Cossetto identified two thermodynamic rules governing the growth and energy utilization of single-celled organisms. Publication in @nature.com Communications. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
The paper was out a few months ago, but it is definitely worth a recap. From Rui Oliveira Lab, check it out: gimm.pt/news/seeing-...
Seeing the glass half full may protect against cancer – GIMMSeeing the glass half full may protect against cancer – GIMM
Thank you very much for your generous donation and for sharing your testimony.We hope to more people feel inspired to join this mission of discovery and innovation!
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November 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The paper was out a few months ago, but it is definitely worth a recap. From Rui Oliveira Lab, check it out: gimm.pt/news/seeing-...
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It was such a pleasure to visit @gimmfoundation.bsky.social in beautiful Lisbon and to discuss science with students and faculty. So much great science going on here. Thank you, @marcveld.bsky.social for the hospitality.
September 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
It was such a pleasure to visit @gimmfoundation.bsky.social in beautiful Lisbon and to discuss science with students and faculty. So much great science going on here. Thank you, @marcveld.bsky.social for the hospitality.
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Inspiring talk from @sanderlab.bsky.social at @gimmfoundation.bsky.social on viral infections (SARS-COV-2 and Influenza), lung pathology and the critical role of macrophages!
September 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Inspiring talk from @sanderlab.bsky.social at @gimmfoundation.bsky.social on viral infections (SARS-COV-2 and Influenza), lung pathology and the critical role of macrophages!
We couldn’t be happier to see Joana Neves research featured and explained in Observador.
Together with Pedro Sousa-Victor, the scientist leads a study focused on cellular therapies that may help people at an advanced age achieve a better quality of life.
🔗 shorturl.at/ZUP07
Together with Pedro Sousa-Victor, the scientist leads a study focused on cellular therapies that may help people at an advanced age achieve a better quality of life.
🔗 shorturl.at/ZUP07
"Podemos vir não só a rejuvenescer um órgão, mas todo o organismo". Entrevista à investigadora Joana Neves
Com muitas questões ainda por esclarecer sobre o envelhecimento, a investigadora portuguesa lidera um laboratório que se foca no aumento da qualidade de vida, através da medicina regenerativa.
shorturl.at
September 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We couldn’t be happier to see Joana Neves research featured and explained in Observador.
Together with Pedro Sousa-Victor, the scientist leads a study focused on cellular therapies that may help people at an advanced age achieve a better quality of life.
🔗 shorturl.at/ZUP07
Together with Pedro Sousa-Victor, the scientist leads a study focused on cellular therapies that may help people at an advanced age achieve a better quality of life.
🔗 shorturl.at/ZUP07
Embracing health & well-being as our mission. To innovate in a field so vast, all it takes is a little curiosity.
🧪 Promote & support research dedicated to human health
🧪 Translate scientific discoveries into practical applications
🧪 Shape brilliant minds
🧪 Engage with society
gimm.pt
🧪 Promote & support research dedicated to human health
🧪 Translate scientific discoveries into practical applications
🧪 Shape brilliant minds
🧪 Engage with society
gimm.pt
September 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Embracing health & well-being as our mission. To innovate in a field so vast, all it takes is a little curiosity.
🧪 Promote & support research dedicated to human health
🧪 Translate scientific discoveries into practical applications
🧪 Shape brilliant minds
🧪 Engage with society
gimm.pt
🧪 Promote & support research dedicated to human health
🧪 Translate scientific discoveries into practical applications
🧪 Shape brilliant minds
🧪 Engage with society
gimm.pt
For 3 days, Pavilhão de Portugal became the stage for bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and hands-on experiences around aging and longevity.
Thank you to all the speakers, partners, and everyone who joined us for the very first edition of GIMM Fest.
Thank you to all the speakers, partners, and everyone who joined us for the very first edition of GIMM Fest.
September 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
For 3 days, Pavilhão de Portugal became the stage for bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and hands-on experiences around aging and longevity.
Thank you to all the speakers, partners, and everyone who joined us for the very first edition of GIMM Fest.
Thank you to all the speakers, partners, and everyone who joined us for the very first edition of GIMM Fest.
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It’s OUT! 📢
I am thrilled to share our latest work on nanoparticles to target CRC 🎯
I’m incredibly proud of my team!
A big thank you to @becarios.bsky.social @lacaixa.bsky.social and @gimmfoundation.bsky.social for making this possible!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I am thrilled to share our latest work on nanoparticles to target CRC 🎯
I’m incredibly proud of my team!
A big thank you to @becarios.bsky.social @lacaixa.bsky.social and @gimmfoundation.bsky.social for making this possible!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Transferrin Receptor 1-targeted polymersomes therapy for Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks among the most common cancers and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The high mortality associated wi…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It’s OUT! 📢
I am thrilled to share our latest work on nanoparticles to target CRC 🎯
I’m incredibly proud of my team!
A big thank you to @becarios.bsky.social @lacaixa.bsky.social and @gimmfoundation.bsky.social for making this possible!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I am thrilled to share our latest work on nanoparticles to target CRC 🎯
I’m incredibly proud of my team!
A big thank you to @becarios.bsky.social @lacaixa.bsky.social and @gimmfoundation.bsky.social for making this possible!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The inaugural GIMM Fest meeting has started. The main theme this year is questions in ageing. This of course is relevant to all biomedical science fields.
Importantly, Saturday is for the general public, with many events!
gimm.pt/gimm-festival/
@gimmfoundation.bsky.social
Importantly, Saturday is for the general public, with many events!
gimm.pt/gimm-festival/
@gimmfoundation.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The inaugural GIMM Fest meeting has started. The main theme this year is questions in ageing. This of course is relevant to all biomedical science fields.
Importantly, Saturday is for the general public, with many events!
gimm.pt/gimm-festival/
@gimmfoundation.bsky.social
Importantly, Saturday is for the general public, with many events!
gimm.pt/gimm-festival/
@gimmfoundation.bsky.social