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Vanessa Ribeiro
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PhD student in Biology, specialization in physiology and Developmental Biology.
Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Laboratory at CE3C - Faculty of Sciences at University of Lisbon
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Our most-used words this year aren't a big surprise: 'community', 'building', and 'conversations'. Find out your own most-used words using Bluesky Harvest: bsky.app/profile/anis...
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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There's not long left for you to submit your abstract for Signalling Circuits in Cancer!

If your research falls into any of these categories, don't miss your opportunity to be included in this new conference topic.

eacr.org/conference/s...
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Join our free webinar with @10xgenomics.bsky.social where we will discuss spatially resolving antigen receptors in tumour tissue, and ex vivo modeling of the tumour immune microenvironment in lung cancer.

📅 04 Dec 15:00 CET

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Diogo Fernandes, estudante de Doutoramento no laboratório MMD foi recentemente destacado no jornal Observador pelo seu trabalho que explora o potencial da terapia genética para responder a uma forma de distrofia muscular.
Vejam a entrevista na íntegra no link abaixo.
Quando falta a cola que mantém os músculos unidos pode a terapia genética travar uma doença rara?
Na Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Diogo Fernandes tenta desenvolver uma terapia genética capaz de reescrever o curso de uma doença muscular rara e incapacitante.
observador.pt
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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9ª Conferência Anual Rede Saúde.
Come check our Poster P08
Venham ver o nosso Poster P08
#RedeSAUDE
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
@ericasofia.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Well done Erica, we are all very proud of you 🥳 Come check our poster 🤗

A Erica esteve muito bem, estamos todos super orgulhosos🥳
Venham ver o nosso poster🤗
#RedeSAUDE @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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MMD laboratory is today at the 9th Anual Conference of RedeSAUDE presenting Erica’s Master thesis project. Good luck Erica 🤞🤞

O laboratório MMD está hoje no 9ª Conferência Anual da Rede Saúde a apresentar o projecto de Mestrado da Erica! Boa sorte 🤞🤞
#RedeSAUDE
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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What do we study at the Molecular mechanisms of disease laboratory ?

O que estudamos no laboratório de mecanismos moleculares da doença?

#scienceweek #MMDlab @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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MMD lab in the science week at the International School of Torres Vedras.

O laboratório MMD na semana da ciência na escola Internacional de Torres Vedras.
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Our PhD student Diogo Fernandes attended today the HDR:The Path Forward Workshop at Seville. Stay tuned!
October 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Our laboratory was present this weekend at the 13th Portuguese Congress of Neuromuscular Diseases, in Aveiro, where we presented our data and progress on our gene therapy project in muscular dystrophy.
October 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Dr. Ana Rita Carlos and Dr. Susana Martins talked today at the 13th Portuguese Congress of Neuromuscular Diseases, in Aveiro, about a type of Muscular Dystrophy (LAMA2-MD) and a gene therapy strategy for the disease.
October 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Rest in peace Jane 🕊️
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Oct 1
Jane Goodall, a conservationist who broke barriers for women and revolutionized the study of primates, has died at 91. https://cnn.it/4o44cxf
October 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We need coffee☕️
Why scientists should take more coffee breaks
Grad students should make time for casual conversations with peers, this Ph.D. student writes
www.science.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
September 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
24th of September we celebrate the World Cancer Research Day!
September 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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How can patients help shape the future of cancer research?

Join us at our new virtual conference to explore how involving cancer patients in research leads to more meaningful, impactful outcomes.

Learn more and register: eacr.org/conference/p...
July 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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New research in Science greatly expands the potential target scope of molecular glues and should stimulate the development of new small molecules that can selectively target therapeutically relevant proteins for degradation.

Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/44uRorm
July 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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A genetic modification that causes mice to overexpress a particular hormone prevents them from gaining weight and allows them to live longer

https://go.nature.com/3Tabylp
Hormone helps mice live longer and avoid obesity
Nature - Male mice that make high levels of fibroblast growth factor 21 stay lean as they age — a finding that could translate to humans.
go.nature.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#EACR2025 congress at Lisbon has come to and!
Such interesting talks and discussions, shared ideas and new people we met. It was amazing 🤩🥳
@helloeacr.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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@carloscaldas1960.bsky.social‬ delivers the @embo.org‬ Keynote Lecture at #EACR2025: 'Modelling breast cancers in space and time'
June 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Fantastic discussion with the editors of renowned scientific journals. AI in peer reviewing, what is novelty, why peer reviewing takes so long, what are the trendy topics, were some of the topics discussed.
June 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Extraordinary talk of the first keynote speaker of today Dana Pe'er about The Role of Plasticity in Tissue Remodeling and Tumor Progression! 🤩
June 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM