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Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Laboratory @mmdlab.bsky.social · 2d

Our PhD student Diogo Fernandes attended today the HDR:The Path Forward Workshop at Seville. Stay tuned!

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · 2d

Medicine Nobel goes to three researchers who identified immune system’s security guards

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi revealed how regulatory T cells prevent autoimmune disease

www.science.org

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Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Laboratory @mmdlab.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Laboratory @mmdlab.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · 7d

Rest in peace Jane 🕊️

CNN @cnn.com · 7d

Jane Goodall, a conservationist who broke barriers for women and revolutionized the study of primates, has died at 91. https://cnn.it/4o44cxf

Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · 7d

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

Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · 14d

Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · 21d

24th of September we celebrate the World Cancer Research Day!

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Sep 1

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How a Ph.D. is like riding a bike

This researcher struggled in grad school—until he embraced it as a time for learning

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EACR - European Association for Cancer Research @helloeacr.bsky.social · Jul 30

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...

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jul 3

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

This illustration shows the interface of the kinase NEK7 (light blue) and the E3 ubiquitin ligase substrate receptor cereblon (teal). The interaction is facilitated by the small molecule MRT-3486 (orange).

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Nature @nature.com · Jun 27

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.

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 19

#EACR2025 congress at Lisbon has come to and!
Such interesting talks and discussions, shared ideas and new people we met. It was amazing 🤩🥳
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EACR - European Association for Cancer Research @helloeacr.bsky.social · Jun 19

@carloscaldas1960.bsky.social‬ delivers the @embo.org‬ Keynote Lecture at #EACR2025: 'Modelling breast cancers in space and time'

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 19

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.

Alexia-Ileana Zaromytidou, Gabriele Alfarano, Harmony Turk, I-Mei Siu, Jiaying Tan, Kevin Ryan, Priscilla Kelly & Steve Mao. Moderators: Alberto Bardelli and Caroline Dive.

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 19

Extraordinary talk of the first keynote speaker of today Dana Pe'er about The Role of Plasticity in Tissue Remodeling and Tumor Progression! 🤩

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 18

Finishing the day with the Congress Celebrating Dinner at Páteo Alfacinha, Lisbon.🥂
#EACR2025

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 18

Arianna Calcinotto at the DNA repair and immunosurveillance symposium
#EACR2025

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 18

Excelente talk of
Luis Alberto Diaz about Immunoprevention in Lynch Syndrome.
#EACR2025

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 18

Very nice discussions at 2nd day of poster section 🤗
#EACR2025
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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 18

Nicola Vettore from TECAN talked about Label-free spheroids and organoids analysis for assays development.
#EACR2025
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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 18

Normal tissue symposium was very interesting with the presentations of
Allan Balmain
Beatriz Salvador
Elaine R. Mardis
Cornélia Biehler
Rosana Risques
#EACR2025
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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 18

Fantastic talk of Joanna Achinger-Kawecka about Transposable elements reorganise the 3D genome structure in CDK4/6 inhibitors resistant breast cancer sponsored by Arima Genomics. With a delicious breakfast ☕️🥪🍇

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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 17

Extraordinary talk of @martakova.bsky.social at #EACR2025 congress about Controlling therapy-induced senescence: novel approaches to senolysis.
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Vanessa Ribeiro @vrscience.bsky.social · Jun 17

I’m fascinated with this spheroid’s incubator🫨, the Clinostat by CELVIVO. Check it out Pavilion 2.
#EACR2025
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