I am very proud to announce that yesterday I have successfully defended my PhD. It was a long journey, filled with difficulties but with a dose of rewards - scientific, professional but most of all, personal. But, it definitely made me a better scientist, and a better person.

#SPI is very well represented at #IUIS2025 👏👏 Celebrating a week of innovation, collaboration, and groundbreaking science across the international #Immunology community! @iuis-online.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social @yefis-immunology.bsky.social

Don’t forget tomorrow is picture day! 📸 📍Meet the other SPI members at the @efis-immunology.bsky.social booth (#42) tomorrow @ 15h30 to capture this moment and get the perfect souvenir from #IUIS2025! #ImmunologyWithoutBoarders

🌍 Science without borders at #IUIS2025! #SPI & #ySPI members are presenting their work through talks, posters, and oral sessions. 🎙️ Check the schedule in the images and don’t miss it! 👏

SPI members at @iuis-online.bsky.social, join SPI president on Wednesday (Aug 20th) at 15h30 for a group photo. Don't forget to tag us @yspi.bsky.social. We want to hear all about your Congress experience!

On your way to Vienna to attend #IUIS2025? 🇵🇹🔜🇦🇹 Tag us @yspi.bsky.social and share your amazing congress experience with the Portuguese Society for Immunology! 👩🏼‍🔬🦠🧫 #Immunology #Vienna #ImmunologyMatters @iuis-online.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social @yefis-immunology.bsky.social

We are proud to present ySPI, the newly established youth initiative of the Portuguese Society for Immunology (SPI), approved in April 2025. The ySPI has been created by and for young scientists. Our mission is to connect, support students and young researchers who are passionate about immunology.

🥉 #ySPI won 3rd place in the 2025 #DoI prizes by @efis-immunology.bsky.social & IUIS with our first-ever event! Proud to stand beside amazing initiatives from 🇩🇪 & 🇹🇷, and kudos to all societies and @yefis-immunology.bsky.social who joined this global celebration! 👏 This is just the beginning 💪

In this year's #dayofimmunology we celebrate the "Brain and Immunity". What better way to celebrate than to hear all about how neuronal signals regulate innate immune cells in tissue physiology with the latest podcast of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia featuring Henrique Veiga-Fernandes? 🧠🤓🧪

❌POSTPONED❌ Due to a nationwide power outage in Portugal, we unfortunately have to postpone today’s Day of Immunology webinar. Although power is being restored, we are still facing technical challenges that prevent us from running the event as planned. 📅 The new date will be announced very soon

🎉 Our final #DayofImmunology 🎥 comes from the Portuguese Society of Immunology 🇵🇹🔬 They’re launching the ySPI — connecting early-career researchers across Portugal! 🌟 Welcome to the Young Portuguese Society! What an exciting way to celebrate the future of science!

📣Save the Date! ySPI is organizing a special event for the Day of Immunology! 🗓 April 29 | ⏰ 10:30–12:00 | 📍 Portugal Celebrate the science of immunity and help raise awareness about the importance of immunology! 🚀 #DayofImmunology @efis-immunology.bsky.social

April 29th is a day to raise awareness and celebrate all the incredible accomplishments from the Immunology research field ! 👩🏼‍🔬🧫🧪🧬💉 #DayOfImmunology #DoI #DoI2025 #SPI #PortugueseSocietyforImmunology #ySPI #youngSPI #Immunology #EarlyCareerResearchers #EFIS #yEFIS #IUIS #ImmunologyMatters

📍April 29th is an important day for the Immunology community! Join us in our celebrations of the #DayofImmunology and come learn more about what the Portuguese Early Career Researchers are doing through our webinar (10h30-12h WEST)👩🏼‍🔬🧫🧬 #ThankYouImmunology #ySPI #SPI #yEFIS #EFIS

📣Knowledge is power ! You can shape the future of academia 🎓. How? Help us understand traits of healthy/non-healthy supervision experiences to continue #ImprovingAcademia!

The Day of Immunology is coming up! 🗓️Mark it on your calendars, 29th April ! How has immunology contributed to your life? Don’t forget to register for the IUIS webinar and join the celebrations ! 🧠🧫💉🦠 #immunology #dayofimmunology #ThankYouImmunology #immunitythroughages

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Happy Women's Day! 🌸 With a personal special bonus to have recently joined the #yefis task force! 👩‍🔬 So grateful to be a #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience A shoutout to all the amazing Women in STEM ! 👏

Ph.(inishe).D! 👩🏼‍🎓 Very honored to have discussed my PhD with an incredible panel of jury members. Thank you so much Sylvia Knapp, Nuno Raimundo, Margarida Saraiva, Vera Martins, and my Supervisor Luis Ferreira Moita, for making this such a memorable moment!

We’re here 🦋 ✨ and excited to build the #yEFIS network for young European #immunologists on Bluesky! #ImmunoSky Follow us to stay updated on all our news and latest activities.