Manuela Grazina was appointed official rapporteur at the International Meeting on the Implementation of Pharmacogenetics and Personalized Medicine in Ibero-America, recognizing her scientific expertise and contribution to advancing precision medicine through international collaboration.

⏰ Reminder! There's still time to register for Meet Our Job 2026! ❗️ Registration deadline extended until June 26, 2026. 🔗 Register here: www.cnc.uc.pt/en/meet-our-...

New European project launched! HypoGluTx will investigate shared synaptic mechanisms across rare neurodevelopmental disorders. Funded by ERDERA with over €1M, the project aims to accelerate therapy development through drug repurposing. #RareDiseases #Neuroscience #CNCUC @ucoimbra.bsky.social

The 8th CiBB Neuroscience & Disease Retreat was a full day of science, collaboration, and meaningful connections. More than 120 researchers came together to celebrate and strengthen the Neuroscience & Disease community. #CiBBresearch @ucoimbra.bsky.social @cnc-uc.bsky.social

Join Professor Edward Boyden (MIT, USA), pioneer of optogenetics and expansion microscopy, for the lecture: 🧠 "Optical Tools for Understanding and Repairing Biological Systems" 📅 June 16 | 6:30 PM 📍 Convento São Francisco, Coimbra Open to the scientific community. #ELMI2026 @ucoimbra.bsky.social

📢 Meet Our Job returns on June 30! 📍 FCTUC Auditorium, University of Coimbra 🗓️ June 30, 2026 Registration is free but mandatory until June 21. 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #MeetOurJob #CiBBResearch @ucoimbra.bsky.social

📢 Open Position at CNC-UC 🧬 MSc Research Fellowship – SenDrug Project 📍 University of Coimbra 🗓️ Deadline: June 26, 2026 📌 Ref.: IT137-26-267 Join a project focused on cellular senescence and bioinformatics. More info: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/442187#... Apply: www.apply.uc.pt/en/procedure...

🧠 Is our attention span really disappearing? CNC-UC researcher João Peça discusses attention, dopamine, distraction, and focus in a recent interview with Visão. Understanding attention may be more important than ever in today's information-rich world. 🔗 www.pressreader.com/portugal/vis...

The 8th CiBB Neuroscience & Disease Retreat is almost here. 📅 June 11, 2026 📍 CAE – Centro de Arte e Espetáculos, Figueira da Foz, Portugal A day full of discussions and insights on the latest advances in neuroscience and disease at #CiBBresearch @ucoimbra.bsky.social @cnc-uc.bsky.social

🧠 Applications are open for 4 @fens.org /IBRO-PERC grants (€500 each) to attend the course Synapse Assembly, Function and Plasticity (2–6 Nov 2026). 🎓 For MSc and PhD students studying in Europe 🗓️ Apply by July 31 📝 fens.jotform.com/261415029076... #Neuroscience #FENS @ucoimbra.bsky.social

Last week we joined #SciComPt2026! A few inspiring days filled with science communication, new ideas, and great conversations. It was also fantastic to be part of this. Thanks to everyone who made it such a memorable event! 📸 @ucoimbra.bsky.social

📢 Open Position at CNC-UC! We are recruiting a Junior Researcher for the Neurobiology of Emotion & Mental Disorders research group. 🧠 Junior Researcher 📍 University of Coimbra 🗓️ Apply until June 8, 2026 🔗 www.apply.uc.pt/en/procedure... #Neuroscience #OpenPosition @ucoimbra.bsky.social

📚 Applications are open for the 2nd edition of the course Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in R. 🗓️ Oct 19–23, 2026 📍 University of Coimbra 📝 Apply until Sept 18 🔗 www.cnc.uc.pt/pt/systemati... @ucoimbra.bsky.social

Applications are open for the 9th Summer School in Computational Biology at the University of Coimbra! 📍 Coimbra, Portugal 🗓️ Sept 1 to 12, 2026 📝 Apply until May 31 🔗 Applications docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #ComputationalBiology #Bioinformatics @ucoimbra.bsky.social

📢 Applications are open for the Meta-Science Summer School 2026! A hands-on opportunity for early career researchers interested in reproducibility, transparency, and research culture. 📝 Apply until May 22 🔗 www.bihealth.org/en/notices/m... @ucoimbra.bsky.social #CiBBResearch

🎭📚 Theatre About Science: Performing and Communicating is now available in open access. The volume includes contributions from CNC-UC researchers and reflects the collaboration between science communication and performing arts developed with Marionet. 🔗 monographs.uc.pt/iuc/catalog/...

SENESCENCE2030 takes place in Coimbra on May 19–20, bringing together researchers and industry. ❗️Online participation still available. 🔗 Program: senescence2030.eu/news/senesce... 📝 Registration 👇🏼https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJsmmeqFM_DeQrhqnFi5LNXl7FpZRW1keT_LsAJXrMSSFM0g/viewform

🧠 A CNC-UC article led by Rui O. Costa was featured on the cover of the May issue of Brain, one of the leading journals in neurology and neuroscience. The review explores how hnRNP proteins shape neuronal biology and neurological disorders. 🔗 www.cnc.uc.pt/en/cnc-uc-re... @ucoimbra.bsky.social

👩🏻‍🔬 Fulbright researcher Deanna Arble joins CNC-UC to study how natural light exposure may influence metabolism, obesity prevention, and mitochondrial function, in collaboration with the PAS GRAS consortium. 🔗 cnc.uc.pt/en/cnc-uc-we... @ucoimbra.bsky.social

🚀 From Lab to Investment: Why Research Rigor Matters for Startups 📅 22 May 2026 | Full day event 📍 Instituto Pedro Nunes – Auditório, Ed. D A day on how #rigorous, #transparent, and #reproducible research drives #impact, #innovation & investment readiness. @ucoimbra.bsky.social @cnc-uc.bsky.social

📢 Open positions at CNC-UC in cardiovascular research! 🔬 Junior Researcher — FIBROSTOP 📅 Deadline: May 5, 2026 🔗 www.apply.uc.pt/procedure/q7... 🧪 MSc Fellowship — FONTANA 📅 Deadline: May 15, 2026 🔗 www.apply.uc.pt/procedure/nb... #ResearchJobs @ucoimbra.bsky.social

📢 CNC-UC is welcoming applications for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF)! Postdoctoral researchers in Health & Life Sciences are invited to apply by June 12, 2026. 🔗 cnc.uc.pt/en/junte-se-... #MSCA #Postdoc @ucoimbra.bsky.social

We're proud to share that a project led by our scientist Lino Ferreira has been selected in Teaming for Excellence 👏 Portugal secures €80M in EU funding for R&I 🚀 Congrats to all the other selected projects a cross the country 🇵🇹 #europeancomission #teamingforexcelence #research #innovation

Brain Awareness Week 2026 brought neuroscience closer to the community through talks, school activities, and a Human Library. More than 1700 participants joined us — thank you! #BrainAwarenessWeek @ucoimbra.bsky.social

CNC-UC researcher Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar contributes to the discussion on meta-research findings highlighting the importance of transparency, reproducibility, and robust scientific practices @excelscior-era.bsky.social 🔗 www.cnc.uc.pt/en/investiga...

BEBIN Day just started @ucoimbra.bsky.social

👩‍🔬CNC-UC researcher Maria do Rosário Almeida, coordinator of the Neurogenetics Laboratory, is one of the interviewees in the Feb/March issue of Business Insider magazine, distributed with Diário de Notícias. 👉 Full interview (pp. 158-159): https://ow.ly/RjXF50YFwmk #CNCResearchers #CiBBResearch

One week to go! #BEBINDay2026 is happening on April 9 at UC Exploratório, Coimbra — a day for exploring how research shapes real-world solutions. Check the final program and abstracts , and get ready for inspiring talks, posters, and great conversations. www.cnc.uc.pt/en/bebin-day...

📣LAST CALL: 10 Junior Researcher Positions @ CiBB ❗We remind you that the deadline for applications ends before April 1st, 2026: www.apply.uc.pt/procedure/ga... 🧑‍🔬More information: cnc.uc.pt/en/10-posico... @mia-portugal.bsky.social @ucoimbra.bsky.social ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #CNCResearchers #cibbresearch

📚 It was two weeks ago, but we're still remembering it - our Human Library @ the Botanic Garden of @ucoimbra.bsky.social! 🔗 Full article (PT) by Coimbra Coolectiva: tinyurl.com/mvds759b @mia-portugal.bsky.social 📸 Coimbra Coolectiva #CNCResearchers #cibbresearch #BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek

The Human Library brought researchers and the public together for open conversations about science and scientific journeys. Thank you to our “human books” Ana Rita Álvaro, Joana Ferreira, Vitor Bueno, Lisa Rodrigues, and Diogo Magalhães e Silva, and to everyone who joined us. @ucoimbra.bsky.social

📰 On this World Sleep Day, four CNC-UC write the op-ed 𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠’ 𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟? 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 at Coimbra Coolectiva: coimbracoolectiva.pt/historias/te... #CNCResearchers #CiBBResearch #worldsleepday2026

"Insisting on changing the clocks may simply be a tradition—one that is politically and economically self-serving—that has no reason to exist." 📰 On World Sleep Day, researcher Ana Rita Álvaro writes an op-ed for @publico.pt 👇 tinyurl.com/bdfbpaaa #CNCResearchers #CiBBResearch #worldsleepday2026

𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝐼𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 is the title of an article by the CNC-UC Science Communication Office in issue no. 60 of Rua Larga magazine, published by the @ucoimbra.bsky.social. Read it here: www.uc.pt/rualarga/rev... Illustration by Rita Félix

📣Opportunity: open call for 10 Junior Researcher Positions at CiBB ❗Deadline for applications: before April 1st, 2026: tinyurl.com/342e5r9j Call notice: tinyurl.com/msjt57c9 All the information here: cibb.uc.pt/en/rd-projec... @mia-portugal.bsky.social #CNCResearchers #cibbresearch

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