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Scientific Acceleration Program for PALOPs launched at the University of Cape Verde
February 6, 2026 GIMM
The Scientific Acceleration Program for the PALOP is designed to equip young graduates with the interdisciplinary skills needed to pursue advanced studies (Master’s or PhD)… Read more ⇾
Voices from the field | Ana Laura Vinagre
January 28, 2026 GIMM
The Head of Electron Microscopy helps us understand why Volume Electron Microscopy was named Nature’s Technique of the Year GIMM: Nature has distinguished Volume Electron… Read more ⇾
GIMM CARE awards two Flagship projects of up to €200,000 for clinical research in sepsis and hereditary cancer
January 27, 2026 CARE
GIMM CARE, the clinical and translational research programme of the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM), has awarded two new Flagship Research Projects, each with… Read more ⇾
Science, genetics and justice: Carola Vinuesa at GIMM
January 20, 2026 Discovery
It is difficult to imagine a more devastating misfortune than that experienced by Kathleen Folbigg. The Australian mother lost her four children, who died one… Read more ⇾
Out of Our Box: two decades saving the Iberian lynx
January 16, 2026 GIMM
At the beginning of this century, the entire population of the Iberian lynx — an imposing feline that lives in Portugal and Spain — numbered… Read more ⇾
From phagocytosis to metabolic guardians: how macrophages keep the body alive when metabolism collapses
January 15, 2026 Discovery
More than a century ago, a Russian zoologist peering through a microscope at transparent starfish larvae laid the foundations of modern immunology. In the 1880s,… Read more ⇾
GIMM uncovers flaws in lab-grown heart cells and paves the way for improved treatments
January 7, 2026 Discovery
Research led by Carmo-Fonseca explains why these cells do not fully replicate the human heart and offers a new way to assess their quality. A… Read more ⇾
When good bacteria fight back: how a harmless Klebsiella could redefine the future of probiotics
December 11, 2025 GIMM
In science, some of the most interesting discoveries happen by chance.That’s what occurred in the laboratory of Karina Xavier, a GIMM researcher, when her team… Read more ⇾
Seeing the glass half full may protect against cancer
November 3, 2025 Discovery
People, like animals, can interpret situations in either an optimistic or pessimistic way. If there is a 50% chance of rain, an optimist trusts their… Read more ⇾