Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto
Rua Alfredo Allen, 208 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Phone: +351 226 074 900
Email: info@i3s.up.pt
Immunology, Cancer & Glycomedicine
WHAT WE DO
Our Lab
Our group works at the interface of immunology, cancer and glycobiology, using a combination of in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo approaches.
Publications
The group’s research has been published in a number of high-impact publications over the years.
Research Topics
The group’s research explores several topics related to the impact of glycans on inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer.
OUR RESEARCH
OUR GROUP MAIN LINES OF RESEARCH:
Immune response
The exploitation of the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which glycans contribute to amplify immune response in chronic inflammation and autoimmunity.
OUR GROUP MAIN LINES OF RESEARCH:
Cancer glycosignatures
The investigation of how cancer-specific glycosignatures regulate the immunological networks in cancer.
HIGHLIGHTS
Uncovering early immune drivers of IBD: Pinho’s Lab receives ECCO Grant
Inês Alves has recently been awarded with an ECCO Grant!
This work will contribute to the discovery of novel mechanism and therapeutic targets at the interface of health-to-disease transition.
Pinho’s Lab Daniela Oliveira awarded with the SPR/Fresenius Grant
Pinho’s Lab is proud to announce that Daniela Oliveira has been awarded the SPR/Fresenius Grant, funded by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology. The grant will support her PhD project, “GUT-JOINT AXIS STUDY – Antimicrobial antibodies as mediators of the gut–joint axis: the role of gut glycosylation and intestinal permeability in patients with Spondyloarthritis.”
Pinho´s Lab publishes Nature Review Article on the mucosal glycome in inflammatory bowel disease
Pinho’s Lab has recently published a landmark review in the journal Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology! In collaboration with Joana Torres (Luz Hospital, Lisbon) and Jean-Frederic Colombel (Ichan School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, NYC, USA), this publication delves into how the mucosal glycome encodes a complex layer of biological information that actively contributes to gut…
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