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

New ICG article published in Carbohydrate Research on the role of glycans in trained immunity

Pinho’s lab has recently published a review article in the journal Carbohydrate Research. Trained immunity is an emerging concept in immunology and in this publication, first authored by Pedro Almeida, we highlight its tenets and delve into how glycans and their interactions with glycan-binding proteins (GBPs) influence key immunoregulatory networks in trained immunity.

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