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
Our group works at the interface of immunology, cancer and glycobiology, using a combination of in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo approaches.
The group’s research has been published in a number of high-impact publications over the years.
The group’s research explores several topics related to the impact of glycans on inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer.
OUR GROUP MAIN LINES OF RESEARCH:
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:
The investigation of how cancer-specific glycosignatures regulate the immunological networks in cancer.
Pinho’s Lab has recently been distinguished by the Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience, receiving funding for a groundbreaking research project dedicated to harnessing glycans to improve immunotherapies for colorectal cancer (CRC).
Catarina Azevedo, Srishti Shah and Rafaela Nogueira – PhD students from Pinho’s lab – have recently been awarded with Travel Grants from the European Federation for Immunological Sciences (EFIS)!
Our latest publication, published in the journal Gut Microbes, delves into how the glycosylation of the gut mucosa impacts the crosstalk between microbiota and immune cells in the context of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).