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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

meeting project research

GlycanTrigger Consortium Gathers in Leiden for the 2nd General Assembly Meeting!

The 2nd GlycanTrigger General Assembly Meeting has concluded successfully in Leiden, The Netherlands. Hosted by Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), the two-day event brought together researchers and collaborators from all partners across Europe and USA to discuss the latest developments in the project.

OnApril 29, 2024

Awards publication research

Inês Alves wins SPI Best Paper Award 2023!

Inês Alves, a researcher in Pinho's Lab, won the Best Paper Award 2023 from the Sociedade Portuguesa de Imunologia (SPI) for her paper titled "Host-derived mannose glycans trigger a pathogenic γδ T cell/IL-17a axis in autoimmunity" published in Science Translational Medicine.

OnApril 26, 2024

Awards Grants research

Pedro Almeida Receives a Fellowship Grant by the European Federation of Immunology Societies

Pedro Almeida, a research technician in the group has been awarded an Immunology Letters Short-term Fellowship by the European Federation of Immunology Societies.

OnApril 12, 2024

research meeting project

GlycanSwitch Consortium Gathers in Porto for Progress Meeting!

Our team at i3s had the pleasure of hosting a progress meeting for the GlycanSwitch ERC project from February 29th to March 1st. With a focus on understanding the role of IgG glycans in inflammatory diseases.

OnMarch 4, 2024

publication research

New ICG article published Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology (GE) – Glycosylation profile as a potential biomarker for colorectal cancer progression

Exciting news! In a significant stride towards understanding colorectal cancer (CRC) progression, a recent study…

OnFebruary 9, 2024

News

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Pinhos Lab's master and PhD students visited Liga Portuguesa Contra Cancro (LPCC) in Porto, presenting christmas gifts to children using funds raised within the group.

OnDecember 22, 2023

Awards research

Inês Alves, Among Top 5 Awardees of Maria de Sousa Prize for Lupus Research

Inês Alves, a postdoctoral researcher affiliated with Pinho’s Lab, has earned distinction as one of…

OnNovember 30, 2023

Awards project

Ângela Fernandes awarded €5,000 grant for pioneering research project in Autoimmunity

Ângela Fernandes, a postdoctoral researcher at Pinho's Lab, has been awarded the Bolsa Pereira Monteiro de Apoio à Investigação Translacional em Neurologia 2023 by the Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia.

OnNovember 30, 2023

publication research

New ICG article published in Cellular & Molecular Immunology on immune regulatory networks coordinated by glycans and glycan-binding proteins in autoimmunity and infection

Exciting news! Our recent review paper published in Cellular & Molecular Immunology highlights the vital role of glycans in orchestrating immune responses.

OnAugust 29, 2023