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

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.

Exciting news! In a significant stride towards understanding colorectal cancer (CRC) progression, a recent study by our research group investigated the intricate role of glycosylation in serrated pathway lesions (SPLs), a specific pathway associated with colorectal cancer development. Published in…

Inês Alves, a postdoctoral researcher affiliated with Pinho’s Lab, has earned distinction as one of the top five recipients of the Maria de Sousa Award in the third edition of this prestigious competition. Presented by the Ordem dos Médicos and…

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.

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

We have published an opinion article that highlights the pivotal role of glycosylation in immune system development and functionality.

Our recent study of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), a group of chronic autoimmune diseases affecting muscles, has been published in iScience.

Our researchers identified stage-specific glycome compositions during T-cell development and observed significant defects in key developmental checkpoints when restricting the N-glycosylation profile of thymocytes.

Carolina Dantas, has been awarded a €6,300 research grant from the European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS) and the Immunology Letters (IL). This grant will fund her internship at LUMC Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.