ICVS - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute | UMinho
@icvs-uminho.bsky.social
The ICVS is a R&D Unit incorporated in the School of Medicine - UMinho, strategically located in the Northern region of Portugal within a fast growing Cluster of Biomedical Science, Technology and Healthcare institutions. https://icvs.uminho.pt
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🌟 ICVS is now on BlueSky! 🌟
We’re excited to bring our health science community to this new platform! Follow us for the latest insights, research, and discussions on health innovation and more. Let’s connect and grow together! 💙
#ICVSonBlueSky
We’re excited to bring our health science community to this new platform! Follow us for the latest insights, research, and discussions on health innovation and more. Let’s connect and grow together! 💙
#ICVSonBlueSky
📢 Thursday at 1 PM in room A0.03 (UMinho’s School of Medicine), join Carla Nunes’s talk “Immunogenic DNA Export via Amphisomes in Parkinson’s Disease”.
#ICVS #AdvancedSeminars
#ICVS #AdvancedSeminars
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 AM
📢 Thursday at 1 PM in room A0.03 (UMinho’s School of Medicine), join Carla Nunes’s talk “Immunogenic DNA Export via Amphisomes in Parkinson’s Disease”.
#ICVS #AdvancedSeminars
#ICVS #AdvancedSeminars
📢 ICVS Student Seminar | Today, 1 PM
🎤 Daniela Fernandes on “Defining novel behavioral traits and new therapeutic opportunities in a clinically relevant mouse model of Rett Syndrome”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
🎤 Daniela Fernandes on “Defining novel behavioral traits and new therapeutic opportunities in a clinically relevant mouse model of Rett Syndrome”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
January 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM
📢 ICVS Student Seminar | Today, 1 PM
🎤 Daniela Fernandes on “Defining novel behavioral traits and new therapeutic opportunities in a clinically relevant mouse model of Rett Syndrome”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
🎤 Daniela Fernandes on “Defining novel behavioral traits and new therapeutic opportunities in a clinically relevant mouse model of Rett Syndrome”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
📢 ICVS Student Seminar | Mon, 1 PM
🎤 Daniela Fernandes on “Defining novel behavioral traits and new therapeutic opportunities in a clinically relevant mouse model of Rett Syndrome”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
🎤 Daniela Fernandes on “Defining novel behavioral traits and new therapeutic opportunities in a clinically relevant mouse model of Rett Syndrome”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
📢 ICVS Student Seminar | Mon, 1 PM
🎤 Daniela Fernandes on “Defining novel behavioral traits and new therapeutic opportunities in a clinically relevant mouse model of Rett Syndrome”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
🎤 Daniela Fernandes on “Defining novel behavioral traits and new therapeutic opportunities in a clinically relevant mouse model of Rett Syndrome”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
🔬 ICVS researchers, with i3S and the University of Coimbra, identified a promising mechanism that may reduce toxic ataxin-3 aggregation, opening new paths for future therapies for Machado–Joseph disease. Featured in PÚBLICO: www.publico.pt/2026/01/05/c...
January 9, 2026 at 9:40 AM
🔬 ICVS researchers, with i3S and the University of Coimbra, identified a promising mechanism that may reduce toxic ataxin-3 aggregation, opening new paths for future therapies for Machado–Joseph disease. Featured in PÚBLICO: www.publico.pt/2026/01/05/c...
📢 Today at 1 PM in room A0.03 (UMinho’s School of Medicine), join Susana Monteiro’s talk "Bad signal”: how spinal cord injury disrupts neuro-immune communications".
#ICVS #AdvancedSeminars
#ICVS #AdvancedSeminars
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 AM
📢 Today at 1 PM in room A0.03 (UMinho’s School of Medicine), join Susana Monteiro’s talk "Bad signal”: how spinal cord injury disrupts neuro-immune communications".
#ICVS #AdvancedSeminars
#ICVS #AdvancedSeminars
🔬 ICVS is hiring!
We are recruiting 1 Laboratory Technician to join the Microscopy Unit and support biomedical research and innovation.
🗓️ Apply by Jan 20, 2026
🔗 icvs.uminho.pt/job/icvs-is-...
We are recruiting 1 Laboratory Technician to join the Microscopy Unit and support biomedical research and innovation.
🗓️ Apply by Jan 20, 2026
🔗 icvs.uminho.pt/job/icvs-is-...
January 7, 2026 at 11:05 AM
🔬 ICVS is hiring!
We are recruiting 1 Laboratory Technician to join the Microscopy Unit and support biomedical research and innovation.
🗓️ Apply by Jan 20, 2026
🔗 icvs.uminho.pt/job/icvs-is-...
We are recruiting 1 Laboratory Technician to join the Microscopy Unit and support biomedical research and innovation.
🗓️ Apply by Jan 20, 2026
🔗 icvs.uminho.pt/job/icvs-is-...
ICVS researcher Belém Sampaio-Marques was awarded a TecMinho prize for the LIPOSEC4PD project on Parkinson’s disease. The programme supports innovative research with market impact. Congrats! Read more on the ICVS website: icvs.uminho.pt/icvs-researc...
January 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
ICVS researcher Belém Sampaio-Marques was awarded a TecMinho prize for the LIPOSEC4PD project on Parkinson’s disease. The programme supports innovative research with market impact. Congrats! Read more on the ICVS website: icvs.uminho.pt/icvs-researc...
New year, new science! ICVS Student & Advanced Seminars are on Mondays & Thursdays at 1 PM. Covering neuroscience, cellular therapies, stress, behavior & more. Check images for dates & speakers and mark your calendar!
Locations: A0.02 & A0.03
Locations: A0.02 & A0.03
January 6, 2026 at 11:03 AM
New year, new science! ICVS Student & Advanced Seminars are on Mondays & Thursdays at 1 PM. Covering neuroscience, cellular therapies, stress, behavior & more. Check images for dates & speakers and mark your calendar!
Locations: A0.02 & A0.03
Locations: A0.02 & A0.03
🔬 ICVS researchers, with i3suporto.bsky.social and the University of Coimbra, identified a promising strategy to inhibit toxic ataxin-3 aggregation in Machado–Joseph disease.
👉 Full article: icvs.uminho.pt/icvs-develop...
👉 Full article: icvs.uminho.pt/icvs-develop...
January 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
🔬 ICVS researchers, with i3suporto.bsky.social and the University of Coimbra, identified a promising strategy to inhibit toxic ataxin-3 aggregation in Machado–Joseph disease.
👉 Full article: icvs.uminho.pt/icvs-develop...
👉 Full article: icvs.uminho.pt/icvs-develop...
The ICVS Christmas Party, organised by the Well-Being team, was a great success!
Full of joy and festive spirit, it brought our community together.
We wish happy holidays to the entire ICVS community! 🎉
Full of joy and festive spirit, it brought our community together.
We wish happy holidays to the entire ICVS community! 🎉
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The ICVS Christmas Party, organised by the Well-Being team, was a great success!
Full of joy and festive spirit, it brought our community together.
We wish happy holidays to the entire ICVS community! 🎉
Full of joy and festive spirit, it brought our community together.
We wish happy holidays to the entire ICVS community! 🎉
📢 ICVS Seminars return in January 2026!
Jan 5 | Student Seminar – Melyssa Carvalho (ReNeu)
Jan 8 | Advanced Seminar – Susana Monteiro (ReNeu)
Join us for the first seminars of the year! 🔬🧠
Jan 5 | Student Seminar – Melyssa Carvalho (ReNeu)
Jan 8 | Advanced Seminar – Susana Monteiro (ReNeu)
Join us for the first seminars of the year! 🔬🧠
December 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📢 ICVS Seminars return in January 2026!
Jan 5 | Student Seminar – Melyssa Carvalho (ReNeu)
Jan 8 | Advanced Seminar – Susana Monteiro (ReNeu)
Join us for the first seminars of the year! 🔬🧠
Jan 5 | Student Seminar – Melyssa Carvalho (ReNeu)
Jan 8 | Advanced Seminar – Susana Monteiro (ReNeu)
Join us for the first seminars of the year! 🔬🧠
Yesterday, ICVS welcomed 11th and 12th grade students through the VEM Let’s Experience UMinho programme. Students joined hands-on activities in Cancer, Microbiology and Neurosciences, including VR experiences and interactive lab activities. 🧠🔬✨
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Yesterday, ICVS welcomed 11th and 12th grade students through the VEM Let’s Experience UMinho programme. Students joined hands-on activities in Cancer, Microbiology and Neurosciences, including VR experiences and interactive lab activities. 🧠🔬✨
ICVS researchers visited Escola Básica Monsenhor Elísio de Araújo on Dec 12 to bring neuroscience to 1st cycle students. Activities included microscopy, Neurospike, quizzes, and C.elegans observation. Led by Carina Cunha, Daniela Campos, Leandro Freitas, and Rita Dourado. 🧠🔬
December 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
ICVS researchers visited Escola Básica Monsenhor Elísio de Araújo on Dec 12 to bring neuroscience to 1st cycle students. Activities included microscopy, Neurospike, quizzes, and C.elegans observation. Led by Carina Cunha, Daniela Campos, Leandro Freitas, and Rita Dourado. 🧠🔬
ICVS researcher Ana Gonçalves won 1st Prize in the Junior Category at the Portuguese Society for Microbiology’s Science Communication contest. The PEvoGen team participated with two cartoons. Prizes were announced at Microbiotec 2025. Congrats to all! 👏👏
December 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
ICVS researcher Ana Gonçalves won 1st Prize in the Junior Category at the Portuguese Society for Microbiology’s Science Communication contest. The PEvoGen team participated with two cartoons. Prizes were announced at Microbiotec 2025. Congrats to all! 👏👏
🎉 ICVS researchers Ana Cristina Paredes, Armando Almeida and Patrícia R. Pinto received the 2024 Best Clinical Scientific Article Award from APED, presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of Portuguese Pain Units, held at the School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga. 👏
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🎉 ICVS researchers Ana Cristina Paredes, Armando Almeida and Patrícia R. Pinto received the 2024 Best Clinical Scientific Article Award from APED, presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of Portuguese Pain Units, held at the School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga. 👏
🔍 Exploring science: Escola Sá de Miranda students at ICVS
ICVS welcomed around 60 secondary school students from Escola Sá de Miranda for a visit with lectures, lab visits and hands-on activities focused on cancer biology, risk factors and therapy. Thanks for the great enthusiasm for science! 🧬👏
ICVS welcomed around 60 secondary school students from Escola Sá de Miranda for a visit with lectures, lab visits and hands-on activities focused on cancer biology, risk factors and therapy. Thanks for the great enthusiasm for science! 🧬👏
December 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🔍 Exploring science: Escola Sá de Miranda students at ICVS
ICVS welcomed around 60 secondary school students from Escola Sá de Miranda for a visit with lectures, lab visits and hands-on activities focused on cancer biology, risk factors and therapy. Thanks for the great enthusiasm for science! 🧬👏
ICVS welcomed around 60 secondary school students from Escola Sá de Miranda for a visit with lectures, lab visits and hands-on activities focused on cancer biology, risk factors and therapy. Thanks for the great enthusiasm for science! 🧬👏
🏆 ICVS's Filipa Ferreira Antunes received the CNS José Ferreira Júnior & João Januário Coutinho Award for her project on iMSCs in Parkinson’s models. The award, presented last Saturday at CNS Torres Vedras, supports research on preventing and treating neurodegenerative diseases. 👏
December 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🏆 ICVS's Filipa Ferreira Antunes received the CNS José Ferreira Júnior & João Januário Coutinho Award for her project on iMSCs in Parkinson’s models. The award, presented last Saturday at CNS Torres Vedras, supports research on preventing and treating neurodegenerative diseases. 👏
📢 ICVS Student Seminar | Today, 1 PM
🎤 Sofia Sousa on “Novel KDM4C inhibitors for the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: rational design, synthesis and biological validation”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
🎤 Sofia Sousa on “Novel KDM4C inhibitors for the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: rational design, synthesis and biological validation”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢 ICVS Student Seminar | Today, 1 PM
🎤 Sofia Sousa on “Novel KDM4C inhibitors for the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: rational design, synthesis and biological validation”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
🎤 Sofia Sousa on “Novel KDM4C inhibitors for the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: rational design, synthesis and biological validation”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
📢 ICVS Student Seminar | Mon, 1 PM
🎤 Sofia Sousa on “Novel KDM4C inhibitors for the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: rational design, synthesis and biological validation”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
🎤 Sofia Sousa on “Novel KDM4C inhibitors for the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: rational design, synthesis and biological validation”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
December 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
📢 ICVS Student Seminar | Mon, 1 PM
🎤 Sofia Sousa on “Novel KDM4C inhibitors for the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: rational design, synthesis and biological validation”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
🎤 Sofia Sousa on “Novel KDM4C inhibitors for the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: rational design, synthesis and biological validation”.
📍 Auditorium A0.02, School of Medicine, UMinho
Don’t miss it!
🧬 ICVS takeover, Inflammation at the Nervous System Interfaces team. This week, INSI took over ICVS social media!
They study multiple sclerosis using MinhoMedBiobank samples, exploring inflammation and neurodegeneration to develop new treatments.
They study multiple sclerosis using MinhoMedBiobank samples, exploring inflammation and neurodegeneration to develop new treatments.
December 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🧬 ICVS takeover, Inflammation at the Nervous System Interfaces team. This week, INSI took over ICVS social media!
They study multiple sclerosis using MinhoMedBiobank samples, exploring inflammation and neurodegeneration to develop new treatments.
They study multiple sclerosis using MinhoMedBiobank samples, exploring inflammation and neurodegeneration to develop new treatments.
ICVS takeover, Inflammation at the Nervous System Interfaces team. We highlight the flow cytometer, used in the project “The immune system in Multiple Sclerosis”, led by Cláudia Nóbrega, that studies immune molecules & cells to identify biomarkers & therapeutic targets in neurodegenerative diseases.
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
ICVS takeover, Inflammation at the Nervous System Interfaces team. We highlight the flow cytometer, used in the project “The immune system in Multiple Sclerosis”, led by Cláudia Nóbrega, that studies immune molecules & cells to identify biomarkers & therapeutic targets in neurodegenerative diseases.
🔬 ICVS takeover, Inflammation at the Nervous System Interfaces (INSI) team.
Today we share a science image from the project “The role of CP in myelination and in MS”, investigating how the choroid plexus may change or be affected in multiple sclerosis.
Follow us this week for more insights!
Today we share a science image from the project “The role of CP in myelination and in MS”, investigating how the choroid plexus may change or be affected in multiple sclerosis.
Follow us this week for more insights!
December 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🔬 ICVS takeover, Inflammation at the Nervous System Interfaces (INSI) team.
Today we share a science image from the project “The role of CP in myelination and in MS”, investigating how the choroid plexus may change or be affected in multiple sclerosis.
Follow us this week for more insights!
Today we share a science image from the project “The role of CP in myelination and in MS”, investigating how the choroid plexus may change or be affected in multiple sclerosis.
Follow us this week for more insights!
On Dec 6, ICVS hosted “Multiple Sclerosis: Learn to Care” with healthcare professionals, patients, and families. Sessions included MRI interpretation and interactive activities like NeuroSpike.
#ICVS #Research #Neuroscience #Immunology #Inflammation #Neurodegeneration #ICVStakeover
#ICVS #Research #Neuroscience #Immunology #Inflammation #Neurodegeneration #ICVStakeover
December 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
On Dec 6, ICVS hosted “Multiple Sclerosis: Learn to Care” with healthcare professionals, patients, and families. Sessions included MRI interpretation and interactive activities like NeuroSpike.
#ICVS #Research #Neuroscience #Immunology #Inflammation #Neurodegeneration #ICVStakeover
#ICVS #Research #Neuroscience #Immunology #Inflammation #Neurodegeneration #ICVStakeover
INSI Takeover! This week, ICVS's Inflammation at the Nervous System Interfaces research team takes over social media! Discover their work on immune-nervous system interactions, inflammation, neurodegeneration, and diseases like MS and Alzheimer.
December 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
INSI Takeover! This week, ICVS's Inflammation at the Nervous System Interfaces research team takes over social media! Discover their work on immune-nervous system interactions, inflammation, neurodegeneration, and diseases like MS and Alzheimer.
🎗National Day for People with Multiple Sclerosis
ICVS shares a video with João Cerqueira on research into MS, new drugs, and innovative treatments.
ICVS also celebrates this date with the event “Multiple Sclerosis: Learn to Care” on December 6.
#MultipleSclerosis #ICVS #Research #Health
ICVS shares a video with João Cerqueira on research into MS, new drugs, and innovative treatments.
ICVS also celebrates this date with the event “Multiple Sclerosis: Learn to Care” on December 6.
#MultipleSclerosis #ICVS #Research #Health
December 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🎗National Day for People with Multiple Sclerosis
ICVS shares a video with João Cerqueira on research into MS, new drugs, and innovative treatments.
ICVS also celebrates this date with the event “Multiple Sclerosis: Learn to Care” on December 6.
#MultipleSclerosis #ICVS #Research #Health
ICVS shares a video with João Cerqueira on research into MS, new drugs, and innovative treatments.
ICVS also celebrates this date with the event “Multiple Sclerosis: Learn to Care” on December 6.
#MultipleSclerosis #ICVS #Research #Health