For the first time, #i3S will lead an international consortium within the MSCA Doctoral Networks to create a pioneering doctoral program in #neuroscience called AstroCirc.
This doctoral program will be coordinated by Olga Sin, science manager at i3S, and will train 15 doctoral students.
#i3Snews
🔗+info: turningmirrors.i3s.up.pt
#i3S10years #turningmirrors #futureofscience
The next session of our 10th anniversary celebrations is right around the corner. We will dive into the biggest public health challenge of our time: cancer.
⚕️Cancer: from research to health policy
📅April 22nd, 15h30
📍#i3S
🎫Session reserved for Porto Cancer Meeting's registered participants
OPPORTUNITIES
⏰May 4th➡️Research fellowship➡️Epithelial Polarity & Cell Division Group at #i3S. MSc. enrolled in non-acad degree courses integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution.
Other: Experience in cell & molecular biology...👇
👉https://tinyurl.com/32hnw3un
#i3Sjobs
Spatial inhibition of RhoA by RhoGAP15B promotes protrusive activity during collective migration. New study from Vítor Yang @vitoryang.bsky.social, Eurico Morais-de-Sa @polarityi3s.bsky.social and colleagues @i3suporto.bsky.social:
rupress.org/jcb/article/...
#Development #Cytoskeleton #Migration
6th Symposium on Immunomodulation in Cancer & Regeneration
Top scientists will discuss the present and future challenges in translating novel immunotherapeutic strategies into more effective therapies.
⏰Early bird: 8May
📝 Call for abstracts: 22Apr
➕info: www.i3s.up.pt/event.php?v=...
#i3Sevents
Honored to be inducted @aimbe-official.bsky.social College of Fellows. Recognition highlights my outstanding group in advancing bioengineered nanomedicines and biomimetic 3D multicompartmental tissue models. Looking forward to advocating for AIMBE!
aimbe.org/press/sarmen...
@i3suporto.bsky.social
Our PhD student Beatriz Moreira has been awarded a Bourse de Recherche Scientifique from the Institut Français du Portugal 🎉👏
This fellowship will support her research visit to the lab of Prof. Marie-Dominique Galibert (Univ. Rennes)
Looking forward to the great work ahead!
@i3suporto.bsky.social
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
📆16th-30th, April, 2026
👉Junior Researcher
✅ PhD in Biochemistry,...;
✅3 publications in an international peer-reviewed journal;
✅Experience in protein purification, crystallization and structure determination;
✅Proficiently in English;
✅...
🔗 tinyurl.com/29cy5upn
#i3Sjobs
OPPORTUNITIES
⏰April 28th 2026➡️Knowledge Transfer Technician➡️Project "Bio-Transfer: Program for the commercialization of knowledge in biomedicine" at #i3S.
Profile: Graduation in Bioeng, Biochem, Biosci, Pharmaceutical Sci, Biomed Eng or related & proven ...👇
👉https://tinyurl.com/2deppkw8
#i3Sjobs
OPPORTUNITIES
⏰May 5th 2026➡️Junior Researcher➡️Project MEDICS "Anticancer approach based on the Metabolic Disruption of Cancer Stem Cells with high effectivity across a wide range of solid tumour" at #i3S.
Profile: PhD in Biomed Sci, Biomed Eng, Bioeng or...👇
👉https://tinyurl.com/44nadebu
#i3Sjobs
OPPORTUNITIES
⏰April 27 2026➡️Junior Researcher➡️Project DecodAge: Linking systemic inflammation to tissue accelerated aging and unveiling a new biomarker for chronic kidney disease” at #i3S.
Profile: PhD in Life & Health Sci and a Course completed in Lab ...👇
👉https://tinyurl.com/2s4hujp9
#i3Sjobs
Last month, #i3S researcher Rosmarie Schoefbeck was awarded the yESAO Research Exchange Award.
With this award, Rosmarie will carry out a one-week scientific exchange at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin to study hemocompatibility of #biomaterials.
#i3Sawards #i3Snews #peopleofi3S
𝕊𝕥𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕟
Science Manager⏰ 13Apr: tinyurl.com/2v9ytnmk
Research Technician⏰ 13Apr: tinyurl.com/2fky543r
Assistant Researcher⏰ 15Apr: tinyurl.com/3vddvujj
Bioinformatician⏰ 16Apr: tinyurl.com/yr52ak22
➕info: tinyurl.com/4tz77bbt
#i3Sjobs
📢OPPORTUNITIES
ℕ𝕖𝕨
Junior Researcher⏰ 21Apr: tinyurl.com/27x7pf83
Communication Technician⏰ 21Apr: tinyurl.com/4ysrdwuy
𝕊𝕥𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕟
Two Research Fellowships⏰ 8Apr: tinyurl.com/nr8cwdb7
Research Fellowship⏰ 8Apr: tinyurl.com/bdhuez38
Research Grant ⏰ 8Apr: tinyurl.com/jjsvpy8w
Science Manager⏰ 13Apr: tinyurl.com/2v9ytnmk
Research Technician⏰ 13Apr: tinyurl.com/2fky543r
➕info: tinyurl.com/4tz77bbt
#i3Sjobs
📢OPPORTUNITIES
ℕ𝕖𝕨
Assistant Researcher⏰ 15Apr: tinyurl.com/3vddvujj
Bioinformatician⏰ 16Apr: tinyurl.com/yr52ak22
We’re kicking off our 10th anniversary by tackling one of science’s greatest challenges: the brain. And you’re invited to be part of it.
📅April 8th, 17h
📍Main Auditorium, Building Abel Salazar
🎫Free entrance: register here: tinyurl.com/3rtzwj67
#i3S10years #turningmirrors #futureofscience
What a pleasure to listen to @soyonhonglab.bsky.social
talk about the role of microglia and astrocytes in neurodegenerative diseases at the 12th MCBiology Symposium, organized by the students of the MCBiology Doctoral Program @i3suporto.bsky.social 👏
#ERAChair #NCBio #microglia #astrocytes
OPPORTUNITIES
⏰April 16th 2026➡️Bioinformatician➡️Project CenAGE “A centromeric view on AGEing: unveiling centrome instability in ageing” at #i3S.
Profile: PhD with experience in computational biology, bioinformatics, biomedical AI or related & strong ...👇
👉https://tinyurl.com/5dp9kw4k
#i3Sjobs
i3S turns 10! 🥳
Anniversaries invite us to look back, but this time, we chose to look beyond.
This is not just a celebration, it’s an invitation to look further, think deeper, and shape what comes next.
Full program: www.i3s.up.pt/news.php?v=823
OPPORTUNITIES
⏰April 15th 2026➡️Assistant Researcher➡️Project CenAGE “A centromeric view on AGEing: unveiling centrome instability in ageing” at #i3S
Profile: PhD in Immunol., Infection Biol. or Microbiol. (concluded >6 years ago) & postdoc experience in ...👇
👉https://tinyurl.com/mt6xaduc
#i3Sjobs
OPPORTUNITIES
ℕ𝕖𝕨
Research Fellowship⏰6Apr: tinyurl.com/yffj5jps
Two Research Fellowships⏰8Apr: tinyurl.com/nr8cwdb7
Research Fellowship⏰8Apr: tinyurl.com/bdhuez38
𝕊𝕥𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕟
Research Fellowship31Mar: tinyurl.com/4xpbv65u
PhD Fellowship⏰30Mar: tinyurl.com/35mfvmj9
➕info: tinyurl.com/4tz77bbt
OPPORTUNITIES
⏰April 13th 2026➡️PhD holder➡️Part-time work (20%) contract➡️Science management duties➡️Project CenAGE “A centromeric view on AGEing: unveiling centrome instability in ageing” at #i3S.
Profile: PhD in Biology/Biomedicine/Biochemistry or related...👇
👉https://tinyurl.com/yex5rt6f
#i3Sjobs
OPPORTUNITIES
⏰April 13th 2026➡️Research Technician➡️Project CenAGE “A centromeric view on AGEing: unveiling centrome instability in ageing” at #i3S.
Profile: MSc. in Biology, Bioeng or related, a scientific & professional CV whose profile is suited for ...👇
👉https://tinyurl.com/mryf388s
#i3Sjobs
🌈We are extremely happy to been given the chance to coordinate a #MSCA Doctoral Network @i3suporto.bsky.social, focusing on the ✨ of the 🧠, the 𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐬. We are thankful to our amazing academic and non-academic partners who made this proposal possible! 🙏 #HorizonEU #ERAChair
#i3S researchers Ricardo Monteiro and Filipa Neves stood out at the “Parasitology in Portugal” 2026 Symposium, by winning the Best Poster and Best Oral Presentation, respectively.
The young researchers study parasites that cause malaria and leishmaniasis.
#peopleofi3S #i3Sawards #parasitology
Alexandre Quintanilha, honorary researcher of #i3S, was named Professor Emeritus of University of Porto, recognizing his service to science, society, and the university.
Congratulations!
#peopleofi3S
🧠For #BrainAwarenessWeek we welcomed the City Halls of Porto and Maia and young journalists from O Gaiense and JornalismoPortoNet to become neuroscientists for a day at i3S! We explored fluorescent brains and how 🪰🪰& 🐟🐟can help us unravel complex human diseases 🩺
@i3suporto.bsky.social
OPPORTUNITIES
⏰April 8➡️Research fellowship➡️Microbes & Cancer group at #i3S. Profile: MSc´s enrolled in non-acad. degree courses. Other: Solid experience in performing, optimising & analysing PCR and qPCR assays, in next-generation sequencing (NGS), in ...👇
👉https://tinyurl.com/373s7az6
#i3Sjobs
