PHD Programme in

Experimental Biology and Biomedicine

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PDBEB Courses 2025/2026 - Lifestyles, Cancer and Immunometabolism

Organized by

CNC-UC/CIBB

Date & Time

23/02/2026 - 27/02/2026

Location

UC-Biotech, Polo I & Polo III

Registation

Mandatory

Deadline : 16/02/2026

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Coordination

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Manuela Ferreira

CNC-UC/CIBB
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Maria Teresa Cruz

CNC-UC/CIBB & FFUC

Lecturers

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Afonso Almeida

Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine & Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon

Invited Speaker
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Alexandra Fonseca

Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT), Coimbra

Invited Speaker
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Ana Santos Almeida

Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine & Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon

Invited Speaker
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Ana Teresa Monteiro Amaral

CIBB, University of Coimbra, Portugal

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Célia Maria Freitas Gomes

CNC-UC/CIBB & FMUC

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Helene Rundqvist

Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Invited Speaker
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João David Panão da Costa

CNC/CIBB & FFUC, Portugal

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Luana Sousa

CIBB, University of Coimbra, Portugal

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María Martínez Lopez

Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal

Invited Speaker
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Megan Hetherington-Rauth

Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal

Invited Speaker
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Olga Borges

CNC/CIBB & FFUC, Portugal

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Paula Ravasco

Portuguese Catholic University

Invited Speaker
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Paulo Rodrigues Santos

CNC-UC/CIBB & FMUC

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Pedro P. Cunha

CiBB, University of Coimbra, Portugal & Lund University, Sweden

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Penousal Machado

CiBB & Centre for Informatics and Systems, University of Coimbra

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Rui Nobre

CNC-UC/CIBB & FFUC

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Aim

  • Deepen core immunology and tumor immune-microenvironment knowledge
  • Recognize the connections between lifestyle factors (diet, microbiota, exercise, stress) and immune function in cancer.
  • Understand key immune and metabolic pathways underlying lifestyle cancer reprogramming.
  • Explore and understand advanced therapies and innovative approaches in cancer treatment, with a focus on immunotherapy and other cutting-edge therapies (e.g., cell reprogramming, CAR-T cells, NK cells, oncolytic viruses, radiopharmaceuticals).
  • Strengthen theory-to-practice skills through visits to state-of-the-art facilities, guided hands-on lab demonstrations, and basic data interpretation (e.g., immune-cell handling, flow cytometry workflows).
  • Gain insight into how preclinical findings become clinical-grade products via GMP processes and early-phase trial pathways.
  • Use  AI tools responsibly and creatively to ideate, structure, and draft scientific mini-projects in cancer immunology.
  • Enable teamwork and peer learning through guided brainstorming, promoting brainstorming, networking, and group project development.

Program

Available here.

An Innovative Concept for Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Biomedicine and Biotechnology

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