From Braga to Stanford: The opportunity to learn from a Nobel Prize winner in Medicine. ๐
Science knows no borders. At Stanford, researcher Carina Cunha (C2B Team) had the opportunity to learn from one of the three Nobel Prize laureates.

2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel! ๐๐๐
The award recognises the development of optogenetics, a technique that makes it possible to control the activity of neurons using light.๐ก
How do we study something as complex as the brain? ๐ง There is no single technique. We combine molecules, cells, behavior and human brain imaging to understand how the brain learns, stores memories and ages. ๐ญ
#Neuroscience #ICVS #UMinho #Universityofminho #Universidadedominho
Whatโs happening behind the scenes in neuroscience at ICVS? ๐ฌ Find out at our Neuroscience Fair, on October 1st at 11:00 AM.
Meet ICVS research teams, explore their projects and approaches, and discover the science being developed across the institute.
See you there! ๐
We spend a third of our lives asleep. ๐ But the brain doesn't switch off! Sleep is intense activity, tied to synaptic plasticity and memory consolidation. What happens when sleep fails? That question, especially in Alzheimer's, drives our lab. ๐ง
Taking over the ICVS social media from Leuven! ๐ง๐ช๐
Iโm Ana Rita Fernandes, part of the MemAD team and a Joint PhD researcher at the University of Minho & KU Leuven.
At VIB-KU Leuven, I study Alzheimerโs disease, focusing on APP processing and cellular mechanisms. ๐ง ๐ฌ
๐งช In this video, we take you into the lab, from cell culture and genotyping to work with C. elegans and bacteriophage preparation.
Follow the MedAD Team takeover week and discover the science behind our research! ๐ง
#ICVS #UMinho #MedAD #Neuroscience #Memory #Hippocampus #Research
This Friday, we're bringing science out of the lab โ join ICVS, BยทACIS, P5 & 2CA at Forum Braga for the European Researchers' Night. Talks, hands-on science, and the people behind it. Free entry, 2:30pmโmidnight.
๐ฌ #ICVS #NEI2026 #EuropeanResearchersNight #UniversidadeDoMinho #Uminho
๐ฌ We are proudly leading an international $600,000 research project investigating the link between the Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis.
๐ Read the full article here: lnkd.in/eJBZChh6
#UMinho #ICVS #ScienceAtUMinho #Research #Science #Health #Innovation
๐ง Beyond memory loss, Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects memory, thinking, language, orientation and autonomy.
Understanding the disease is essential to reducing stigma and supporting those who live with it.