Advancing Trypanosoma Parasite Research Through High-Resolution and Big-Data Methodologies

  • March 2025: Sara was awarded the British Society for Parasitology President's Medal in the German city of Würzburg. 

  • February 2025: We welcomed two new MSc students to the lab: Marta Tiago and Meriem Ben Cheikh.

  • December 2024: Congratulations to Eduardo Esteves, who successfully defended his MSc thesis at Instituto Superior Técnico! Good luck for your future endeavors!

  • November 2024 (1): Congratulations to Maria Zorrinho-Almeida, who was awarded a FCT PhD Fellowship to conduct her PhD studies in Medical Sciences at the lab!

  • November 2024 (2): Eduardo Esteves presented his work brilliantly at the CBR Day in the Católica Medical School!

  • October 2024: Sara was awarded a FEBS Booster Fund to study the effect on Trypanosoma congolense on the bovine blood-brain barrier.

  • September 2024: Leonor presented her work at the Molecular Parasitology Meeting, live-streamed from Woods Hole (MA, USA). She did a wonderful job!

  • July 2024: Leonor Loira successfully defended her final BSc dissertation, following a great effort at the lab!

  • June 2024: Sara was awarded the Portuguese L'Oréal-UNESCO Medals of Honor For Women in Science award!

  • January 2024: Following a successful project at the lab, Joana Roseira graduated in Biomedical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico. Congratulations!

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