Champalimaud Research Symposium 2026

The symposium, themed "Neural and Immune Codes in Cancer" will gather an interdisciplinary community of researchers to discuss the interplay between the neural and immune systems in relation to cancer initiation, progression, defense and therapy. This symposium will emphasise the dynamic interactions among tumour cells, neurons and immune components, and how these relationships impact tumour growth, metastasis and the tumour microenvironment.

Key topics will include mechanistic insights into neuro-immune signaling pathways, the influence of stress and innervation on tumor immunity, and how immune responses can affect neural activity within tumours and beyond.

The call for abstracts is now open. Authors are invited to submit their work for selected talks and poster presentations until 10 July via this link.

Keynote Speakers
Douglas Hanahan, EPFL, Lausanne, CH
Erica Sloan, Monash University, Melbourne, AU
Florent Ginhoux, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, FR
Susan Kaech, Allen Institute, Seattle, USA

Invited Speakers
Danyang He, Westlake University, Hangzhou, CN
Emmanuelle Passegué, Columbia University, New York, USA
Gabriel D. Victora, Rockefeller University, New York, USA
Ivan de Araujo, Max Planck Institute, Tübingen, DE
Karen Dixon, University of Basel, Basel, CH
Lai Guan Ng, Westlake University, Hangzhou, CN
Mikäel Pittet, University of Geneva, Geneva, CH
Ruaidhrí Jackson, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

More speakers to be announced soon. Stay tuned!

CRSy is the main scientific symposium of the Champalimaud Research. Since 2017, it has fostered global dialogue among researchers across various disciplines, focusing on groundbreaking advancements in neuroscience, physiology and cancer.