This year's 7th Champalimaud Cancer Nurse Conference is poised to explore the theme inspired by Bob Dylan's iconic song "The Times They Are A-Changin'".

In an constantly evolving world, the ability to adjust to emerging realities is a necessity. Within the healthcare sector, this principle significantly influences the restructuring of services and patient care.

TIL for the treatment of patients with solid cancer: an interactive workshop

Personalised T-cell therapy has now reached the solid tumour therapy field as a first of-its-kind immunotherapy for patients with melanoma with an approval granted by the FDA on February 17th  2024.

Cancers become resistant to chemotherapy in two major ways. They either have preexisting resistance to a type of drug or they can develop resistance through mutations.

Here are some of the main reasons for cancer drug resistance to arise. 

Imagine the act of walking. It’s something most able-bodied people do without a second thought. Yet it is actually a complex process involving various neurological and physiological systems. PD is a condition where the brain slowly loses specific cells, called dopamine neurons, resulting in reduced strength and speed of movements. However, there’s another important aspect that gets affected: the length of actions. Someone with PD might not only move more slowly but also take fewer steps in a walking sequence or bout before stopping.

Rhiner's project seeks to understand the molecular and cellular circuits that help the brain recover from injuries. Damage to the nervous system disrupts the strongly linked networks of brain cells, leading to drastically altered cellular interactions that are not well understood. The BrainSySTEMic project is set to decode the molecular dialogues disrupted in injured brain tissues and discover new signalling pathways that encourage regeneration and strengthen the brain's ability to bounce back.

Location & Dates: Champalimaud Foundation, April 15th -19th 

Application deadline: March 1st

Acceptance notification: March 15th

Cost: €150 (payment deadline March 22nd)

Capacity: 20 Students

The course is scheduled to take place at the Champalimaud Institute in Lisbon from April 15 to April 19, 2024, and will be limited to 20 students.

Here, we highlight the observations, the questions, the approaches and strategies that showcase the creativity and critical thinking inherent in scientific research.

In science, creativity stands as a crucial, albeit sometimes underappreciated, skill. Creativity comes in a wide variety of forms and shapes, and often emerges from collaborative interactions among diverse minds, emphasising the importance of inclusivity and varied perspectives in driving forward groundbreaking research.