20 April 2026
Champalimaud Foundation Researcher Awarded $1 Million to Study How the Body Keeps Cancer Asleep
The three-year grant, worth $1 million, is part of the largest-ever grant programme launched by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), which aims to support promising scientists at critical junctures in their careers. Correia was one of 15 researchers selected to share a total of $15 million to pursue paradigm-shifting ideas in cancer biology, with the ultimate aim of improving patient outcomes.
10 April 2026
Champalimaud Foundation receives medal of merit awarded by the Portuguese Ministry of Health
The Champalimaud Foundation (CF) was one of four institutions, together with more than 20 individuals (health and pharmaceutical specialists, clinicians, nurses, health managers, etc.) to receive this year the Ministry of Health’s Medal for Distinguished Service - Gold Class, rewarding the work they developed for the benefit of Health in Portugal. The medals were awarded on April 7th, during a ceremony marking World Health Day which took place at the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon.
World Physical Activity Day 2026
Date and time: 12 April 2026, 9:30 – 11:30
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Participation is free of charge.
World Physical Activity Day is on 6 April, and we’re celebrating it with a walk on 12 April.
Research shows that every step counts: increasing your daily steps, even by 2,000 at a time, is linked to meaningful reductions in the risk of death and chronic disease.
19 March 2026
Ciência di Noz Manera stands for Inclusion in Science and Education
Now in its 5th edition, CNM continues to strengthen connections between schools and research institutions. In Phase I, scientists from the GIMM Foundation and the Champalimaud Foundation introduced the programme to more than 100 8th-grade students at Escola Dr. Azevedo Neves (Damaia, Amadora). Phase II then brought students and teachers into the research environment.
From Synapses to Cities: Exploring Environmental Neuroscience
Host
Susana Lima, PhD, Neuroethology Lab & Zach Mainen, PhD, Systems Neuroscience Lab
Venue
Seminar Room
Abstract
Environmental neuroscience explores how brain function and behaviour emerge from continuous interactions between neural systems and the environments in which organisms operate. While neuroscience has traditionally relied on controlled laboratory settings, many of the behaviours studied—decision-making, perception, navigation, and social interaction—unfold in complex real-world contexts.
