Fifty years ago, Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) transformed rectal cancer surgery, improving local control, survival and quality of life worldwide.
On 22–23 May 2026, the International Rectal Cancer Meeting - “50 Years of Total Mesorectal Excision: Celebrating the Legacy of Bill Heald” will bring leading experts to the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon to mark this milestone and explore what lies ahead.
IV Annual Conference YPP
Date and Time
April 11, 2026, 11:00-18:00 WEST
Location
Auditorium, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon
About
The conference consists of scientific sessions, debates, and patient testimonials, bringing together young researchers, leading experts, patients and families for a broad discussion in the areas of neuroscience and Parkinson's disease.
Some of the topics discussed will include AI in medicine, research on movement disorders and the challenges of living with Parkinson's.
Champalimaud Open Seminar (COpS)
"Why does cancer come back and how to fight it?"
Ana Luísa Correia, Cancer Dormancy & Immunity
"The quick and the dead: a tale of resident memory T cells in infection and cancer"
Klaas van Gisbergen, Tissue Immunity
Moderation
Leopoldo Petreanu, Cortical Circuits
Advancing CAR-Based Adoptive Cancer Immunotherapies
Host
Adriana Sánchez Danés, PhD, Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Lab
Venue
Seminar room
Abstract
In this seminar, I will present recent advances developed in our laboratory in CAR-based adoptive T-cell immunotherapy, with a particular focuss on leukemia. The talk will highlight γδ T cells as allogeneic effector platforms and explore emerging dual-targeting and armored CAR strategies.
Champalimaud Advanced Confocal Microscopy Course
Location and Dates: Champalimaud Foundation, 13 to 17 April 2026
Application Deadline: 22 February 2026
Acceptance Notification: 24 February 2026
Cost: 300 Euros + VAT (23%) (payment deadline 2 March 2026). The fee includes coffee-breaks, lunches and the course dinner on 16 April 2026.
Candidate Attendance Confirmation Deadline: 2 March
Capacity: 16 participants
3rd Botton-Champalimaud International Pancreatic Cancer Conference
The first edition of the Botton-Champalimaud International Pancreatic Conference, hosted at the prestigious Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Centre, was a landmark event in 2024, bringing together leading experts, researchers, and healthcare professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advancements in pancreatic cancer diagnosis, treatment, and care.
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.
