Over the past couple of months we transformed words, images and sounds into a collection of stories that reflects the spirit of our community.
These are stories of curiosity, courage and trust.
Reconstructions of the past and exercises in imagining the future.
They reflect different cultures, languages and ways of thinking which, together, broaden how we observe and understand the world.
Champalimaud Open Seminar (COpS)
The Use of Defensive Responses to Study Patterned Sequences of Behaviour
Marta Moita, Behavioral Neuroscience Lab
Circuit Mechanisms Driving Movement Disorders
Joaquim Alves da Silva, Neural Circuits Dysfunction Lab
Moderation
Fighting for the Future
On March 13, 2026, the Champalimaud Foundation will host the Lung Cancer Fight Club – 3rd Round, a multidisciplinary meeting bringing together renowned scientists and clinicians to discuss cutting-edge strategies in lung cancer management.
This year’s symposium will provide a platform for knowledge exchange across surgery, radiotherapy, interventional pulmonology, genetics, nutrition, physical activity, mental health, and applied technologies in oncology.
Programme
Let's talk about Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in Portugal, and awareness with knowledge can save lives.
Programme
Polyps, what they are and how they’re treated, Ricardo Rio-Tinto, Champalimaud Foundation
When can we avoid surgery for rectal cancer, Laura Fernandez, Champalimaud Foundation
Minimally invasive surgery, José Azevedo, Champalimaud Foundation
The role of exercise, Pedro Saint-Maurice and Carla Malveiro, Champalimaud Foundation
24 October 2025
CRSy25: Loops Within Loops and the Future of AI-Driven Brain Research
With nearly 30 presenters, including four keynote speakers, and over 300 participants from across the globe, the symposium was structured into multiple sessions exploring different themes. Chaired by CF’s Memming Park, Principal Investigator of the Neural Dynamics Lab, together with Yale University’s Shreya Saxena and the University of Cambridge’s Guillaume Hennequin, the event focused on neurocybernetics – a field first defined in the 1940s that studies how brains use feedback and control to adapt, learn, and interact with their surroundings.
