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At ACT Lab, we believe in sharing knowledge, fostering collaboration, and engaging with the scientific community and the public.

Here you can find updates on our past events and upcoming, including scientific workshops, seminars, public talks, and media highlights.

Events and News

Coming Soon - 3rd MIA-Portugal Ageing Spring School

13 –15 May 2026 | University of Coimbra, Portugal The 3rd MIA-Portugal Ageing Spring School , will take place on 13 –15 May 2026 in...

Coming Soon - 14th International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapy (SPCE-TC)

20 – 21 November 2025 | i3S, Porto, Portugal The Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapy (SPCE-TC) is pleased to announce the...

Coming Soon - European Researchers' Night 2025

26th September 2025 | Downtown Coimbra, Portugal The European Researchers' Night (ERN) at the University of Coimbra (UC) is back on...

Final Internship Report Defense Highlights ACT Lab Research on Osteogenic Differentiation Under Exercise Mimetics and Caloric Restriction

On the morning of July 23, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, the ACT Lab had the pleasure of hosting the final internship report...

1st Symposium on Ageing of the Vascular, Immune, Haematopoietic, and Musculoskeletal Systems

Date: June 30th - July 1st, 2025 Local: Auditorium 2, Student Hub, Faculty of Medicine, Polo I, University of Coimbra Programme: ...

Master Defense: Congratulations to Tamara Eldirani on Her Remarkable Achievement

We are delighted to announce that Tamara Eldirani has successfully defended her Master’s thesis in Biomedical Sciences at Maastricht...

Hands-on Science for the Planet: Students Celebrate Environment Day with Creative Recycling

On June 5th, 2025 – World Environment Day – students from class 6A (Theatre Group) of EB23 Dr.ª Maria Alice Gouveia School took part in a...

Children´s Day at EB1 Montes Claros School

May 29th 2025 EB1 Montes Claros School Participation of Cláudia Deus and José Teixeira 60 participants

Oeiras Valley Science Festival

May 21st - 25th, 2025 Tagus Park, Oeiras, Portugal As part of the Oeiras Valley Science Festival, ACT Lab celebrate the best that schools...

2nd "Talk to Me About... Health" Meeting

On April 30th, I attended the 2nd "Talk to Me About...Health" Meeting – "Neuroscience for All: Mind, Education, and Art", organized by...

Brain Awareness Week - Agrupamento de Escolas de Avis, Portalegre

On March 14th 2024, as part of Brain Awareness Week, I had the opportunity to visit the Agrupamento de Escolas de Avis, where we talked...

5th volume of the book "Women in Science"

On March 8th 2025 International Women's Day, Ciência Viva honored Portuguese women scientists with the launch of the 5th volume of the...

PhD Defense: Congratulations to Sandra Mimoso on Her Cum Laude Achievement

We are delighted to announce that Sandra Mimoso has successfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled “microRNAs in the Diagnosis and...

Provas Conceito UC-Santander 2024 Award!

Luis Bimbo, Cláudia Deus, Hugo Fernandes, Marcus Chaves Gardhena, Sofia Viana e Flávio Reis. We are thrilled to share that our innovative...

Seminar on Stem Cells

Yesterday, we had a rather busy morning at the Advanced Cell Technology Lab (MIA Portugal). Following a kind invitation from Cristina...

European Researchers' Night in Coimbra 2024

Grateful for the incredible opportunity to participate in the European Researchers' Night in Coimbra, where we had the chance to connect...

Master Defense: Congratulations to Daniel Carvalho on His Outstanding Achievement

We are proud to announce that Daniel Carvalho has successfully defended his Master’s thesis in Cellular and Molecular Biology –...

Expofacic 2024

Another incredible experience at Expofacic. The ACT (Advanced Cell Technology) laboratory engaged with the public through interactive,...

"Ocupação Científica de Jovens nas Férias"

Last week, ACT Lab had the pleasure of hosting Laura and Beatriz, two highly motivated high school students from Agrupamento de Escolas...

Cells, microscopes, and what a scientist's life is like!

The ACT Lab - Advanced Cell Technology laboratory - continues its outreach activities. This time, the team visited the pre-school Centro...