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Please RT - roylab.org is looking for one postdoctoral fellow to work on developing gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. In vivo experience is required, project involves human brain organoids and gene editing. Available immediately.

Procuro candidato a bolsa de PhD (FCT2022; deadline: 7 Abril) para estudar organização do citoesqueleto axonal i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde. Ofereço bolsa equivalente durante 6 meses (até possível atribuição de bolsa FCT). Interessados PF contactem-me (PM ou [email protected]). Please RT

Just heard a pregnant women being asked if her girl to be born wasn’t stealing her beauty. Apparently a Portuguese saying when you are carrying a baby girl. If you’re carrying a baby boy, you’ll become gorgeous. Such a long way to go sisters!

Estamos a acolher familia Ucraniana: Mãe, Pai e 2 meninas de 6 e 8. Procuram T2, max 1h do Porto. Conseguem pagar 600 euros de renda. São família muito nova e feliz, e querem recriar em PT o negócio de sucesso na área textil que tinham. Se souberem de oportunidade, PF MP. PF RT.

DRG neurons have an axon initial segment. Our new paper Brain done i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde Now with an active link... academic.oup.com/brain/advance-…

Thank you Аnа Dorrego Rivas and Grubb Lab!!

Great fun writing this Primer with Pedro Brites: Neurons contribute to leukodystrophy pathology in a cell-autonomous manner

From my dear friend Mario Gomes-Pereira. Great PI!

the vital role of basic research

It's fantastic to work with excellent PhD students. Sara NeuroDay i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde

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Livro da minha filha, Geografia 8º ano, listagem de políticas anti-natalistas. Está com dificuldade em perceber pq é que algumas estão listadas como políticas contra a natalidade. Eu também.

Working on Myelin? Check the ISN Satellite Meeting. Great science and venue. 👇

“The usefulness of useless knowledge”

Axon adaptation to tension, out today Current Biology. authors.elsevier.com/a/1jlO93QW8S6G… Kudos to Sara! Thanks MAroso and Paulo de Castro Aguiar for the AxonStretcher, TSilva and pedro brites for membranes, J&CVieira for transcriptomics, and the younger crew i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde.

Do you want to hear the latest and greatest about the neuronal cytoskeleton? Join us in Chile next April for #NeuroCyto2025, organized by Monica Sousa, Kassandra Ori-McKenney and Falzone_Lab! Registration is open until March 5: neurocytoskeleton.com/2025/

Our newest paper on the fascinating biology DRG neurons. eLife - the journal: Axon-specific microtubule regulation drives asymmetric regeneration of sensory neuron axons doi.org/10.7554/eLife.… Tour de force by Catarina Costa i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde at al (Gaby G Martins and others not on Twitter)

Our group i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde is hiring a Senior Technician (lnkd.in/dpfTYyy8), a Bioinformatician (lnkd.in/dy8S-dH4) and a Postdoc. Know someone who might be a good fit? Send them our way