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🪐🧬 Did you know that you can meet an astronaut at the Science & Space Symposium? 🚀

Matthias Maurer, ESA astronaut, will join the event for a conversation about what it means to live and work in space, the role of astronauts in scientific research and what we can learn from space exploration here on Earth.

Free public session on 22 October 2026 at the Grande Auditório João Lobo Antunes (FMUL), Lisbon.🔗 Register now: https://care.gimm.pt/science-and-space-symposium/

The Science & Space Symposium is organised by GIMM, GIMM CARE, Faculdade de Medicina ULisboa, Agência Espacial Portuguesa and ESA - European Space Agency.

Two years of science, curiosity and discovery. 🧫

Over the past two years, GIMM has brought scientists, ideas and expertise together to ask bold questions, uncover new knowledge and expand our understanding of the world around us.

From fundamental research to new discoveries, collaborations and scientific achievements, this journey has been driven by a growing community united by curiosity and the ambition to explore new ideas, challenge what we know and create meaningful impact.

Two years of advancing science. And we’re only just getting started. 🔬

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Dois anos de ciência, curiosidade e descoberta. 🧫

Ao longo destes dois anos, o GIMM juntou cientistas, ideias e conhecimento para fazer perguntas ambiciosas, gerar novo conhecimento e aprofundar a nossa compreensão do mundo que nos rodeia.

Da investigação fundamental às novas descobertas, colaborações e conquistas científicas, este caminho tem sido impulsionado por uma comunidade cada vez maior, unida pela curiosidade e pela ambição de explorar novas ideias, questionar o que sabemos e gerar impacto.

Dois anos a fazer avançar a ciência. E estamos só a começar. 🔬

Your heart doesn’t clock out.

It works while you sleep.
While you run.
While you laugh.
While you don’t even think about it.

Understanding how it works is the first step towards knowing how to care for it.

This World Heart Day, don’t miss a beat. 🩷

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O seu coração não descansa.

Trabalha enquanto dorme.
Enquanto corre.
Enquanto ri.
Enquanto nem sequer pensa nele.

Compreender como funciona é o primeiro passo para saber como cuidar dele.

Neste Dia Mundial do Coração, não perca o ritmo. 🩷

🪐🧬 Scientific Session 2 - Microbiome

How does spaceflight affect the microbiome - and what can studying these changes teach us about human health on Earth?
The second scientific session of the Science & Space Symposium will explore the relationship between the microbiome, the space environment and human health, bringing together perspectives from biomedical research and space science.

🎤 Christine Moissl, Professor, Medical University Graz
🎤 Nicholas Brereton, Assistant Professor/Lecturer, University College Dublin
🎙️ Moderator: Isabel Gordo, GIMM Group Leader

🗓️ 21–22 October 2026
📍 Grande Auditório João Lobo Antunes (FMUL), Lisbon
🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/ezdM-kke

The Science & Space Symposium is organised by GIMM, GIMM CARE, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Space | Agência Espacial Portuguesa and European Space Agency - ESA.

On September 25, GIMM was present at the European Researchers’ Night 2026, which took place at the Jardins do Palácio Marquês de Pombal, Oeiras. 🔬

This event was organized by ITQB NOVA in partnership with the Oeiras Municipality, i3S and Ciência Viva.

A unique opportunity to promote science and innovation, bringing the work of scientists closer to society. 🧫

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No dia 25 de setembro, o GIMM marcou presença na Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2026, que aconteceu nos Jardins do Palácio Marquês de Pombal, Oeiras.🔬

O evento foi organizado pelo ITQB NOVA em parceria com o Município de Oeiras, o i3S e a Ciência Viva.

Uma oportunidade única para promover a ciência e a inovação, aproximando o trabalho dos cientistas da sociedade. 🧫

GIMM CARE Flagship R&I Project Grants 2026 🧫

Applications are now open to clinicians and researchers from any institution working on ambitious clinical or translational research projects.

Selected projects can receive up to €200,000 in funding for 24–30 months, fostering new collaborations with GIMM and innovative approaches to healthcare challenges.

🧬 Clinical & translational research
📅 Deadline: 31 October 2026

Projects should be co-led by a practising clinician (MD) and a PhD researcher, or led by an MD-PhD.

Transform healthcare challenges into impactful solutions.

Find the call documents, eligibility criteria and FAQs at care.gimm.pt/gimm-open-calls/

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GIMM CARE Flagship R&I Project Grants 2026 🧫

Estão abertas as candidaturas a clínicos e investigadores de qualquer instituição que desenvolvam projetos ambiciosos de investigação clínica ou translacional orientados para responder aos atuais desafios na área da saúde.

Os projetos selecionados poderão receber até 200 mil euros de financiamento, por um período de 24 a 30 meses, promovendo novas colaborações com o GIMM e abordagens inovadoras aos desafios na área da saúde.

🧬 Investigação clínica e translacional
📅 Prazo: 31 de outubro de 2026

Os projetos devem ser co-liderados por um médico em prática clínica (MD) e um investigador com doutoramento (PhD), ou liderados por um MD-PhD.

Transform healthcare challenges into impactful solutions.

Consulte os documentos da call, os critérios de elegibilidade e as FAQs em care.gimm.pt/gimm-open-calls/

🪐🧬 One month until the Science & Space Symposium!

On 21–22 October, Lisbon will bring together researchers, clinicians and stakeholders from the space and biomedical sectors for two days of discussion, research and exchange around Biomedical Research Beyond Earth.

From ageing and the microbiome to radiation and cardiovascular health, the Symposium will explore how research at the intersection of space and biomedicine can help us better understand the human body and support future exploration.

🗓️ 21–22 October 2026
📍 Grande auditório João Lobo Antunes (FMUL), Lisbon

🔗 Register here: https://care.gimm.pt/science-and-space-symposium

The Science & Space Symposium is organised by GIMM, GIMM CARE, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Agência Espacial Portuguesa and ESA - European Space Agency.