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PDBEB Courses 2026/2027 - Synapse Assembly, Function and Plasticity

Organized by

CNC-UC/CIBB

Date & Time

02/11/2026 - 06/11/2026

Location

CNC Auditorium, 2nd floor, Faculty of Medicine Building, Polo I, University of Coimbra

Registation

Mandatory

Deadline : 26/10/2026

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Coordination

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Ana Luisa Carvalho

CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC
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Carlos B. Duarte

CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC
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Paulo Cesar da Silva Pinheiro

CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC

Lecturers

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Ana Luisa Carvalho

CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC

Speaker and Coordinator
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Ana Rita Quadros

CNC-UC/CIBB

Speaker
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Ângela Inácio

CNC-UC/CIBB

Speaker
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Carlos B. Duarte

CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC

Speaker and Coordinator
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Filipe Opazo

NanoTag Biotechnologies & University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany

Invited Speaker
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Joana Ferreira

MIA-UC & CIBB

Speaker
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Joana Lourenço

ICM - Paris Brain Institute, France

Invited Speaker
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Kobi Rosenblum

University of Haifa, Israel

Invited Speaker
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Maria Joana Pinto

i3S and CNC-UC, Portugal

Invited Speaker
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Mónica Santos

CNC-UC/CIBB

Speaker
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Nuno Apóstolo

MIA-UC & CIBB

Speaker
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Paulo Cesar da Silva Pinheiro

CNC-UC/CIBB & FCTUC

Speaker and Coordinator
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Renato Duarte

CNC-UC/CIBB

Speaker
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Shiva Tyagarajan

CNC-UC/CIBB

Speaker
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Susana Louros

University of Edinburgh

Invited Speaker

Aim

Keywords and broad topics:

  • Neuronal polarization & synaptogenesis
  • Pre- and postsynaptic function
  • Hebbian and homeostatic synaptic plasticity
  • mRNA Translation and Synaptic Plasticity
  • Inhibitory transmission
  • Interneurons in the neocortex
  • Dendritic integration
  • Glial regulation of synaptic function
  • Neuromodulation
  • Synaptopathies

 

Experimental projects:

  • Studying synaptogenesis by imaging hemi-synapses
  • Advanced fluorescence microscopy to unveil synaptic protein organization
  • Assessing F-actin dynamics in spines
  • Evaluating neuronal and network activity in cultured neurons using multielectrode arrays
  • Study of axonal transport and analysis with kymographs

Program

Available here.

 

Sponsors:

An Innovative Concept for Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Biomedicine and Biotechnology

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