Lab News
Ana receives an AACR Trailblazer grant
Ana is one of the first recipients of the bold new $1 million AACR Trailblazer Cancer Research Grants, and her project will advance our understanding of how conversations between the nervous and immune systems control when cancer returns.
Andreia presents her research at the 1st EACR Cancer Neuroscience conference!
We are very proud of Andreia for her top scoring abstract!
Lena defends her Master's internship!
We are very proud of Lena for her Master's work, which advances our understanding of liver innervation and how it impacts the formation of breast cancer metastases at this target site.
Marta defends the 1st Master's thesis of the lab!
We are very proud of Marta for her Master's work using computational biology approaches to dissect changes in natural killer cells during the formation of breast cancer liver metastases.
A handful of new talent at once
We are excited to welcome Marta, Lena, Catarina, Maria and Sérgio to the team!
Ana receives a CaixaResearch Health Grant
Ana is one of the 6 winners in the area of Oncology, and her project will advance our understanding of how organ-specific microenvironments influence the formation of breast cancer metastases.
Andreia secures an FCT fellowship!
We are very proud of Andreia for her funded project, which will deepen our understanding of cancer-neuro-immune interactions during the formation of breast cancer metastases.
Rockin' all over the world
We warmly welcome our second PhD student, Arjun Aji Reeja, and newest research assistant, Jennifer Murray, to the Correia team!
We got two new great girls in science!
We are thrilled to welcome Margarida Braga and Bruna Garcia to the team!
Maze to metastasis
Excited to see that our Perspective article has inspired the cover of the latest issue of Nature Reviews Immunology: a maze to metastasis designed by Simon Bradbrook.
That makes the fantastic 4!
We are thrilled to welcome Andreia Gonçalves to the team, our very first PhD student!
Miguel joins the MRS ECLC!
It is with great satisfaction that we see Miguel engaging in the mission of the Metastasis Research Society (MRS) with his election to the Early Career Leadership Council (ECLC).
Ana chairs the Dormancy educational session at AACR 2023 in Orlando
What an honor to put together an educational session at the AACR Annual meeting 2023!
Ana stands among 50 Portuguese figures who may define the future of Portugal
On its 50th anniversary, the Portuguese newspaper Expresso highlights the key personalities in 5 originally illustrated magazines.
Ana receives an EMBO Installation Grant
Ana is one of the 11 winners of the 2023 EMBO Installation Grants, one of the 2 scientists awarded in Portugal this year, and her funded project will deepen our understanding of the process of dormancy in tumor cells.
We became 3!
The Cancer Dormancy & Immunity Lab is very happy to welcome Miguel Fuzeta to the team!
Ana is named a 2022 AACR NextGen star!
The AACR NextGen program distinguishes early-career cancer researchers, and offers them an exciting opportunity to have their work featured in a major symposium at the AACR Annual Meeting.
Welcome to our 1st team member!
We are very excited to welcome Francisco Landum to the Cancer Dormancy & Immunity Lab!
Our paper is featured in EACR’s Top 10 Cancer Research Papers
Our paper "Hepatic stellate cells suppress NK cell-sustained breast cancer dormancy" was included in the February 2022 EACR's regular summary of the 10 most interesting and impactful recent papers in cancer research.
Ana receives the Pfizer Research Prize 2022 in Oncology
The award ceremony "31 Years Pfizer Research Prize" took place on February 10th, 2022, via livestream.
