Maria de Sousa Award2025 - 5^th edition

Winners

The Maria de Sousa Award 5th edition - 2025 was delivered on November 4, 2025, to five Portuguese researchers in a ceremony at the Portuguese Medical Association in Lisbon.

Neuza Domingues

“Lysosomes going nuclear: tracing lysosome-nucleus communication”

Bruna Meira

“FOSI: Uncovering causal mechanisms of freezing of gait using deep brain stimulation”

Ângela Fernandes

“Sweetening the tumour attack: neoantigen glycoengineering to boost CD8+ T cell response against colorectal cancer”

Diogo Reis Carneiro

“CaInPark - Cardiovascular interoception: from neuroanatomical foundations to impairment in Parkinson’s disease”

Catarina Lopes

“SNIFF: Saliva-based non-invasive volatile organic compounds for gastric cancer detection”

Jury

President
Rui Costa
Members
Maria do Carmo Fonseca
Miguel Castelo-Branco
Joana Palha
João Relvas
Applications received
45

More information about the awarded projects here.The best of video of the ceremony will be available soon.

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