BIAL FOUNDATION INITIATIVES
IN 2024
- Applications for the Prémio BIAL de Medicina Clínica 2024 | January Learn more
- Applications for the Maria de Sousa Award 2024 | January Learn more
- Award Ceremony of the BIAL Award in Biomedicine 2023 | February Learn more
- 14th “Behind and Beyond the Brain” Symposium| April Learn more
- Applications for Grants Programme for Scientific Research 2024/2025 | April Learn more
- BIAL Foundation 30 YEARS Conference + Award Ceremony of the Maria de Sousa Award 2024 | October
BIAL Foundation celebrates 30 Years with António Damásio and Hanna Damásio in a filled Aula Magna
To mark its 30th anniversary, the BIAL Foundation invited António Damásio and Hanna Damásio to Portugal to present the conference "On the Physiology of the Mind 2024".
On 9 October, the Aula Magna da Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa welcomed around 1500 people in person and nearly 3000 online to celebrate the 30 Years of the BIAL Foundation with the internationally renowned couple of neuroscientists as guests in an event chaired by the Portuguese Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro.
The event also included the ceremony for the 4th edition of the Maria de Sousa Award, where five young Portuguese researchers took center stage to be awarded in stem cells, stroke, ageing, fungal respiratory disease, and inflammatory bowel disease.
See the event's photo gallery below and watch the Best of video here. Read the news piece here.
AWARD Universidade de Lisboa | Fundação BIAL 30 Anos
The Award Universidade de Lisboa|Fundação BIAL 30 Years was created to stimulate reflection, interpretation, and critical analysis of university students from all over the country, challenging them to write an Essay on the theme of the BIAL Foundation's 30th-anniversary conference, entitled ‘On the Physiology of the Mind 2024’, by António Damásio and Hanna Damásio.
The winners were announced on 25 November at the award ceremony held as part of the 6th Meeting of Students of the Mind-Brain College at the Rectory of the University of Lisbon.
Ten prizes were awarded to students from the three cycles of higher education, from different institutions, disciplinary areas and regions of the country.
Meet the winners and learn more about the Award here.