Ana Luisa Correia received her B.Sc. in Applied Biology from the University of Minho, Portugal. As a student of the GABBA program, she pursued her PhD studies on the role of the microenvironment in breast cell invasion at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab, USA, and then a postdoc at the FMI and the University of Basel, Switzerland, exploring tissue-specific mechanisms controlling breast cancer progression. Ana is currently a Principal Investigator at the Champalimaud Foundation, where she leads the Cancer Dormancy & Immunity Lab. The goal of her research is to understand how disseminated tumor cells interact with the unique microenvironment in each distant site, and leverage this knowledge into more effective therapeutic interventions for patients risking metastases. Ana has received a few international awards (2021 Metastasis Research Prize, 2022 Pfizer Oncology, AACR 2022 NextGen Stars), is an EMBO Young Investigator, and serves as an active member at the EACR, AACR and MRS societies.
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
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11:35
13:10
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Unravelling mechanisms of ER+ Breast cancer dormancy
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Proffered Paper: Translational Reprogramming Drives Immune Evasion in Melanoma Persister Cells Through MIF Secretion
EACR25-2481
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What makes a tissue favorable or not to metastasis?
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Proffered Paper: Neuroblastoma metastatic cells adopt an embryonic diapause-like state in the fetal bone marrow driven by mTOR activity
EACR25-0988
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How host niche variations regulate disseminated cancer cell dormancy and awakening
Auditorium VIII
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13:30
14:15
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(open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required)
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TABLE 1: How to build your own network
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TABLE 2: Leadership: Experience in combining research with the direction of a research institute
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TABLE 3: Leadership: Experience as a team leader and a research center science director
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TABLE 4: Life of a scientist between research and hospital
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TABLE 5: How to make your research impactful and transferable to the clinic
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TABLE 6: How to build a successful lab environment
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TABLE 7: How do you know when you are ready to start your own lab?
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TABLE 9: The challenges of starting your own lab
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TABLE 10: ERC funding opportunities for starting or establishing a research group in the EU or Associated Countries
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TABLE 8: Challenges of setting up a new lab and establishing yourself as a PI in your home country after years abroad
Career Discovery Area
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