March 17th, 2026 | GIMM, polo Oeiras 

BonsaiLab is pleased to invite researchers, clinicians and life sciences professionals to a new 10x Genomics Technical Day at the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM), focused on the latest advances in Single Cell and Spatial Biology. This event is designed to showcase how cutting-edge genomic technologies are being applied to address complex biological and clinical questions.

Why attend

This Technical Day offers a valuable opportunity to gain insights into current single-cell and spatial technologies, learn from experienced researchers applying these approaches to real-world biological challenges, and engage in scientific discussion within a multidisciplinary research environment.

Event Details

Date: March 17th
Location: GIMM, polo Oeiras
Rua da Qta Grande, 6
2780-156 Oeiras
Room: Auditorium Ionians

Agenda

9:00 h

Welcome and Introduction

9:15 h

Accelerating discoveris with Single Cell and Spatial tecnologies.

Andrés Ramírez
Scientific Advisor at 10x Genomics

10:10 h

Mapping the Host-Parasite Interface in Malaria at Single-Cell Resolution

Elisa Jentho PhD.
Inflammation Group, GIMM

10:30 h

Coffee break

11:00 h

My Journey with 10x Genomics: From the First Kit to Shaping Others’ Experiments

Cátia Moutinho, PhD.
Single-Cell World founder

11:20 h

Unveiling the pathogenesis of human autoimmunity one cell at a time

Ana Raquel Maceiras, PhD.
Lymphocyte Regulation Group, GIMM

11:40 h

Single-cell profiling of honey bee gut cell types

Ana Barradas, PhD.
Microbial Genomics and Symbiosis Group, GIMM

12:00 h

Gotta catch them all: Dual CRISPR-Cas9 perturbation screens to find Toxoplasma exported proteins that change host cell transcription in a Toxoplasma strain, stage and host species-specific manner

Franziska Hildebrandt, PhD and Catarina Rosa, PhD.
Cell Biology of Host – Pathogen Interaction Group, GIMM