Luís Oliveira and Inês Caiado completed their PhDs

The Pereira Team is celebrating the end of two very exciting journeys: Luís Oliveira and Inês Caiado completed their PhDs, respectively entitled “Understanding Dendritic Cell Diversity with Direct Cell Reprogramming” and “Inducing Immunity with Direct Cell Reprogramming for Cancer Immunotherapy”.

In a day full of science and emotions, both members of our team successfully defended their theses at the University of Coimbra, engaging in exciting discussions with their opponents. The team was part of a big audience that cheered as the fifth and sixth PhD graduates from the Pereira Lab enthusiastically represented the field of immune cell reprogramming. Their contributions speak to the core of the lab, as they planted the seed and made it grow—increasing our knowledge on immune cell development and developing it for future immunotherapies.