Keynote Speaker: Cláudio Franco

Hosted by: Raquel Oliveira

Cláudio A. Franco graduated in Biochemistry from the University of Porto and completed his PhD in Protein Structure and Function at Paris VI University, followed by postdoctoral training in vascular biology in the laboratory of Holger Gerhardt in London. He is currently Group Leader and Vice-Director at the Católica Biomedical Research Centre and Associate Professor at Católica Medical School in Lisbon.

His laboratory investigates the fundamental mechanisms governing blood vessel formation and function, combining genetics, advanced imaging, bioengineering, computational modelling and AI-based image analysis to understand vascular disease. His work has contributed to the discovery of flow-migration coupling, the identification of dactylopodia, and the demonstration that physical and chemical cues compete to shape endothelial behaviour and vascular morphogenesis.

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