Henrique Veiga-fernandes
Scientific Board Director Co-founder & Managing Pa
oncology
StemCell2MAX
Japan
Biography
Henrique graduated in Veterinary Medicine at Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. He was awarded a PhD in molecular and cellular biology from Université René Descartes, Paris, France. He developed his post-doctoral research at Institut Necker in Paris, France and at the National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK. He joined the Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), Lisbon, Portugal, late in 2008 as a group leader. Since 2014 he is member of the IMM board of directors. He made ground-breaking contributions to the understanding of immunological memory, innate lymphoid cells and hematopoietic stem cell biology. Among others he received three European Research Council awards and has been elected as EMBO member.
Research Interest
Henrique graduated in Veterinary Medicine at Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. He was awarded a PhD in molecular and cellular biology from Université René Descartes, Paris, France. He developed his post-doctoral research at Institut Necker in Paris, France and at the National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK. He joined the Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM), Lisbon, Portugal, late in 2008 as a group leader. Since 2014 he is member of the IMM board of directors. He made ground-breaking contributions to the understanding of immunological memory, innate lymphoid cells and hematopoietic stem cell biology. Among others he received three European Research Council awards and has been elected as EMBO member.
