Dear CiBB community, 

It is with great pleasure that we extend an invitation to the upcoming Metabolism, Aging and Disease 6th CiBB Retreat, "Shaping the Future: Metabolism, Aging and Disease in Perspective”. This event is an excellent initiative that promotes scientific meetings and the exchange of scientific knowledge between MAD groups and the CiBB community.

Date: January 20–21, 2026
Location: Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra (Polo III), Subunit 3, Coimbra, Portugal
Programme: a preliminary version is available here. 

We warmly encourage all CiBB members, particularly young researchers and students, to participate and share their work. Your contributions are essential to making this event memorable and scientifically enriching.

• Registration – until DECEMBER 17th, 2025

Secure your place by completing the registration form.

• Abstract submission: until DECEMBER 14th, 2025

Contribute with a flash talk or a poster presentation. 

Please use the link for the submission using the abstract template.

Awards will be given for the best flask talk and the best poster presentation!

Come join us in this exceptional forum for fostering collaboration across clinical, basic, and translational research communities!

The organizing committee,

Andreia Amaro, Carla Lopes, Caroline Veloso, Eurico Pereira, Mariana Diniz, Patricia Mendes, Rui Martins, Salomé Pires e Sofia Nunes