In the first semester of 2026, a group of Sorbonne Université master’s students spent a semester abroad at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), diving into cancer research at some of C2PO’s leading laboratories. They talked to C2PO about their experiences at USP.
In an interview with C2PO, Dr. Luciana Barros, lead researcher of the study, explains how BreastOncoPredict was developed, the findings that surprised the researchers, and the next steps to validate the tool in other SUS hospitals.
C2PO interviews Professor Henrique Rinaldi Matheus, from the School of Dentistry at USP, about the connections between oral health and cancer, with emphasis on periodontitis and its influence on tumor development and the response to oncological treatments.
C2PO interviews students from Sorbonne who spent six months at USP through a mobility program with FMUSP and C2PO, and shared how the experience in Brazil transformed their academic and personal development.
C2PO interviews Dr. Darshak Bhatt, who pursued a double PhD at USP and University of Groningen. He tells us about his experience at both institutions.
C2PO interviews Professors Luisa Villa and Laura Sichero about the transfer of the role of principal investigator of the Ludwig-McGill Cohort Study, an important study on HPV and cervical cancer that began in 1993 and continues to this day.
C2PO interviews Professor Nancy Lan Guo, from Binghamton University. The Professor traveled to Brazil after receiving a Fulbright Scholarship to discover biomarkers.