The MP2Lab study “Loss of state transitions in Bryopsidales macroalgae and kleptoplastic sea slugs (Gastropoda, Sacoglossa)” published in the journal Communications Biology has been highlighted

During the easter break, MP2Lab hosted Dr. Alexey Amunts (University of Münster/Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation), one of the world’s leading experts on

MP2Lab leader Sónia Cruz participated in the EMBO | EMBL symposium The Cellular Mechanisms of Symbiosis: Sensing Friend from Foe (#EESSymbiosis), held in Heidelberg, Germany, March 2026. The latest results

Journal of Experimental Biology has highlighted a collaboration between MP2Lab and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México on the light preferences of the sea slug Elysia

MP2Lab researcher Heta Mattila was awarded an Academy Research Fellowship 2025, a 4-year project for early-career researchers funded by the Research Council of Finland. The name of

MP2Lab members Vesa Havurinne and Heta Mattila took part in the Nordic Photosynthesis Congress/Nordic Algae Symposium held in Helsingør, Denmark in October, where they presented

The project KlepoSlug was presented at the Expo 2025 in Osaka representing the University of Aveiro, as part of the Economic, Scientific and Cultural program

Diana Lopes, former PhD student at the MP2Lab, has successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Mucus of the photosynthetic sea slug Elysia crispata: Contribution of

During spring and early summer 2025, the MP2Lab team has been presenting the latest results of the Kleptoslug project at several international conferences abroad: