Meet the Team
We are a diverse group – Biologists, Physicists, Physiologists, and we code, record neuronal activity, look carefully at behavior and create models to guide our experiments.
Lab members
Eugenia Chiappe, PhD
Principal Investigator
Training: Biophysics and Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University (USA)
Scientific Interests: Self-motion and spatial internal representations, and motor control
Techniques: Physiology, behavior
Hobbies: Reading, running, dancing, skiing, traveling, cooking
Claire Rusch, PhD
MSC Postdoc
Training: Ph.D. in Biology, University of Washington (USA)
Scientific Interests: Neural circuits for learning and multimodal integration
Techniques: Physiology, behavior
Hobbies: outdoor activities gaming, reading, playing music and petting my dog and my cat
Corinna Gebehart, PhD
MSC Postdoc
Training: Ph.D. in Biology and Neuroscience, University of Cologne (Germany)
Scientific Interests: Multisensory integration & circuit dynamics in motor control
Techniques: Physiology, behavior
Hobbies: Swimming and reading
Virginia Palieri, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Training: Ph.D. in Neurosciences, IMPRS & TUM (Germany)
Scientific Interests: Behavior, Decision Making & Action selection, Neurophysiology
Techniques: Behavior, imaging, genetics
Hobbies: running, reading
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Ana Sofia Oliveira, PhD
Research Specialist
Training: PhD in Nanobiology and Structural Biology, Université Grenoble (France)
Scientific Interests: Physiology, circuit function
Techniques: Imaging, electrophysiology & behavior
Hobbies: Music, traveling, reading
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Rafael Caetaneo, MS
Lab Manager/Data Scientist
Training: current: MS Data Analysis &Engineering, Nova School Science &Technology; MS, Biomedical Science, IHMT (Portugal)
Scientific Interests: Big Data, Deep learning
Techniques: Data Analysis, Computing
Hobbies: Reading, traveling, music, cooking
Andres Marques, MS
INDP graduate student
Training: Physics, Engineering & Instituto Superior Técnico (Portigal)
Scientific Interests: Multimodal Integration, Decision Making, Second Marr’s Level
Techniques: Modeling, Computation, Data Analysis
Hobbies: Basketball, Video games
Miguel Paço, MS
INDP/ Boehringer Ingelheim graduate student
Training: Biomedical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal)
Scientific Interests: Control Theory, Biophysical Dynamics, Behavior
Techniques: Optical imaging, Behavioral and Data Analysis, Genetics, Geometry, Instrumentation
Hobbies: SCUBA Diving, Dancing, Gamer, Anime, History
Nuno Rito, MS
INDP graduate student
Training: Biomedical Engineering, Universidad Nova Lisboa (Portugal)
Scientific Interests: Motor Control, Visual processing, Internal State
Techniques: Behavior, Electrophysiology, Data Analysis
Hobbies: Foosball, Gaming, Sports, Hiking
Sofia Pinto, BS
Research Technician
Training: BS in Biomedical Sciences, Karolinska Institute (Sweden)
Scientific Interests: Neural circuits and Behavior
Techniques: Behavior, EM, Anatomy
Hobbies: reading, traveling, music
Allumni
Anabel Rodrigues Simões
Current : PhD student. Christa Rhiner Lab
Research Assistant (2015-2016)
Wynne Stagnaro
Current : PhD student. Carlos Brody Lab
James Bohnslav
Current : PhD student. Chris Harvey Lab
Margarida Brotas
Current Position: PhD student @ Cesar Mendes' lab
Sebastian Malagón Perés
Current position: PhD student @ Ann Kennedy's lab
Filipa Torrao, MS
Current position: Trainee at the European Commission