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
Scientific Interests: Internal representations and motor control
Techniques: Physiology, behavior
Hobbies: Reading, running, dancing, skiing, traveling, cooking
Nelia Varela, PhD
Laboratory Manager
Training: Ph.D. in Agronomy, Universitat de Lleida
Scientific Interests: Behavior, anatomy, imaging
Techniques: Behavior, imaging, genetics
Hobbies: Reading, biking, going to the beach _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Nuno Rito
INDP graduate student
Training: Biomedical Engineering, Universidad Nova Lisboa
Scientific Interests: Motor Control, Visual processing, Internal State
Techniques: Behavior, Electrophysiology, Data Analysis
Hobbies: Foosball, Gaming, Sports, Hiking
Tomas Barros
Research associate
Training: Molecular Biology
Scientific Interests: Neural circuits, Neurodegeneration
Techniques: Behavior
Hobbies: Basket, Gaming, Reading
Terufumi Fujiwara, PhD
JSPS postdoctoral fellow
Training: Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology, University of Tokio
Scientific Interests: Neural circuits for motor control
Techniques: Physiology, behavior
Hobbies: Classical Art & Music __________________________
Mert Erginkaya
INDP graduate student
Training: Molecular Biology & Genetics, Bogaziçi University
Scientific Interests: Circuit motifs for behavioral control
Techniques: Optical imaging, EM circuit reconstruction, behavior
Hobbies: Playing basketball, guitar and drums
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Miguel Paço
INDP/ Boehringer Ingelheim graduate student
Training: Biomedical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico
Scientific Interests: Control Theory, Biophysical Dynamics, Behavior
Techniques: Optical imaging, Behavioral and Data Analysis, Genetics, Geometry, Instrumentation
Hobbies: SCUBA Diving, Dancing, Gamer, Anime, History
Claire Rusch, PhD
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral fellow
Training: Ph.D. in Biology, University of Washington
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
Tomas L Cruz
INDP graduate student
Training: Physics, Engineering & Neuroscience, Instituto Superior Técnico
Scientific Interests: Animal behavior, Neural computation
Techniques: Electrophysiology, Modeling, Behavior analysis
Hobbies: Attend to my cats random needs
Margarida Brotas
Research associate
Training: Evolutionary and Developmental Biology, University of Lisboa
Scientific Interests: Neural Circuits and Behavior
Techniques: Behavior, Anatomy
Hobbies: Playing the guitar, pole dancing, reading, writing and trekking
Corinna Gebehart, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow
Training: Ph.D. in Biology and Neuroscience, University of Cologne
Scientific Interests: Multisensory integration & circuit dynamics in motor control
Techniques: Physiology, behavior
Hobbies: Swimming and reading
Andres Marques
INDP graduate student
Training: Physics, Engineering & Neuroscience, Instituto Superior Técnico
Scientific Interests: Multimodal Integration, Decision Making, Second Marr’s Level
Techniques: Modeling, Computation, Data Analysis
Hobbies: Basketball, Video games, Hololive, Trading Card Games
Martina Canova
Research associate
Training: Neuroscience, University of Trieste
Scientific Interests: Perception and multimodal integration
Techniques: Behavior, Anatomy
Hobbies: Reading, Scout movement, baking and photography
Allumni
James Bohnslav
Current : PhD student. Chris Harvey Lab
Anabel Rodrigues Simões
Current : PhD student. Christa Rhiner Lab
Wynne Stagnaro
Current : PhD student. Carlos Brody Lab
Ece Sönmez
Current : PhD student, Max Jösch lab
Sebastian Malagón Perés
Current : PhD student, Northwestern University
Diana Amaro
Current : PhD student, Bendikt Grothe lab