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

Eugenia Chiappe, PhD

Principal Investigator

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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

Nelia Varela, PhD

Laboratory Manager

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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

Nuno Rito

INDP graduate student

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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

Tomas Barros

Research associate

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Training: Molecular Biology

Scientific Interests: Neural circuits, Neurodegeneration

Techniques: Behavior

Hobbies: Basket, Gaming, Reading

Terufumi Fujiwara, PhD

Terufumi Fujiwara, PhD

JSPS postdoctoral fellow

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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

Mert Erginkaya

INDP graduate student

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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

Miguel Paço

INDP/ Boehringer Ingelheim graduate student

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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

Claire Rusch, PhD

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral fellow

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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

Tomas L Cruz

INDP graduate student

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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

Margarida Brotas

Research associate

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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

Corinna Gebehart, PhD

Postdoctoral fellow

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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

Andres Marques

INDP graduate student

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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

Martina Canova

Research associate

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Training: Neuroscience, University of Trieste

Scientific Interests: Perception and multimodal integration

Techniques: Behavior, Anatomy

Hobbies: Reading, Scout movement, baking and photography

 

Allumni

James Bohnslav

James Bohnslav

Current : PhD student. Chris Harvey Lab

Anabel Rodrigues Simões

Anabel Rodrigues Simões

Current : PhD student. Christa Rhiner Lab

Wynne Stagnaro

Wynne Stagnaro

Current : PhD student. Carlos Brody Lab

Ece Sönmez

Ece Sönmez

Current : PhD student, Max Jösch lab

Sebastian Malagón Perés

Sebastian Malagón Perés

Current : PhD student, Northwestern University

Diana Amaro

Diana Amaro

Current : PhD student, Bendikt Grothe lab