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

Virginia Palieri, PhD

Virginia Palieri, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Training: Ph.D. in Neurosciences, IMPRS & TUM

Scientific Interests:

Techniques: Behavior, imaging, genetics

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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

Nelia Varela, PhD

Nelia Varela, PhD

Laboratory Manager

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Training: Ph.D. in Agronomy, Universitad de Lleida

Scientific Interests: Behavior, anatomy, imaging

Techniques: Behavior, imaging, genetics

Hobbies: Reading, biking, traveling

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: Imaging, EM, behavior

Hobbies: Basketball, guitar and drums

 

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Filipa Torrão

Filipa Torrão

Research Technician

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Training: Biochemistry, University of Lisbon, and Bioinformatics, University of Birmingham

Scientific Interests: Neural circuits and Behavior

Techniques:  Data Analysis, Behavior, EM

Hobbies: Football (National 3rd Division), Scuba diving, Astro-photography, Politics

Claire Rusch, PhD

Claire Rusch, PhD

MSC Postdoc

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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

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

Corinna Gebehart, PhD

Corinna Gebehart, PhD

MSC Postdoc

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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

Allumni

Terufumi Fujiwara, PhD

Terufumi Fujiwara, PhD

Current :Riken Hakubi Team Leader

Martina Canova

Martina Canova

Current Position: PhD student @ Ilona Grunwald-Kadow

Anabel Rodrigues Simões

Anabel Rodrigues Simões

Current : PhD student. Christa Rhiner Lab

Tomas L Cruz

Tomas L Cruz

Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow @ Silvia Arber's 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 position: PhD student @ Ann Kennedy's lab

 

 

James Bohnslav

James Bohnslav

Current : PhD student. Chris Harvey Lab

Margarida Brotas

Margarida Brotas

Current Position: PhD student @ Cesar Mendes' lab

 

 

Diana Amaro

Diana Amaro

Current : PhD student, Bendikt Grothe lab