CID - Chromosome Instability & Dynamics Lab | People
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Who we are

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Group Leader

Helder Maiato, PhD

Obsessed with all aspects of cell division! Co-founder of Yscience, to inspire the next generation of scientists.

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Postdoc & Project Leader

António Pereira

His main research interest is on the development of optical methods for sub-cellular imaging and perturbation.

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Postdoc & Project Leader

Liam Cheeseman

Currently working on understanding the mechanisms of anaphase in both mitosis and meiosis.

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Postdoc

Ariana Jacome

Her focus is on understanding of how cells in mitosis coordinate the detection and resolution of DNA structures that arise in previous cell cycle stages.

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Postdoc

Naoyuki Okada

He is interested in the relationship between chromosome number/size and their segregation.

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PhD student

Ana Almeida

Ana’s project is focused in the phenotypic analysis of mitosis in Indian muntjac cells by performing an RNAi screen.

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PhD student

Danilo Lopes

Danilo is currently focused on dissecting the roles of tubulin post-translational modifications in cancer.

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PhD student

Margarida Gomes

Her current research is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms behind multipolar mitosis.

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PhD student

Hugo Girão

Hugo is interested in dissecting the roles of tubulin detyrosination/tyrosination in cell division.

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PhD student

Marco Cruz

Currently working on understanding how human mitotic cells deal with DNA damage.

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PhD student

Joana Oliveira

Joana’s project aims to dissect the molecular and mechanical mechanisms that keep fully aligned chromosomes at the metaphase plate.

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PhD student

Joana Monteiro

Joana is interested in understanding the functional roles of different tubulin post-translational modifications in mitosis.

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Masters student

Alexandre Seabra

Currently working on understanding how chromosomes segregate

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Our close collaborators

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Project leader

Jorge Ferreira

Currently leads an independent line of research funded by an FCT research grant. Interested in the role of forces in mitotic spindle assembly and positioning using advanced microscopy techniques in combination with cell micromanupulation and custom-designed computational tools.

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PhD student

Vanessa Nunes

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PhD student

Margarida Dantas

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PhD student

Joana Lima

CID Alumni

  • Bernardo Orr
  • Carolina Ramos
  • Luisa Ferreira – Currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Portuguese Institute for Oncology (IPO), Porto.
  • Cristina Ferras
  • Danica Drpic – Currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Molecular Medicine, Vienna.
  • Filipe Sousa – Currently doing a medical internship at University of Geneva, Geneva.
  • Ana Figueiredo – Currently a medical liaison officer at Bial
  • Ana Pereira – Lab manager at FairJourney Biologics
  • Olga Afonso (olga.afonso@unige.ch) – Currently a post-doctoral researcher at University of Geneva, Geneva.
  • Marin Barisic (barisic@cancer.dk) – Currently a group leader at the Danish Cancer Society Research Center.
  • Martina Barisic (martina@cancer.dk) – Currently a lab manager at the Danish Cancer Society Research Center.
  • Tatiana Moutinho – Currently pursuing a political career at Transform Europe
  • Nina Schweizer (nina.schweizer@irbbarcelona.org) – Currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Barcelona.
  • Miriam Zagers (m.zagers@hotmail.com) – Currently a PhD student at the University of Amsterdam.
  • Paulo Aguiar (pauloaguiar@ineb.up.pt) – Currently a group leader at INEB, Porto.
  • Zaira Garcia – Senior Molecular Biologist and Project Manager at Abbott Laboratories, Spain
  • Cristina Ferreira (cristina.ferreira@neuro.fchampalimaud.org) – Currently a PhD student at Champalimaud Foundation, Lisboa.
  • Stefano Maffini (stefano.maffini@mpi-dortmund.mpg.de) – Staff Scientist, MPI, Dortmund, Germany.
  • Irina Matos – Senior Scientific Researcher, Genentech, CA, USA.
  • Ana Rita Maia (r.maia@nki.nl) – Senior Scientist, Genmab, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Mariana Lince-Faria (mfaria@igc.gulbenkian.pt) – Currently a lab manager at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Lisboa.
  • Sara Sofia Pereira – Currently pursuing a medical career.
  • Rodrigo Guimarães (rodrigo.s.gui@gmail.com) – Managing Editor at Springer Nature.
  • Andrea Marques – Currently pursuing post-doctoral studies with Sophie Dumont, UCSF, CA, USA.
  • Marten Hornsveld (m.hornsveld@umcutrecht.nl) – Currently a PhD student at the University Medical Center of Utrecht.
  • Clara Melo (Clara.Correia-Melo@newcastle.ac.uk) – Currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Newcastle.
  • Elsa Logarinho (elogarinho@ibmc.up.pt) – Currently a group leader at IBMC, Porto.
  • Joana Macedo (Joana.Macedo@ibmc.up.pt) – Currently pursuing post-doctoral studies with Elsa Logarinho, i3S, Porto.