Research Team


Lab photo

Our team is composed of researchers with backgrounds in physics, biology, engineering, and computer science. We are always looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team. The group's research spans various biological areas including virology, host-pathogen interactions, immunology, and cell signaling, as well as technological development in optics, super-resolution microscopy, and machine learning.

The research team is currently composed by 16 members: António D. Brito (PhD Student), Arturo G. Vesga (Postdoc), Afonso Mendes (PhD Student), Bruno M. Saraiva (Postdoc), Daria Aristova (Postdoc), Estibaliz Gómez de Mariscal (Postdoc), Filipa Reinoite (Lab Manager), Hannah Heil (Postdoc), Iván Hidalgo-Cenalmor (Software Engineer), José Damián Martínez Reyes (PhD Student), Leonor Morgado (PhD Student), Mario Del Rosario (Postdoc), Mariana Ferreira (Software Engineer), Nuno P. Martins (Postdoc), Ricardo Henriques (Group Leader) and Simão Coelho (Postdoc).

Alumni members include: Cheng-Yu Huang (Masters Student), Caron Jacobs (PhD Student), Christoph Spahn (Postdoc (now PI)), David Albrecht (Postdoc), Daniel Krentzel (Internship Student), Inês Cunha (Masters Student), Jerzy Samolej (PhD Student), Kalina Tosheva (PhD Student), Lucas von Chamier (PhD Student), Nils Gustafsson (PhD Student), Neza Vadnjal (PhD Student), Pedro Almada (PhD Student), Pedro Matos Pereira (Postdoc (now PI)), Romain F. Laine (Postdoc), Robert Gray (PhD Student), Siân Culley (Postdoc (now PI)) and Yue Yuan (PhD Student).

Group Leader



Lab Manager


Filipa Reinoite

Filipa Reinoite

Lab Manager
ITQB NOVA


Postdoctoral Researchers


Arturo G. Vesga

Arturo G. Vesga

Postdoc
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship

Daria Aristova

Daria Aristova

Postdoc
H2022 RT-SuperES Grant

Hannah Heil

Hannah Heil

Postdoc
FCT Fellowship

Mario Del Rosario

Mario Del Rosario

Postdoc
ERC Grant

Simão Coelho

Simão Coelho

Postdoc
FCT Fellowship


PhD Students


António D. Brito

António D. Brito

PhD Student
FCT Fellowship

Afonso Mendes

Afonso Mendes

PhD Student
ERC Grant

Leonor Morgado

Leonor Morgado

PhD Student
IGC-Abbelight Partnership


Software Engineers


Iván Hidalgo-Cenalmor

Iván Hidalgo-Cenalmor

Software Engineer
H2021 AI4Life Grant funded

Mariana Ferreira

Mariana Ferreira

Software Engineer
H2021 AI4Life Grant funded


Alumni


Cheng-Yu Huang

Cheng-Yu Huang

Masters Student
Alumni

Caron Jacobs

Caron Jacobs

PhD Student
Commonwealth Scholarship

Christoph Spahn

Christoph Spahn

Postdoc (now PI)
EMBO Fellowship

David Albrecht

David Albrecht

Postdoc
Marie Curie Fellowship

Daniel Krentzel

Daniel Krentzel

Internship Student
Crick Sandwich Student

Inês Cunha

Inês Cunha

Masters Student
EMBO Installation Grant

Jerzy Samolej

Jerzy Samolej

PhD Student
BBSRC LIDo Studentship

Kalina Tosheva

Kalina Tosheva

PhD Student
MRC-LMCB Studentship

Lucas von Chamier

Lucas von Chamier

PhD Student
MRC-LMCB Studentship

Nils Gustafsson

Nils Gustafsson

PhD Student
UCL CoMPLEX Studentship

Neza Vadnjal

Neza Vadnjal

PhD Student
MRC-LMCB Studentship

Pedro Almada

Pedro Almada

PhD Student
BBSRC LIDo Studentship

Pedro Matos Pereira

Pedro Matos Pereira

Postdoc (now PI)
BBSRC Grant

Romain F. Laine

Romain F. Laine

Postdoc
MRC Fellowship

Robert Gray

Robert Gray

PhD Student
UCL CoMPLEX Studentship

Siân Culley

Siân Culley

Postdoc (now PI)
Wellcome Trust Grant

Yue Yuan

Yue Yuan

PhD Student
Alumni