WHO WE ARE
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Raquel Oliveira, Group Leader
I have been fascinated by chromosome morphology ever since my PhD work where I studied the process of chromosome condensation during nuclear division. I have then moved to Oxford to focus on the problem of sister chromatid cohesion and explore new techniques for acute protein inactivation. After a period abroad, I returned to Portugal in 2012 to start my independent line of research aiming at redefining the role of mitotic chromosomes during nuclear division. My current tasks are to set up the lab and built up a highly motivated team. My non-academic interests include Argentine tango, cinema and travel. More info and CV. |
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Alexandra Tavares, Lab manager I joined the CHR Lab in October 2013 but have worked in Cell Biology since 2008. I am here to help Raquel managing the lab and to help other people in whatever they need. I participate in everyone’s work which is a great way to have a broader view of the different projects in the lab. |
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Gaston Guilgur, Postdoc I am from Argentina and I joined the CHR Lab in September 2015. I want to understand the developmental consequences of aneuploidy, in other words, to explore how mitotic errors are possibly tolerated in the context of a living organism. Can aneuploidy result in distinct cell fates depending on the tissue we are looking at? Is it possible to identify a cellular mechanism controlling the “aneuploidy tolerance”? These are the kind of questions that I will try to answer during my postdoc. |
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Sara Carvalhal, Postdoc
I'm a member of the CHR family since Jan 2016. Although I'm Portuguese, I have already worked in Spain, UK and Germany. After my PhD in cell division using mammalian cells, I decided to move into a whole organism model: Drosophila. I'm currently focused on pushing chromosome cohesion to its limits by studying how cohesin works during metaphase. During my free time, if I'm not cooking, I like to read, play handball and do pilates. |
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Mihailo Mirkovic, PhD student (2014 IBB)
I bounced around a few countries but I originally come from Montenegro (good luck finding it on the map), and have always wanted to do something wildlife related-like marine biology or conservation zoology. Naturally, by a cruel twist of fate, I ended up working on the mechanisms that govern mitotic fidelity: more specifically-how errors in sister chromatid cohesion are detected by the Spindle Assembly checkpoint. With time, the topic really grew on me. Seriously. When I am not moaning about Science and Life in general, I like to exercise, sleep on the beach, go fishing , and drink fermented products, in a very non-moderate fashion. |
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Ewa Piskadlo, PhD student (2013 PIBS) I joined the CHR Lab in July 2013 as a PhD student to work on this cool protein called condensin I. In my research I use the "break it and see what happens" approach to discover what this protein complex really does during mitotic chromosome assembly. |
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Cintia Horta, PhD student (2014 PGCD) I´m from the sunny country of Cape Verde. I used to be an engineer but I felt in love with science. So I jump into biology to elucidate the non-mitotic roles of condensin complexes. |
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photo credits: Sandra Ribeiro (IGC)
Allumni
- Inês Brás, Research Technician 2017
- Mariana Santos, Master Student 2013/2014
- Lina Gallego-Paez, Post-doc 2014/2015
- Pedro Almada, Master student 2012/2013