Research at the IGC

IGC Research Laboratories

The IGC's scientific interests are centered on the genetic basis of development and evolution of complex systems, privileging organism-centred approaches and using experimental models that include plants, yeast, flies, frogs and mice, while working on the genetics of complex human diseases as well. A strong theoretical sector is also one of the IGC's specificities.

Research Groups

The following groups develop, at present, their research at the IGC:

	Protein - Nucleic Acids Interactions Athanasiadis, Alekos		Plant Stress Signaling Baena González, Elena
	Meiosis and Development Barbosa, Vítor José		Epigenetics and Soma Barreto, Vasco
	Variation: Development and Selection Beldade, Patrícia		Cell Cycle Regulation Bettencourt Dias, Mónica
	Neural Circuits and Behavior Carey, Megan		Quantitative Organism Biology Carneiro, Jorge
	Molecular Neurobiology Castro, Diogo		Population and Conservation Genetics Chikhi, Lounes
	Neurobiology of Action Costa, Rui		Lymphocyte Physiology Demengeot, Jocelyne
	Plant Molecular Biology Duque, Paula		Cell Biophysics and Development Feijó, José
	Telomeres and Genome Stability Ferreira, Miguel		Collective Dynamics Gomes, Gabriela
	Evolutionary Biology Gordo, Isabel		Actin Dynamics Janody, Florence
	Epigenetic Mechanisms Jansen, Lars		Organogenesis Leon, Joaquin
	Systems Neuroscience Mainen, Zachary		Patterning and Morphogenesis Mallo, Moises
	Early Fly Development Martinho, Rui		Development, Evolution and the Environment Mirth, Christen
	Behavioral Neuroscience Moita, Marta		Vision to Action Orger, Michael
	Infections & Immunity Parkhouse, Michael		Disease Genetics Penha Gonçalves, Carlos
	Computational Genomics Pereira Leal, José		Behavior and Metabolism Ribeiro, Carlos
	Complex Adaptive Systems and Computational Biology Rocha, Luís		Inflammation Soares, Miguel
	Evolution and Development Sucena, Élio		Host-Microorganism Interactions Teixeira, Luis
	Evolutionary Genetics Teotónio, Henrique		Innate behavior Vasconcelos, Maria Luísa
	Bacterial signalling Xavier, Karina