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:

	Plant Stress Signaling Baena González, Elena		Epigenetics and Soma Barreto, Vasco
	Variation: Development and Selection Beldade, Patrícia		Cell Cycle Regulation Bettencourt Dias, Mónica
	Quantitative Organism Biology Carneiro, Jorge		Population and Conservation Genetics Chikhi, Lounes
	Malaria Mitogens Coutinho, António		Lymphocyte Physiology Demengeot, Jocelyne
	Plant Molecular Biology Duque, Paula		Plant Development Feijó, José
	Yeast Stress Fernandes, Lisete		Telomere and Genome Stability Godinho Ferreira, Miguel
	Theoretical Epidemiology Gomes, Gabriela		Evolutionary Biology Gordo, Isabel
	Actin Dynamics Janody, Florence		Epigenetic Mechanisms Jansen, Lars
	Tissue Morphogenesis Koeppen, Mathias		Organogenesis Leon, Joaquin
	Systems Neuroscience Mainen, Zachary		Patterning and Morphogenesis Mallo, Moises
	Early Fly Development Martinho, Rui		Behavioral Neuroscience Moita, Marta
	Infections & Immunity Parkhouse, Michael		Disease Genetics Penha Gonçalves, Carlos
	Computational Genomics Pereira Leal, José		Cellular Pathogenesis of Malaria Seabra, Miguel
	Inflammation Soares, Miguel		Stress & Cytoskeleton Soares, Helena
	Evolution & Development Sucena, Élio		Mitose Tavares, Alvaro
	Evolutionary Genetics Teotónio, Henrique		Lymphocyte activation Valitutti, Salvatore
	Innate behavior Vasconcelos, Maria Luísa		Bacterial signalling Xavier, Karina