Cláudio M Gomes, Ph.D.
Group Leader

1999 PhD Biochemistry, ITQB/UNL

gomes@itqb.unl.pt
Tel: +351-214469333
skype: claudio.gomes

Sónia S. Leal
PostDoctoral fellow (co-advisor: Joan S. Valentine, UCLA)
Biology (U Evora), MsC Biochemistry (U Lisboa)
Ph.D in Biochemistry (U Nova Lisboa)
Phone: 214469333. E-mail: leal@itqb.unl.pt

Misfolding and toxic aggregation of SOD1. Strucuture and folding of VAP-MSP. Metal ions in neurodegeneration. ALS

Bárbara Henriques
Ph.D Student
Chemistry (U Coimbra)
Phone: 214469333. E-mail: barbarah@itqb.unl.pt

Inborn errors of metabolism: fatty acid disorders (MADD). Biochemistry and misfolding of human ETF. Pharmacological rescue of protein misfolding.

Ana Raquel Correia
Ph.D Student
Biochemistry (U Lisboa)
Phone: 214469333 E-mail: acorreia@itqb.unl.pt

Frataxin folding and Freidreich's ataxia. Oxidative stress in protein misfolding. Yeast Frataxin and interactions.

Hugo Botelho
Ph.D Student
Biochemistry (U. Lisboa)
Phone: 214469333. E-mail: hbotelho@itqb.unl.pt

S100 proteins. Biophysics of amyloidogenesis. Role of metals in protein misfolding and structure. Thermophilic proteins.

Ema Alves
PostDoctoral fellow (co-advisor: Rui Martinho, IGC)
Biochemistry (U Coimbra), Ph.D in Biochemistry (U Porto)
Phone: 214469333 E-mail: ealves@itqb.unl.pt

Drosophila as model for fatty acid disorders.
Defective ETF:QO and mitochondrial dysfunction in embryos.

Tânia Lucas FCT/UNL
Daniela Isidoro FCUL/UL
Ana Fiadeiro IST/UTL
Carolina Jardim ULHT
Sofia Carvalho FCUL/UL

João V. Rodrigues, PhD
Post doctoral fellow
Nov 07 - Ago 09
Present position: Assist Prof Univ Minho

Catarina Silva
Biochemistry student FC/UL
Sept 05 - Sept 06
Present position: PhD student ITQB

Ana Sofia Ferreira
Applied Chemistry student FCT/UNL
Sep 02 - Sep 03
Present position: IST

Rita Rocha
Applied Chemistry student FCT/UNL
Sep 04 - Jul 06
Present position: PhD student Barcelona