Group Members

We are happy to receive and train new people, so do not be shy and join us! Our lab atmosphere is excellent, and you will find an international group of people keen to learn and progress. From high school to postdoc, any level is more than welcome to enjoy the iPlantMicro experience!

Our team Members!

Juan Ignacio Vílchez, PI

João Ricardo Barnabé, PhD candidate

Inês Rebelo Romão, MSc

Ana Sofia Rodrigues dos Santos, MSc

Tatiana Garrido Gil, MSc

André Sousa, MSc candidate

Amadeus Anton Pendl, MSc candidate

- Millia McQuade, MSc candidate

Joana do Carmo Gomes, BSc

Mª Victoria Ferrer, BSc (external collaborator)

Bachelor Project students

- Eva María Lopes Dias, BSc (FCT Bachelor project) - 2022 (19/20)

- Marta Abreu, BSc (FCT Bachelor project) - 2022 (19/20)

- Raquel Teixeira, BSc (FCT Bachelor project) - 2022 (20/20)

- Rita Obrist, BSc (IST Bachelor project) - 2022 (19/20)

- Miguel Andrade, BSc (IST Bachelor project) - 2022 (20/20)

- Ashni Tambaclal, BSc (IST Bachelor project) - 2022 (20/20)

- Vicente Guerreiro, BSc (IST Bachelor project) - 2022 (19/20)

- Alice Coimbra, BSc (IST Bachelor project) - 2023 (19/20)

- Alice Palmeiro, BSc (IST Bachelor project) - 2023 (19/20)

- Joana Gomes, BSc (FCT Bachelor project) - 2023 (19/20)

- Mafalda Santos, BSc (FCT Bachelor project) - 2023 (18/20)

- Matilde Fernandes, BSc (IST Bachelor project) - 2023 (19/20)

- Tiago Andrade, BSc (Lusofona Bachelor project) - 2023 (19/20)

- Marla Niza Costa, BSc (Lusofona Bachelor project) - 2023 (20/20)

- Daniel Silva, BSc (FCT Bachelor project) - 2023 (/20)

- Alfonso Couto, BSc (FCT Bachelor project) - 2023 (/20)

- Mafalda Correia, BSc (FCT Bachelor project) - 2023 (/20)

Erasmus+ Students

- Noah Kilonzo (Ankara University, Türkiye) - 2022

- Julia Malinowska (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland) - 2022

- Weronika Wiśniewska (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland) - 2022 and 2023

- Zuzanna Ziółkowska (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland) - 2023

- Flavia Kasa (International Hellenic University, Greece) - 2023

- Mmalehloo Mpho Bantobetse (University of Pavia, Italy) - 2023

- Ezgi Alaca Yildirim (Dokuz Eylül University, Türkiye) - 2023

PhD and Postdoc Internships

- Ana Paula Santos (PunaBio, Tucumán, Argentina) - 2022

- Gülçin Sevim (Bilecik Seyh Edebali University, Türkiye) - 2022

- Elakkya Muthukkaruppanto (ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India) - NAHEP-CAAST International Training in the area of Genomics PhD traineeship, 2023

- Lucas Amoroso Lopes de Carvalho (Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil) - UNESP International Training Program, 2023

- Sonam Priyadarshani (ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India) - NAHEP-CAAST International Training in the area of Genomics PhD traineeship, 2023