Ana João Rodrigues
Team Leader
Email: ajrodrigues@med.uminho.pt
ORCID Scopus ResearcherID
Training: Biology
Scientific interests: Neural mechanisms of reward and aversion
Hobbies: Family gatherings; Nature and animals; Traveling; Meet new cultures and costumes; Food & Friends 🙂
Carina Soares-Cunha
Junior PI
Email: carinacunha@med.uminho.pt
ORCID Scopus ResearcherID
Training: Biology
Scientific interests: Nucleus accumbens ensembles encoding rewarding experiences
Hobbies: Movies, TV shows, go out with friends
Bárbara Coimbra
Junior PI
Email: barbaracoimbra@med.uminho.pt
ORCID Scopus ResearcherID
Training: Biology
Scientific interests: Neural circuits and mechanisms of reward; addiction.
Hobbies: Ukelele and Kalimba; Traveling; Movies and Netflix
Leandro Aguiar
Post-doctoral researcher
Email: leandroaguiar@med.uminho.pt
ORCID
Training: Biology
Scientific interests: Neural mechanisms of reward and aversion
Hobbies: Photography; Make coffee; Music; Movies
Tawan Carvalho
Post-doctoral researcher
Email: tawancarvalho@med.uminho.pt
ORCID
Training: Physics
Scientific interests: Neural circuits and mechanisms of reward; Computational models of neuron network; Critical brain hypothesis
Hobbies: Gaming, finance, home-lover, Netflix
Claire Terrier
Post-doctoral researcher
Email: d13061@med.uminho.pt
ORCID
Training: Neurosciences
Scientific interests: neural circuits of social behavior, reward and aversion
Hobbies: Hiking, Tennis, Cooking
Ana Verónica Domingues
PhD student
Email: id8807@alunos.uminho.pt
ORCID Scopus ResearcherID
Training: Biochemistry
Scientific interests: Neuronal circuits encoding reward
Hobbies: Nature explorer, furniture makeover.
Raquel Correia
PhD student
Email: raquelgcorreia96@gmail.com
ORCID ResearcherID
Training: Biochemistry
Scientific interests: Neurobiological basis of depression and addiction
Hobbies: Nature, music, reading
Natacha Gaspar
PhD student
Email: pg40139@alunos.uminho.pt
ORCID Scopus
Training: Biology
Scientific interests: Neural mechanisms of reward and aversion; Neuroscience in general
Hobbies: Art; Reading; Animals; Baking
Gisela Armada
PhD student
Email: id9963@alunos.uminho.pt
ORCID
Training: Biochemistry
Scientific interests: Protein homeostasis and stress-mechanisms; Neuronal circuits
Hobbies: Books, Nature, The sea, Cooking
Rita Gaspar
Lab manager
Email: ritagaspar@med.uminho.pt
ORCID
Training: Biology
Scientific interests: Neural circuits of reward and aversion
Hobbies: Nature; Sports; Traveling; Food and Friends
Marcelina Wezik
Technician
Email: marcelina.wezik@gmail.com
ORCID
Training:
Scientific interests: Neurobiological mechanisms of addiction and treatment
Hobbies: Backpack traveling, exploring new subjects, philosophy, art, cinema
Ricardo Gonçalves
Msc student
Email: pg43066@alunos.uminho.pt
ORCID
Training: Biology
Scientific interests: Cognitive Processing Enconding of Information, Reward and Aversion in Decision-making
Hobbies: Cinema, Series, Hiking in Nature and Stargazing
“The team is the pillar to do great science, it allows ideas to be realized (…). Passion is one of the key ingredients to be a successful scientist. You can teach technical skills to someone, but you cannot teach passion. If you love what you do, you fail but persist, and you will certainly thrive.”
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