Margarida Araújo, has a degree in Biology and a Masters in Evolution and Developmental Biology and was one of the awardees in 2015 with a fellowship in Cancer genetics, for a project developed at the Actin Dynamics groups at IGC, led by Florence Janody. Her project aimed to understand whether changes in certain proteins important for the functioning of the cell skeleton lead to the development of breast cancer. After finishing her fellowship, Margarida enrolled in the IGC PhD programme and she is currently taking the training courses before starting her research project.   

2014

Tiago Maié, has a Masters degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, and was one of the awardees with a fellowship in Biodiversity, for a project developed at the Population and Conservation Genetics group at IGC. His project aims to study the effect of habitat loss and fragmentation of forests on lemurs and other endangered vertebrates of Madagascar. After finishing his NOS Alive fellowship, Tiago Maié continued his research at the Population Genetics group where he is developing of a software that simulates complex demographic scenarios and on a second project he is responsible for creating a framework of analysis of genomic data of a species of primate that is at risk of extinction in the west coast of Africa.

Gonçalo Matos, has a Masters degree in Evolution and Developmental Biology and was one of the awardees with a fellowship in Genetics and Evolution, for a project developed at the Evolution and Development group at IGC. His project aims to investigate whether there is a direct link between the immune system and the longevity of organisms, using the fruit fly as a model organism. Gonçalo Matos is a PhD student of the Host-Microorganism Interactions group at IGC.

2013 

Helena Teixeira, has a degree in Biology and was one of the awardees with a fellowship in Biodiversity, for a project developed at the Population and Conservation Genetics group at IGC. Her project aimed to study the effect of habitat loss and fragmentation of forests on lemurs, one of the species at risk of extinction in Madagascar, a biodiversity hotspot. Helena Teixeira is now working in the reforestation project of Gorongosa National Park and enrolled in a Masters degree in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution at the Universidade de Coimbra.

Filipe Vieira, has a degree in Biology and was one of the awardees with a fellowship in Microbiology, for a project developed at the Bacterial Signalling group at IGC. During his project, Filipe Vieira investigated the molecular mechanisms that are involved in the interaction between bacteria and infected hosts, particularly those that occur between bacteria and insects that cause the transmission of diseases in humans. Filipe Vieira is a PhD student in the Bacterial Signalling group at IGC.

2011

Célia Rodrigues, has a degree in Biology and was one of the awardees with a fellowship in Biodiversity, for a project developed at the Population and Conservation Genetics group at IGC.  Her project aimed to understand the effects of loss and habitat fragmentation, both in structure and density of populations of lemurs, and also in its genetic fingerprints using molecular tools on the island of Madagascar. Celia Rodrigues is now a research technician at University College London, UK.

Diogo Santos, has a Masters degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, and was one of the awardees with a fellowship in Bioinformatics, for a project developed at the Computational Genomics group at IGC. His project aimed to identify genetic sequences responsible for the appearance of some types of cancers, a very important step in understanding its mechanisms, using genetic data and bioinformatics techniques, contributing for a better understanding of the functioning of carcinogenic mechanisms. Diogo Santos is currently a PhD student of the Evolution and Structure Genomics group at IGC.  

2010

Sam Viana, has a degree in Biology and was one of the awardees with a fellowship in Biodiversity, for a project developed at the Population and Conservation Genetics group at IGC.  His project aimed to estimate the density of two endangered species of nocturnal lemurs in northern Madagascar. Sam Viana is a PhD student of the Systems Neuroscience at the Champalimaud Research in Lisbon and is also involved in the organisation of science and culture events.

Francisco Freixo, has a degree in Biology and was one of the awardees with a fellowship in Malaria, for a project developed at the Genetic Diseases group at IGC. His project aimed to study factors that influence the infection and development of malaria in populations of Principe Island, Sao Tome and Principe. Francisco Freixo is currently developing his PhD project at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Barcelona.

2009

Alexandre Leitão, has a degree in Biology and was one of the awardees with a fellowship in Genetics and Evolution, for a project developed at the Evolution and Development group at IGC. His project aimed to unravel the evolutionary origin of the immune system. Alexandre Leitão, completed his PhD in 2014 from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and is currently a postdoc at the University of Cambridge, UK.

João Alves, has a degree in Applied Biology and was one of the awardees with a fellowship in Biodiversity, for a project developed at the Population and Conservation Genetics group at IGC. His project aimed to study the effect of habitat fragmentation in some species of large mammals at risk of extinction. João Alves, completed his PhD in 2014 from the Universidade do Porto and is currently doing a postdoc in Vigo, Spain.     

Related information: 

• Revista Sábado (2014)
• Público/ Caderno P3