Armando Miguel Caseiro Pires Remondes, DVM Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Instituto de Medicina Molecular (IMM)
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa
Av. Professor Egas Moniz
1649-028 Lisboa
Portugal
mremondes (atdomain) medicina.ulisboa.pt
Phone: +(351) 21 799 9411
Fax: +(351) 21 799 9412
Bio-sketch
Dr Remondes received his DVM from Technical University of Lisbon in 1993, and was a practicing Veterinarian for 5 years. He then successfully applied for the VI Gulbenkian PhD Program in Biology and Medicine, worked with Dr. Erin Schuman at Caltech (1999-2004), and with Dr. Matthew Wilson at MIT (2004-2014). In his career, Dr Remondes discovered that direct input from cortex to hippocampus is a critical step in the formation of memories, that fine regulation of cingulate cortical-hippocampal interactions underlies the processing of behavior-relevant information by the cingulate cortex, and that neurons in cingulate cortex respond to the replay of memories in the hippocampus in the awake rat. These findings, published in the journals Nature, Neuron, and Cell Reports, led to fundamentally new perspectives concerning the way cortico-hippocampal circuitry supports the formation of memories, and memory-guided decision-making. His main goal is to explain learning and memory as a series of physical interactions between neuronal structures, and to investigate how these impact our daily choices.
Emanuel Ferreira Fernandes, M.Sc.
LisbonBioMed PhD Student
Bio-sketch
Emanuel Fernandes received his First Degree (B.Sc.) in Molecular Biomedicine, from University of Aveiro (UA), in 2011. In 2013 he finished his Master Degree (M.Sc.) in Molecular Biomedicine from the same institution (UA). During his Master, he developed his research project in Neurosciences and Cell Signaling, under the supervision of Prof. Odete Cruz e Silva and co-supervision of Prof. Margarida Fardilha, exploring the role of synphilin-1A/PPP1 complex in Lewy bodies formation in Parkinson´s disease. In 2014, he performed an internship in the Mass Spectrometry Centre of the Department of Chemistry in the University of Aveiro, under supervision of Prof. Rosário Domingues and Prof. Pedro Domingues. During this period, he developed work on lipidomics, particularly on the oxidation and structural modification of glycolipids. Currently, after starting the LisbonBioMed PhD Program, he joined the Remondes Lab as PhD candidate in Neurosciences. He is interested in how does the brain store and use spatial maps in the service of behavior.
LisbonBioMed PhD Student
Bio-sketch
Emanuel Fernandes received his First Degree (B.Sc.) in Molecular Biomedicine, from University of Aveiro (UA), in 2011. In 2013 he finished his Master Degree (M.Sc.) in Molecular Biomedicine from the same institution (UA). During his Master, he developed his research project in Neurosciences and Cell Signaling, under the supervision of Prof. Odete Cruz e Silva and co-supervision of Prof. Margarida Fardilha, exploring the role of synphilin-1A/PPP1 complex in Lewy bodies formation in Parkinson´s disease. In 2014, he performed an internship in the Mass Spectrometry Centre of the Department of Chemistry in the University of Aveiro, under supervision of Prof. Rosário Domingues and Prof. Pedro Domingues. During this period, he developed work on lipidomics, particularly on the oxidation and structural modification of glycolipids. Currently, after starting the LisbonBioMed PhD Program, he joined the Remondes Lab as PhD candidate in Neurosciences. He is interested in how does the brain store and use spatial maps in the service of behavior.
Marcelo Dias, M.Sc.
NeurULisboa PhD Student
Bio-sketch
Marcelo received his master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Minho and the University of Lille 3 in 2013. Supervised by Ana Pinheiro and Yvonne Delevoye-Turrell he studied the role of attention in the processing of emotional vocalizations. Shortly after graduating he started to work as a research assistant at the Neuropsychophysiology Lab in the University of Minho. In the end of 2015 he joined the Remondes Lab as a PhD candidate. Here, he is looking forward to explore the biological basis and interplay of learning, perception and behavior. Currently he is a PhD student at the NeurULisboa program in the University of Lisbon.
NeurULisboa PhD Student
Bio-sketch
Marcelo received his master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Minho and the University of Lille 3 in 2013. Supervised by Ana Pinheiro and Yvonne Delevoye-Turrell he studied the role of attention in the processing of emotional vocalizations. Shortly after graduating he started to work as a research assistant at the Neuropsychophysiology Lab in the University of Minho. In the end of 2015 he joined the Remondes Lab as a PhD candidate. Here, he is looking forward to explore the biological basis and interplay of learning, perception and behavior. Currently he is a PhD student at the NeurULisboa program in the University of Lisbon.
Thabèlò Khoboko, M.Sc.(Med.), M.S.
Champalimaud Neuroscience Program Ph.D. Student
Bio-sketch
Thabèlò received her B.Sc.(Hons.) from the University of Leicester and has completed graduate degrees at the University of Cape Town, M.Sc.(Med.) in Physiology, and at the University of Arizona, M.S. in Neuroscience investigating function and dysfunction in different brain systems, namely, the basal ganglia and the hippocampal system both of which are implicated in learning, memory, motivation and decision-making. Following her studies in Arizona, Thabèlò returned to her country, Lesotho, where she founded Neuroscience in Society Research Hub (Pty) Ltd. Thabèlò came to Portugal in 2015 to pursue her Ph.D. within the Champalimaud International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme. She joined the Remondes lab in November 2015 to study how neural activity is coordinated and synchronized across brain regions during learning, memory and decision-making processes.
Champalimaud Neuroscience Program Ph.D. Student
Bio-sketch
Thabèlò received her B.Sc.(Hons.) from the University of Leicester and has completed graduate degrees at the University of Cape Town, M.Sc.(Med.) in Physiology, and at the University of Arizona, M.S. in Neuroscience investigating function and dysfunction in different brain systems, namely, the basal ganglia and the hippocampal system both of which are implicated in learning, memory, motivation and decision-making. Following her studies in Arizona, Thabèlò returned to her country, Lesotho, where she founded Neuroscience in Society Research Hub (Pty) Ltd. Thabèlò came to Portugal in 2015 to pursue her Ph.D. within the Champalimaud International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme. She joined the Remondes lab in November 2015 to study how neural activity is coordinated and synchronized across brain regions during learning, memory and decision-making processes.
Ana Cruz, M.Sc.
NeurULisboa PhD Student
Bio-sketch
Ana has a degree in Biology from the University of Lisbon, completed in 2012. She received her masters degree in Evolutionary Biology and Development from the same institution in 2014. Her master thesis regarded the study of agonistic communication networks in the zebrafish, under the supervision of Dr. Rui Oliveira. After graduation, in 2015, she started working in Zach Mainen Lab, studying the role of the orbitofrontal cortex and posterior piriform cortex in odor guided spatial navigation. In late 2016, she joined Miguel Remondes Lab as a student from the NeurULisboa PhD Program,to study the role of cortico-hippocampal interactions in multiple trajectory choice.
NeurULisboa PhD Student
Bio-sketch
Ana has a degree in Biology from the University of Lisbon, completed in 2012. She received her masters degree in Evolutionary Biology and Development from the same institution in 2014. Her master thesis regarded the study of agonistic communication networks in the zebrafish, under the supervision of Dr. Rui Oliveira. After graduation, in 2015, she started working in Zach Mainen Lab, studying the role of the orbitofrontal cortex and posterior piriform cortex in odor guided spatial navigation. In late 2016, she joined Miguel Remondes Lab as a student from the NeurULisboa PhD Program,to study the role of cortico-hippocampal interactions in multiple trajectory choice.
Barbara Pinto Correia, M.Sc.
LisbonBioMed PhD Student
Bio-sketch
Bárbara completed her first degree in Human Biology in the University of Évora, in 2015. In the same year started her Masters in Biochemistry in the University of Coimbra. Her first intership was in iMM under supervision of Professor Ângelo Calado to comprehend the role of TSG-6 in the inflammatory process of zebrafish. For her Master Thesis she explored the neuroscience field in CNC, under supervision of Professor Carlos Duarte and Doctor Miranda Mele, during which she characterized an in vitro model of Status Epilepticus through whole-cell patch clamp and studied the role of BDNF and hnRNP K in the same model. In 2018, she was accepted in the LisbonBioMed PhD Program and joined Miguel Remondes Lab. Passionate about neuroscience, her current goal is to study how the Medial Meso Cortex (MMC, including ACC and RSC) might regulate decision-making when this is conditioned by waiting period, and dependent on accurate judgement of a time delay.
LisbonBioMed PhD Student
Bio-sketch
Bárbara completed her first degree in Human Biology in the University of Évora, in 2015. In the same year started her Masters in Biochemistry in the University of Coimbra. Her first intership was in iMM under supervision of Professor Ângelo Calado to comprehend the role of TSG-6 in the inflammatory process of zebrafish. For her Master Thesis she explored the neuroscience field in CNC, under supervision of Professor Carlos Duarte and Doctor Miranda Mele, during which she characterized an in vitro model of Status Epilepticus through whole-cell patch clamp and studied the role of BDNF and hnRNP K in the same model. In 2018, she was accepted in the LisbonBioMed PhD Program and joined Miguel Remondes Lab. Passionate about neuroscience, her current goal is to study how the Medial Meso Cortex (MMC, including ACC and RSC) might regulate decision-making when this is conditioned by waiting period, and dependent on accurate judgement of a time delay.
Gonçalo Correia de Oliveira Ferreira, B.Sc.
M.Sc. Neuroscience Student
Bio-sketch
Gonçalo received his B.Sc. in Psychology from ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon in 2015 and he was awarded the Undergraduate Award by the same institution. He is currently a M.Sc. student in the Remondes Lab and he is interested in how does the brain integrate multimodal sensory information and how it uses it to guide behavior. His approach involves in-vivo electrophysiology and neural manipulations in rats while they perform a sensory cue-trajectory association.
M.Sc. Neuroscience Student
Bio-sketch
Gonçalo received his B.Sc. in Psychology from ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon in 2015 and he was awarded the Undergraduate Award by the same institution. He is currently a M.Sc. student in the Remondes Lab and he is interested in how does the brain integrate multimodal sensory information and how it uses it to guide behavior. His approach involves in-vivo electrophysiology and neural manipulations in rats while they perform a sensory cue-trajectory association.
Jorge Miguel Claro Cardoso, BME, M.Sc. Neuroscience
Volunteer
Bio-sketch
Jorge has a degree in Biomedical Engineering from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and also attended Electrical and Computer Science Engineering at Universidade do Porto. For the last 17 years he has worked in the telecommunications industry, focused on specification, modeling and testing emergent technologies. His research interests include information coding, transmission, memory storage and retrieval, timing control and network synchronization mechanisms from a molecular level to macroscopic system integration. After graduating with a MSc in Neuroscience at the MRemondesLab, he remains here as a part-time volunteer.
Volunteer
Bio-sketch
Jorge has a degree in Biomedical Engineering from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and also attended Electrical and Computer Science Engineering at Universidade do Porto. For the last 17 years he has worked in the telecommunications industry, focused on specification, modeling and testing emergent technologies. His research interests include information coding, transmission, memory storage and retrieval, timing control and network synchronization mechanisms from a molecular level to macroscopic system integration. After graduating with a MSc in Neuroscience at the MRemondesLab, he remains here as a part-time volunteer.
Diogo Miguel Santos Rombo, M.Sc., PhD
MD student at FMUL and Postdoc
Sebastião Lab
Instituto de Medicina Molecular
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa
Av. Professor Egas Moniz
1649-028 Lisboa
Bio-sketch
Diogo Rombo received his B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Genetics, from University of Lisbon, in 2007. In 2009 he finished his Master Course (MsC) in Human Molecular Biology from the same institution (UL) and developed his research project in Neuroscience under the supervision of Prof. Ana Sebastião at IMM. He received his M.Sc. degree, and in 2010 he started his Ph.D. studies under dual supervision of Prof. Ana Sebastião at IMM and Dr. Karri Lamsa at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford. He graduated in 2015. Diogo uses in vitro electrophysiological tools together with anatomical characterization of neurons to understand the neuromodulatory actions of adenosine on hippocampal inhibitory networks, in physiological and pathological conditions. He his a collaborator (and super-consultant) of the Remondes Lab for all in vitro neurophysiology matters, closely participating in slice neurophysiology experiments using optogenetics, a technique he mastered while at the University of Oxford.
MD student at FMUL and Postdoc
Sebastião Lab
Instituto de Medicina Molecular
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa
Av. Professor Egas Moniz
1649-028 Lisboa
Bio-sketch
Diogo Rombo received his B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Genetics, from University of Lisbon, in 2007. In 2009 he finished his Master Course (MsC) in Human Molecular Biology from the same institution (UL) and developed his research project in Neuroscience under the supervision of Prof. Ana Sebastião at IMM. He received his M.Sc. degree, and in 2010 he started his Ph.D. studies under dual supervision of Prof. Ana Sebastião at IMM and Dr. Karri Lamsa at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford. He graduated in 2015. Diogo uses in vitro electrophysiological tools together with anatomical characterization of neurons to understand the neuromodulatory actions of adenosine on hippocampal inhibitory networks, in physiological and pathological conditions. He his a collaborator (and super-consultant) of the Remondes Lab for all in vitro neurophysiology matters, closely participating in slice neurophysiology experiments using optogenetics, a technique he mastered while at the University of Oxford.
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Past members helped us become who we are: Ana Mendes, BSc (FCT) Denise Monteiro, BSc (FCT, now at UCoimbra) Nina Elena Christou, B.Sc., M.Sc. (UCL, now at IST Austria) Raquel Laranjeira, B.Sc. (FCUL), now at CEDOC Lisbon Mariana Alcobio Sardica Lemos Barreto, B.Sc. (FCUL), now at St Mary's University MSc Program, London UK Hyojeong Kim, MD student (U Korea, S Korea) Panu Räty, MD student (U Turku, Finland) Ines Rodrigues (U Lisboa) Tomas Soares (U Lisboa) Miriam Garrido, MD (FMUL) Ines Monteiro, MD (FMUL) Margarida Brotas, BSc (now a MSc student at FCUL) Rebeca Santos, MSc (now a PhD student in UPorto) Carolina Costa Jorge Marcos Quintino, B.Sc., M.Sc. Neuroscience (now at Deloitte Consulting) Jorge Miguel Claro Cardoso, BME, M.Sc. Neuroscience (now, as before, at NOS, and still volunteering in the lab) |
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We need help...
WE ARE CURRENTLY SUPPORTING GOOD CANDIDATES TO APPLY FOR EXISTENT Ph.D. AND POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, WITHIN PROJECTS ONGOING IN THE LAB.
PLUS...
Any student with either: an interest in the biological bases of behavior, a background in quantitative methods applied to multi-dimensional analysis, computational sciences (hardware and software), a taste for developing and fabricating mechanic and electronic devices to acquire neurophysiological data from rodents, and adherence to open-source methods, is welcome to contact any of the Graduate and Master Students about the ongoing projects in the lab. If there is an interest in any of the things we do, please contact Miguel Remondes with a CV and a letter of intent describing which specific projects caught their interest and why, and how they believe they can contribute to the science we do.
Note: General or vague letters concerning our research and your intentions will not be replied to (sorry...).
WE ARE CURRENTLY SUPPORTING GOOD CANDIDATES TO APPLY FOR EXISTENT Ph.D. AND POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, WITHIN PROJECTS ONGOING IN THE LAB.
PLUS...
Any student with either: an interest in the biological bases of behavior, a background in quantitative methods applied to multi-dimensional analysis, computational sciences (hardware and software), a taste for developing and fabricating mechanic and electronic devices to acquire neurophysiological data from rodents, and adherence to open-source methods, is welcome to contact any of the Graduate and Master Students about the ongoing projects in the lab. If there is an interest in any of the things we do, please contact Miguel Remondes with a CV and a letter of intent describing which specific projects caught their interest and why, and how they believe they can contribute to the science we do.
Note: General or vague letters concerning our research and your intentions will not be replied to (sorry...).
