Winchil Luís Claudio Vaz
PhD, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA, 1975
Pos Doc, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Gottingen, Germany, 1976
Pos Doc, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, USA, 1977
Dr. med. Habil, Julius-Maximilian Universität, Würzburg, Germany, 1991
Visiting Professor, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, 1998

Main Scientific Interests:
Structure and Dynamics of Biological Membranes and Plant Cuticles

Ana Alexandra Barros
Chemistry undergraduate student, University of Coimbra

Main Scientific Interests:
Biomembranes

Laura Carreto
Bsc Biochemistry, University of Coimbra, 1993
MSc Cellular Biology, University of Coimbra, 1996
PhD student

Main Scientific Interests:
Plant cuticle permeation as function of cuticular wax composition and wax phase behaviour-studies in a cuticular model system composed of Lycopersicum esculentum Mill. (tomato) fruit cutin and mixtures of waxes with known thermotropic behaviour.  

Luís Estronca
Bsc Biochemistry, University of Algarve, 2000
PhD Student

Main Scientific Interests:
Association of apolipoproteins to lipidic surfaces as function of lipid composition, charge and order - Thermodynamic and kinetic studies.  Membrane heterogeinity - Fluorescence spectroscopy (resonance energy transfer).   

Magda Abreu
Bsc Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 2000
PhD Student

Main Scientific Interests:
Membrane microdomains. Fluorescent amphiphiles insertion/ partion in biological membranes- Thermodynamic and kinetic studies. Lipid binding/ transfer proteins. Fluorescence spectroscopy, resonance energy transfer and stopped flow techniques in kinetic studies. 

Sofia Santos
Chemistry undergraduate student

Main Scientific Interests:
Plant cuticle permeation as function of cuticular wax composition and wax phase behaviour.

Maria João Moreno
Honors Degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry Department, Univ. of Lisbon, 1991
PhD in Biochemistry "Kinetics of Bimolecular Reactions with Stochastic Effects and Dimensional Constraints", Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Univ. Nova de Lisboa, 2000
Pos Doc, Chemistry Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 2000 -

Rui Meireles Brito
Bsc Biochemistry, University of Coimbra, 1984
PhD, Rice University, Houston, USA,  1992
Pos-Doc, Oxford University, Oxford, UK, 1993

Alexandre Quintas
Bsc Biochemistry, University of Coimbra, 1992
MSc Cellular Biology, University of Coimbra, 1995
Teaching Assistant, ISCS, Lisbon
PhD Student

Main Scientific Interests:
Amyloid Fibril formation by Transthyretin (TTR),
among other esoteric interests.

Bárbara Henriques
Chemistry Undergraduate Student


Main Scientific Interests:
Amyloid Fibril formation by Transthyretin (TTR)

J. Rui Rodrigues
Bsc Biochemistry, University of Coimbra, 1995
MSc Student in Biomedical Engineering

Main Scientific Interests:
Protein studies by NMR and molecular dynamics simulations

Joana Pontes Rebelo
Bsc Biochemistry, University of Coimbra, 1997
MSc Student in Chemical Processes 

Main Scientific Interests:
Amyloid Fibril formation by Transthyretin (TTR)

Margarida Roque
Chemistry Undergraduate Student

Main Scientific Interests:
Amyloid Fibril formation by Transthyretin (TTR)

Nuno Loureiro Ferreira
Bsc Biochemistry, University of Coimbra, 1997
PhD Student

Main Scientific Interests:
Peptide Folding