I was born in Brasília, Brazil. I graduated in Biology at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) and obtained my masters at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
For my PhD, I moved to the Flemish Institute of Biotechnology (VIB) in Antwerp, Belgium to study the cellular and biochemical effects of mutations in small heat shock proteins causing Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
After a short postdoc in Antwerp, I moved to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK as an EMBO fellow to study endocytosis. My postdoctoral work revealed that the protein FCHSD2 is a major activator of actin polymerisation during Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis (
In late 2019, I started by lab at the Helsinki Institute of Life Sciences (
In 2021, I became an Academy of Finland Research Fellow.
Outside the lab I enjoy spending time with my two kids and lovely wife. I am also an enthusiast of woodwork. Building wood furniture is a great way to relax.
An-Sofie is from Belgium and as our lab manager, she is reponsible for keeping everything running smoothly in the lab.
She is also our CRISPR/Cas9 expert. Before joining us, An-Sofie was the manager of the BRC hIPSC core facility in Cambridge, UK. There, she developed protocols for the efficient genetic engineering of stem cells. She will apply her expertise in our lab to generate multiple knockin and knockout cell lines.
Laura is from Finland. Her PhD work studied how endothelial cell growth factors and integrin adhesion molecules regulate vascular barriers.
Laura joined our lab in June 2020. Laura studies the relationship between reticular adhesions and the endocytic machinery. In our latest paper, she has made
In her free time Laura writes popularising science articles, learns to play the bass, dances ballet and walks her labrador Hilla.
Seyda is from Turkey. She joined our lab in October 2022.
For her PhD, Seyda is studying the role of a novel septin interacting protein in cell migration and cancer.
Katja is from Estonia. She joined our lab in March 2023.
Katja is mapping the architecture and composition of the endocytic cytoskeleton.
Are you interested in joining us?
We are always looking for enthusiatic people! Drop us a line to check for possibilities.
Panagiotis (Panos) Lilis, Erasmus Student - Sept 2021 to Dec 2021
Anastasiia Avdeeva, EDUFI Scholarship - Feb 2021 to Jan 2022
Tai Arima, Master's student - Nov 2021 to October 2022
Kirika Karppinen, Undergrad student - Jun 2022 to Jul 2022
Emma Tobarra Lopez, Erasmus Student - Feb 2023 to Jun 2023
Amr Abouelezz, Postdoc - August 2020 to July 2023
Mohammed Quadir, Master's student - September 2023 to January 2024
Narjes Zeinoddin, Master's student -> Research Assistant - Feb 2020 to March 2024