Our Team
The MetaFungal project is coordinated by Professor Sandra Paiva and the Co-PI is Professor Margarida Casal, at the Department of Biology/Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), School of Sciences, University of Minho, Portugal.
The MetaFungal consortium involves a team of researchers from the University of Minho (CBMA) and researchers from VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium (Professor Patrick Van Dijck).
The project also includes Professor Alistair JP Brown (University of Exeter, United Kingdom), as a consultant.
Sandra Paiva, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Minho, CBMA
Margarida Casal, PhD
Co-Principal Investigator
University of Minho, CBMA
Patrick Van Dijck, PhD
International Collaborator
KU Leuven, Biology Department
Alistair Brown, PhD
International Consultant
University of Exeter
Ana Paula Sampaio, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Minho | CBMA
Alexandra Gonçalves, MSc
PhD student
University of Minho | CBMA
Cláudia Barata Antunes, PhD
Post-Doc
University of Minho | CBMA
Faezeh Ghasemi, MSc
Phd student
University of Minho | CBMA
Isabel João Silva, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Minho | CBMA
Patrícia Ataíde, MSc
PhD student
University of Minho | CBMA
Rosana Alves, PhD
Post-Doc
University of Minho | CBMA
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Vítor Fernandes, MSc
Master Student
University of Minho | CBMA
Wouter Van Genechten, PhD
Post-Doc
KU Leuven | Biology Department
