Pedro Manuel Dias Neto Domingos
Principal Investigator · ITQB-UNL
Biography
Positions July 2015 – present – Principal Investigator, ITQB-UNL, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. Research Group Leader and Head of the Laboratory of Cell Signaling in Drosophila July 2008 – June 2015 – Assistant Investigator, ITQB-UNL, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. Research Group Leader and Head of the Laboratory of Cell Signaling in Drosophila. April 2002 – June 2008 - Postdoctoral Associate, The Rockefeller University, New York, USA. Mentor: Hermann Steller. Sep. 2001- March 2002 – Postdoctoral Associate, The Rockefeller University, New York, USA. Mentor: Ali Hemmati-Brivanlou. Sep. 1997-August 2001 - PhD student, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK.. Mentor: Robb Krumlauf.
Education
University of Lisbon, Portugal Bachelor Honors 1989-1995 Biochemistry University College London, UK PhD 1997-2001 Developmental Biology Mentor: Robb Krumlauf The Rockefeller University, USA Postdoc 2001-2008 Genetics Mentor: Hermann Steller
Recent Scopus Publications
- Fbxo42 promotes the degradation of Ataxin-2 granules to trigger terminal Xbp1 signaling
- Xport-A functions as a chaperone by stabilizing the first five transmembrane domains of rhodopsin-1
- Genipin prevents alpha-synuclein aggregation and toxicity by affecting endocytosis, metabolism and lipid storage
- Semaphorin 4B is an ADAM17-cleaved adipokine that inhibits adipocyte differentiation and thermogenesis
- The ADAM17 sheddase complex regulator iTAP/Frmd8 modulates inflammation and tumor growth
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4523-5631
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36870563800