Team

Team

Our Team

Meet Our Scientists

João Pedro de Magalhães
joao pedro de magalhaes
Principal Investigator

João Pedro de Magalhães

I graduated in Microbiology from the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia in my hometown of Porto, Portugal, in 1999. My first experience in a research environment was as an intern (1998-1999) in the UnIGENe research group at the Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology in Porto, where I worked on Machado-Joseph disease, a neurological disorder.

As a doctoral fellow, I pursued my dream of unravelling the mechanisms of ageing by joining the Ageing and Stress Group at the University of Namur in Belgium. With the late Olivier Toussaint as my advisor, my work from 1999 to 2004 spanned molecular mechanisms of cellular senescence and responses to oxidative stress, evolutionary models of ageing, and analyses of gene networks.

Fascinated by the genome and by the opportunities its sequencing opened, I then did a postdoc from 2004 to 2008 with genomics pioneer George Church at Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. Succinctly, we developed high-throughput approaches for studying ageing, including computational tools and databases, statistical models of mortality, methods for cell-based RNAi screens, and comparative genomics methods for investigating the evolution of longevity.

In 2008, I joined the University of Liverpool to establish my own group on genomic approaches to ageing. In 2022, I was recruited to the University of Birmingham to take on the post of Chair of Molecular Biogerontology. We are world-leaders in employing genomics and bioinformatics to study ageing with pioneering work in studying gene networks of ageing and in sequencing and analyzing genomes from long-lived species.

In our research activities we have established numerous national and international collaborations, including collaborations with clinicians, biotech companies and nonprofit organizations. Please browse this website for more information about our work and publications.

Find more about Pedro

Publications

Publications

Personal website

Aleksey Belikov

Join date: Jun 2023
Position: Postdoc
a.belikov#bham.ac.uk
 

Peter Clark

Join date: Jul 2023
Position: Postdoc
p.g.clark#bham.ac.uk
 

Meet Our

Current
Lab
Members
 

Adam Daniell

Join date: Oct 2022
Position: PhD student
add297#student.bham.ac.uk
 

Thomas Duffield

Join date: Aug 2019
Position: PhD student
Thomas.Duffield#liverpool.ac.uk
 

J Pedro de Magalhães   

Join date: Sep 2008
Position: Professor
j.p.magalhaes#bham.ac.uk
 

Stacia Everts

Join date: Nov 2023
Position: Masters student (U Amsterdam)
stacia.everts#student.uva.nl
 

Gustavo Magdaleno

Join date: Sep 2019
Position: PhD student
Gustavo.Daniel.Vega-Magdaleno#liverpool.ac.uk

Angelo Talay

Join date: Jan 2023
Position: Database curator
a.g.talay#bham.ac.uk
 

Alexander Tchernev

Join date: Sep 2023
Position: Phd student
avt307#student.bham.ac.uk
 

Paul To

Join date: Apr 2023
Position: Graduate intern
kptoemail#gmail.com
 

Idálio Viegas

Join date: Aug 2023
Position: Postdoc (EMBO)
i.d.j.viegas@bham.ac.uk
 

Meet Our


 Alumni

  
 

First NameSurnameDatesPositionCurrent affiliationE-mail (# = @)Web
JakubAdams2023Graduate internja690#cantab.ac.uk
NakiAdjirackor2009-2010Undergrad studentJD Healthcare Groupbs0u714c#student.liverpool.ac.uk
SameerAlam2015-2016Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhlsalam#student.liverpool.ac.uk
DominicAlcock2016Graduate interndominic.alcock.09#alumni.ucl.ac.uk
GulamAltab2017-2022PhD studentBio-Rad Laboratoriesgaltab#liverpool.ac.uk
AndrejaAnzic2015Undergrad student (from U Ljubljana)U Ljubljanaandreja.anzic#gmail.com
NataliAraujo2015Summer studentMerck Brasilnacarletti#gmail.com
RobertoAvelar2018-2022PhD studentBabraham IR.Avelar#liverpool.ac.uk
DiogoBarardo2014-2015Masters student (from U Minho)PhD student, Yale-NUS C, Singaporediogog.barardo#gmail.com
CharlesBeckettJun 2021Summer studentU Bathcb2326#bath.ac.uk
DominicBennett2015-2019PhD studentRandox Laboratoriesdfbenn#liverpool.ac.uk
TimothéeBerçon2019Masters student (from U Clermont Auvergne)Université Clermont Auvergnetimothee.bercon#yahoo.com
SvenBerres2011Undergrad student (from Bingen U)PhD student, MPI for Biophysical Chemistrysven.bca#googlemail.com
OliviaButler2015-2016Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhlobutle#student.liverpool.ac.uk
ShaunCalvert2012-2016PhD studentEli Lillysc704#liverpool.ac.uk
KasitChatsirisupachai2018-2022PhD studentEMBL HeidelbergK.Chatsirisupachai#liverpool.ac.uk
ViktoriaChatzipavli2014-2015Undergrad studenthlvchatz#liverpool.ac.uk
KunqiChen2016-2020PhD studentKunqi.Chen#student.xjtlu.edu.cn
ConorClafferty2009Summer studentC.Clafferty#student.liverpool.ac.uk
SusanClarke2009-2010Masters student (from U Exeter)U Exetersusiexclarke#yahoo.co.ukURL
BenCleary2018Masters studentU LiverpoolB.Cleary#liverpool.ac.uk
MillieClements2017-2018Undergrad studentSt George’s U Londonhleclem2#liverpool.ac.uk
RuiCordeiro2010-2015Research assistant; Undergrad + Masters student (from U Aveiro)Szent István Urui.cordeiro#ua.pt
ThomasCraig2009-2014Web programmerGeneMillthomas.craig#tjc.me.ukURL
AugustoCruz2017-2018Masters student (from U Porto)U Portoau6usto.cruz#gmail.com
AttilaCsordas2009-2010Virtual internEBIattilacsordas#gmail.com
ElizabethCummings2013-2014Undegrad studenthlecummi#student.liverpool.ac.uk
JoãoCurado2007-2008Undergrad student (from ESB)CRG, Barcelonajoao.curado#gmail.com
AmyDanson2014Summer studentPhD student, Blizard Instituteafd32#cam.ac.uk
Izabellade Lima2016Summer studentUFMGizabellaquirinolima#gmail.com
Ericde Sousa2014-2015Masters student (from U Lisbon)Champalimaud Fericdesousa#outlook.com
AoifeDoherty2013-2017PostdocNuritasaoifed#liverpool.ac.uk
Gabrieldos Santos2022PhD student (from U Sao Paulo)U Sao Pauloarantes_gabriel#hotmail.com
LisaDowney2012-2013Undergrad studenthlldowne#liverpool.ac.uk
LuisaDrummond2016Summer studentUNICAMPluisadrummond93#gmail.com
HalilDumanJul 2021Summer studentGebze TUhalil.duman2017#gtu.edu.tr
JamesDunn2015-2016Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhljdunn2#student.liverpool.ac.uk
JacobEdogbanya2017-2022PhD studentIpsenpsuedogb#liverpool.ac.uk
ChristaEekhuis2011-2012Masters student (from Utrecht U)Zadkine Techniek College Rotterdamc.a.eekhuis#students.uu.nl
AnaisEquey2020-2021Research internKarolinska Instituteanais.equey#etu.univ-amu.fr
ZoyaFarooq2018-2021Database developerVeristatZoya.Farooq#liverpool.ac.uk
MariaFernandes2014-2015Masters student (from U Lisbon)PhD student, U Luxembourgmimsf92#gmail.com
FabioFerreira2013-2014Masters student (from U Minho)PhD student, GABBAfjvferreira#outlook.com
SusanaFerreira2014-2015Masters student (from U Lisbon)U Lisbonsueslsf#gmail.com
ThomasFindler2020-2021Undegrad studentU LiverpoolT.Findler#student.liverpool.ac.uk
HugoFitzmaurice2023Summer studentTrinity College Dublinhfitzmau#tcd.ie
AnaFonseca2009Undergrad student (from ESB)IGC, Oeirasana18marta#gmail.com
AlexFreitas2009-2010Visiting scholar (U Kent) & Masters studentProfessor, U KentA.A.Freitas#kent.ac.ukURL
EmmaFurphy2013-2014Undegrad studenthlefurph#student.liverpool.ac.uk
WendyGalvez2014-2015Masters studentU Liverpoolhlwvilla#liverpool.ac.uk
DaleGaskill2012-2013Masters studentRecruitment Management Groupdale_gaskill#hotmail.co.uk
PratulGhosh2010-2011Virtual internIISER-Kolkataghosh.pratul#gmail.com
AylinGokmenJun 2021Summer studentBahcesehir Uaylin.gokmen#bahcesehir.edu.tr
TjasaGrum2015Undergrad student (from U Ljubljana)U Ljubljanagrum.tiasha#gmail.com
PatrickGuest2010-2011Undergrad studentPhD student, St AndrewsP.Guest#student.liverpool.ac.uk
RodrigoGuinea2021Database curator BioAgerodguinea#gmail.com
NadiaHassen2020-2021Undegrad studentU LiverpoolN.Hassen#student.liverpool.ac.uk
EmilyHesketh2009-2010Undergrad studentPostdoc, Sanger IE.E.Hesketh#sms.ed.ac.uk
AndrewHolmes2009-2014PhD studentU Bristolandyholmes666#gmail.com
JordanHumphries2011-2012Undergrad studentbs0u9180#liverpool.ac.uk
EdwardHutchings2015-2016Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhlehutch#student.liverpool.ac.uk
MariaImram2020Wellcome PhD rotation studentU LiverpoolMaria.Imran#liverpool.ac.uk
GeorgesJanssens2009Masters student (from Utrecht U)Assist Prof, AMC Amsterdamgeorgesej#gmail.com
EmilyJohnson2016-2017Database curatorPhD student, U Liverpoolejohn93#liverpool.ac.uk
KyriacosKarmiotis2011-2012Undergrad studentbs0u912a#liverpool.ac.uk
StephaneKazmierczak2014Graduate internBioAge Labsstephane.kazmierczak#gmail.com
MichaelKeane2011-2014PhD studentIrish Cattle Breeding Federationmkeane#liverpool.ac.uk
GeraldKeil2012 & 2013Summer studentMasters student, U Newcastlebs0u913b#liverpool.ac.uk
HollyKnight2012-2013Undergrad studenthlhknigh#liverpool.ac.uk
KirthigaKumar2010-2011Masters studentkritika.sk#live.com
CyrilLagger2019-2022PostdocAltos LabsCyril.Lagger#liverpool.ac.uk
MengjiaLi2017-2018Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhlmli#liverpool.ac.uk
XiaoyuLi2018Summer studentU Liverpoolhlxli#liverpool.ac.uk
YangLi2008-2014Virtual intern; Masters student (2009-2010)Assist Prof, Chicago Ugoldenflaw#gmail.comURL
ChrisLofthouse2014PostdocKPMG UKlofty1009#hotmail.com
InesLopes2016-2017, 2019-2021Database curator (2019-2021); Masters student (2016-2017)IlluminaInes.De-Almeida-Lopes#liverpool.ac.uk
JoanaLourenço2010Summer studentREQUIMTEjoanalourenco7#gmail.com
JiuchenMa2020-2021Undegrad studentU LiverpoolJ.Ma29#student.liverpool.ac.uk
AndréMacedo2010-2012Masters student (from U Lisbon)DKFZlinkin_andre#hotmail.com
TomMarlow2018-2019Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhltmarlo#liverpool.ac.uk
SaaraMarttila2018-2019PostdocU Tamperesaara.marttila@tuni.fi
NurulfizaMat Isa2011-2012PostdocLecturer, Universiti Putra Malaysianurulfiza#biotech.upm.edu.my
AlexMatsuda2007-2008Undergrad student (from ESB)Brigham & Women’s Halexjmats#gmail.com
ChristosMavrommatis2021-2022Undergrad student (from U Leicester)U Leicesterchristosmavrommatis#icloud.com
AshleyMckenna2010-2011Undergrad studentbs0u81bd#student.liverpool.ac.uk
FloraMikaeloff2020PhD student (from Karolinska Institute)Karolinska Instituteflora.mikaeloff#ki.seURL
PhoebeMills2019-2020Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhlpmills#liverpool.ac.uk
RicardoMiragaia2012Graduate internPhD student, MIT Portugalrjudicemiragaia#gmail.com
GianniMonaco2013-2017PhD studentUniversitatsspital Baselmongianni1#gmail.com
PatrickMonteiro2015Summer studentUFPAhsproman#liverpool.ac.uk
GerardMuntane2017Visiting postdoc (UPF)Universitat Pompeu Fabragerard.muntane#upf.edu
AlexanderMurray2018Masters studentPhD student, U WarwickA.D.Murray#iverpool.ac.uk
GuyNovoa2019Graduate internU Autónoma de Madridkantpen#icloud.com
CaolanO’Carroll2009Summer studentcs0u73b9#student.liverpool.ac.uk
JavierOrtega2016-2017Masters studentjagoor93#liverpool.ac.uk
DanielPalmer2017-2020PostdocRostock UD.R.Palmer#liverpool.ac.uk
WenlanPan2018-2019Undergrad studentU LiverpoolW.Pan3#student.liverpool.ac.uk
Tushar Patel2021Virtual internIISER
tushar18#iiserb.ac.in
VenkateshPatel2011Summer internGenome International Corpvgernekei#gmail.com
RudolfsPetrovs2017Undergrad student (from U Latvia)U Latviarudolfs.petrovs#gmail.com
FranciscoPinho2013Graduate internU Aveirofpinho#ua.pt
MarioPinto2013PhD student (from U Seville)Postdoc, U Oxfordmariofa_#hotmail.com
PedroPinto2012-2013Graduate internU Aveiropedromiguel#ua.pt
MichaelPlank2009-2010Diploma student (from U Vienna)Postdoc, U Genevamichael84p#web.de
SarahPower2012-2013Undergrad studenthlspower#liverpool.ac.uk
Govind Prakash2021Virtual internIISERgovind17#iiserb.ac.in
ChristopherPyes2018Summer studentBowling Green SUcpyles#bgsu.edu
PriyankaRaina2018-2022PostdocMosaic TXP.Raina#liverpool.ac.uk
AshishRajput2013Virtual internPhD student, U Gottingenashish.medbt#gmail.com
DanielRibeiro2023Visiting postdoc (IMM)IMMdanielribeiro#medicina.ulisboa.pt
JoaoRibeiro2013Masters student (from U Minho)Blip.ptjoaowuis#gmail.com
SimonRichardson2012-2013Graduate internsimonprichardson#live.com
UlrikeRieprecht2018Summer studentFreie U Berlinurieprecht#zedat.fu-berlin.de
JoanneRigby2009-2010Undergrad studentbs0u71e0#student.liverpool.ac.uk
KathrynRobert2010-2011Undergrad studentkat.robert#yahoo.co.uk
NeidyRodrigues2012Masters student (from U Aveiro)PhD student, IMM, Lisbona36972#ua.pt
ShraddhaSankhe2009-2010Virtual internU Leicestersankhe.shraddha#yahoo.co.uk
LudovicSenez2023Masters student (from ENS Rennes)ENS Rennesludovic.senez#ens-rennes.fr
SamimSharifi2015Masters student (from U Amsterdam)PhD student, Leibniz I on Agingm.s.sharifi#student.vu.nl
SamuelShields2017Wellcome PhD rotation studentPhD student, U Liverpoolhlsshie2#student.liverpool.ac.uk
DanielSimionica2016-2017Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhldsimio#student.liverpool.ac.uk
KevinSin2023Masters studentkxs310#student.bham.ac.uk
ASofia Silva2010Summer studentPostdoc, U Aveiroa.sofiag#hotmail.com
XiaoleiSong2016-2017Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhlxsong#student.liverpool.ac.uk
HenryStanley2011Graduate internPivotal Softwarehenry#henrystanley.comURL
MichaelStevens2015-2016PostdocPostdoc, U Genevawamiks#liverpool.ac.uk
MarkStevenson2015Web programmerMMK Digitalmarkst#liverpool.ac.uk
SorenStirling2009-2011Undergrad student (from OU)Birkbeck Csoren-stirling#hotmail.com
RobiTacutu2011-2016PostdocPI, Institute of Biochemistry, Romaniarobi.tacutu#gmail.comURL
RuteTeixeira2010-2011Masters student (from U Lisbon)PhD student, BioISIrute.m.t#gmail.com
DanielaTejada Martinez2018-2019PhD student (from U Austral de Chile)U Austral de Chiledtejadamartinez#gmail.com
LouiseThompson2015Wellcome PhD rotation studentPhD student, U Liverpoollouiset#liverpool.ac.uk
HarikrishnanThoppil2015Summer studentPhD student, U Calgaryharit1994#gmail.com
DanielThornton2015-2018Web programmerAire Logicdpthorn#liverpool.ac.uk
ManuelTrauner2018Graduate internApollo Venturesmtrauner#live.de
Sipkovan Dam2009-2015PhD student; Masters student (2009-2010)Postdoc, U Groningensipkovandam#gmail.com
BlaineVan Rensburg2020Summer studentU Warwickblainevanrens#gmail.com
AnaViegas2013-2018PhD student (from U Coimbra)U Coimbraatbviegas#gmail.com
DavideVitiello2020Masters student (from ETH Zurich)ETH Zurichvidavide#student.ethz.ch
ChintanVora2009Virtual internThermo Fisherprof_bioinformatician#yahoo.co.uk
ElliceWakelin2017-2018Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhlewakel#liverpool.ac.uk
JingweiWang2013-2017PhD studentSanger Ijing_wei_wang#yahoo.com
ImogenWebb2014-2015Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhliwebb#liverpool.ac.uk
CharlotteWhitehouse2010-2011Undergrad studentCalor Gascharlie_whitehouse#hotmail.co.uk
AlexanderWhitter2023Virtual internU Manchesteralexander.whitter#student.manchester.ac.uk
Pooi-FongWong2014-2015Visiting scholar (U Malaya)Assoc Prof, U Malayawongpf#um.edu.myURL
ShonaWood2010-2013PostdocAssist Prof, U Tromsoshona.wood#manchester.ac.ukURL
XiangyuWu2016-2020PhD studentXiangyu.Wu#xjtlu.edu.cn
DanielWuttke2009-2014PhD studentSENS Research Foundationage#liverpool.ac.uk
ChenhaoYang2013Summer studentBSK BioPharmachenhao.yang.14#alumni.ucl.ac.uk
ZakiYunsi2011-2012Undergrad studentbs0u9204#liverpool.ac.uk
BruceZhang2019Summer studentUCLbruce.zhang.18#ucl.ac.uk
JianZhang2011-2012Undergrad studenthljzhang#liverpool.ac.uk
XiaopingZhang2016Summer studentSt. Olaf Collegezhang8#stolaf.edu
JiaZheng2016-2017Undergrad studentU Liverpoolhljzheng#student.liverpool.ac.uk