Giulia Quattrocolo
Associate Professor and Group leader
I started to be interested in Neuroscience during my BS in Biology at the University of Pavia, in Italy, after a class on the neurophysiology of the Pacini’s corpuscle. Fascinated by the topic, I decided to continue my study with a Master in Neurobiology, when I focused my research on the developmental expression of sodium currents in the stellate cells of the entorhinal cortex.
I then moved to Chicago to pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Northwestern University. During these years, training in the lab of Dr. Gianmaria Maccaferri, I really became fascinated with Cajal-Retzius cells and their role in the development of neuronal circuits. After graduating, I moved to NYC, to work in the lab of Dr. Gord Fishell, at NYU, where I deepened my knowledge in developmental neuroscience, focusing on genetic and environmental factors determining the maturation of interneurons. In 2017 I moved back to Europe, in Norway, to work with Dr. Edvard Moser, at the NTNU, in Trondheim. Here I learned how to do in vivo recordings from freely moving mice to study the role of Cajal-Retzius cells in spatial navigation. Since 2021 I am group leader of the Circuit Development lab at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience.
In my free time I like to travel the world with my husband and our son, and read about history, especially about the Middle Ages.
Maike Krause
Postdoctoral fellow
I am biochemist trained in molecular biology and protein biochemistry. After my studies, I received a doctorate in Biotechnology from the Technical University in Munich. Before joining the Kavli Institute, I worked as a Post-doc in the Department of Cellular Physiology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University and Food Microbiology at the University of Hohenheim.
I am currently a Postdoctoral fellow in the Quattrocolo group.
In my free time I love cooking, riding my bikes, reading, and designing my own cloths.
Ingvild Lynneberg Glærum
Ph.D. student
I have a background in psychology with a bachelor’s degree from NTNU. I completed Master of Science in Neuroscience with the Quattrocolo and I am now a Ph.D. student in the group.
Besides understanding the human mind I aspire to be a powerlifter and I am a certified personal trainer
Kristian Moan
Ph.D. student
I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology from NTNU where I studied psychological perspectives on learning and skill development. I moved on to do my MSc. in neuroscience with the Witter group at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, NTNU. During my master’s I worked on 3D-reconstruction and structural analysis of layer II neurons in the entorhinal cortex, focusing on synaptic density and distribution over dendritic segments. I am currently a Ph.D student in the Quattrocolo group
In my free time I am a big movie and video game nerd, but I also love graphic design, drawing, and painting
Nina Seiffert
Ph.D. student
I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science from the University of Osnabrueck, Germany, where I studied inter-brain neural synchronisation in humans using hyperscanning EEG recordings. I then obtained my Master’s degree in Neuroscience from the University of Helsinki, Finland, where I investigated the effects of lipid compounds and antidepressant drugs on the dimerisation of tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TRKB) and how these compounds affect the binding of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) to TRKB
I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Quattrocolo group
In my free time I enjoy reading, skiing, hiking, playing boardgames and cooking and baking
Kamilla Aase Kronberg
Ph.D. student
I have a BSc in the Cognitive Sciences from the University of Bergen, where I specialized in Information Science. I was introduced to neuroscience from courses in psychology and neuroaesthetics and wanted to pursue the MSc in Neuroscience at NTNU. I’m doing my master’s project on growth cones with the Quattrocolo Group.
In my free time I like to read, play padel and last but not least, I enjoy traveling whenever I have the time.
Paulo Jorge Bettencourt Girão
Senior Engineer
Born and raised on the westernmost shores of the European continent, I started my academic career with a Bsc in Biochemistry by the University of Coimbra (Portugal) in 2001. One year as an exchange student in Danmarks Farmaceutiske Høgskole (Copenhagen, Denmark), doing a thesis in glutamate neurotoxicity, only amplified my xenophilia and my curiosity for the inner workings of the mammalian brain. Between 2002 and 2006 I did my (first and only so far) attempt to a PhD in Neuroscience at the Moser lab in NTNU (Trondheim, Norway). A couple of years as a university lecturer (Psychology Institute, NTNU, 2007-2008), and a year as an interpreter (Portuguese-Norwegian), tourist guide and kindergarten assistant, spices up my CV.
I have been working as a staff engineer in the institute since 2010, and my current scientific interests focus mostly on microscopy, automating image processing and designing data analysis tools.
My seemingly undiagnosed hyperactivity disorder forces me to share the already mentioned interests with reading (mostly history, philosophy and science), language learning, travelling, astronomy, running, hiking, biking, skiing, cinema and chess. Once and while, I even sleep!
Bianca Ana Zaharia
Lab Manager
I have a background in molecular biology and biotechnology. I have a master degree in Neurobiology from Pavia University and I previously worked at the Kavli Institute for System Neuroscience focusing on the investigation of neuronal circuitry by applying advanced molecular techniques.
I am currently a Lab Manager in the Quattrocolo group.
Beside my love for Neuroscience, I like spending my free time writing music and poems.
Alumni
Keagan Dunville, now postdoc in the Beatriz Rico lab at King’s College London
Sachuriga, now postdoc in the Lisa Genzel lab at the Donders Centre for Neuroscience
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