Gonçalo M. Poças Biology ITQB NOVA Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Gonçalo M. Poças I am investigating the neural circuits associated to foraging and feeding behaviours, using Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies) as an animal model. I am interested in characterising neural populations encoding nutritional choices by exploring how the activity of these neurons affect the total amount of food intake, rate of food consumption and macronutrient balance between protein and carbohydrates. Previously, during my PhD, I generated new transgenic Drosophila melanogaster models for Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. The main aim was to study the genetic and functional interactions of alpha-Synuclein and Huntingtin, two of the proteins associated to these human neuropathologies. Publications When Does Diet Matter? The Roles of Larval and Adult Nutrition in Regulating Adult Size Traits in Drosophila Melanogaster Journal of Insect Physiology. Mar, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32229143 Quantification of Macronutrients Intake in a Thermogenetic Neuronal Screen using Drosophila Larvae Gonçalo M. Poças1,2, Pedro M. Domingos*2, Christen K. Mirth*1 1School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, 2Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA) JoVE 61323 神经科学
Quantification of Macronutrients Intake in a Thermogenetic Neuronal Screen using Drosophila Larvae Gonçalo M. Poças1,2, Pedro M. Domingos*2, Christen K. Mirth*1 1School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, 2Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA) JoVE 61323 神经科学