RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Human and population genetics
Sex chromosomes biology and evolution
Variability and regulation of gene expression
X chromosome inactivation

EDUCATION
1997-2001: BSc in Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Porto
2002-2006: PhD in Human Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of Porto
2007: Post-doc researcher, currently at Mammalian Molecular Genetics Group, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, UK

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Ross N, Wadekar R, Lopes A, Dagnall A, Close J, DeLisi LE, Crow TJ.
Methylation of two Homo sapiens- specific X-Y homologous genes in Klinefelter’s syndrome (XXY).
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2006 Jul 5;141(5):544-8.

Lopes AM, Ross N, Close J, Dagnall A, Amorim A, Crow TJ.
Inactivation status of PCDH11X: sexual dimorphisms in gene expression levels in brain.
Hum Genet 2006 Apr; 119(3):267-75. Epub 2006 Jan 20.

Beleza S, Gusmão L, Lopes A, Alves C, Gosmes I, Giouzeli M, Calafell F, Carracedo A, Amorim A.
Micro-phylogeographic and demographic history of Portuguese male lineages.
Ann Hum Genet 2006 Mar; 70(Pt 2):181-94.

Lopes AM, Calafell F, Amorim A.
Microsatellite variation and evolutionary history of PCDHX/Y gene pair within the Xq21.3/Yp11.2 hominid-specific homology block.
Mol Biol Evol 2004 Nov; 21(11):2092-101. Epub 2004 Aug 5.

OTHER INTERESTS
Science writing: collaborator of the Portuguese science diffusion site Edit on Web and BlueSci (Cambridge University Science Magazine)
Photography