Researcher at IPMA (Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere) in the Microbiology Laboratory of the Division Aquaculture and Valorisation). Presently National Coordinator of National Group for Monitoring Mollusc Bivalves, head of the Molecular Biology Lab, co-responsible for the Microbiology Lab. (National reference lab for bivalves monitoring). More than 30 years of experience in a broad range of subjects on the Fisheries sector on research, training, national and international project proposals, coordination and development. Member of IPMA quality management system and scientific council. Presently working on enteric virus and species identification by molecular biology. Several contributions for manuscripts peer-review and for training on microbiology.
