Nuno Almeida
Nuno Almeida, PhD
Post-Doc
Name: Nuno Felipe Alves de Almeida
ITQB – Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX)
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Apartado 127, 2781-901 Oeiras – PORTUGAL
Keywords
Quantitative crop genetics, Plant molecular breeding, Biotic Stress resistance, Biodiversity studies, Linkage mapping, Genetic diversity. Transcriptomics.
Lathyrus spp., Phaseolus vulgaris, Zea mays.
Academic qualifications2015 - PhD in Biology, ITQB - Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.
2006 - Degree in Microbiology, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal.
2002 - Specialization in Microbiology - professional qualification (EU level 4), Escola de Tecnologia e Gestão Industrial, Associação para a Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal.
Professional experienceOctober 2015 - April 2017- Post-Doc fellow in the project “LEGATO-LEGumes for the Agriculture of TOmorrow”, at the Genetics and Genomics of Plant Complex Traits (PlantX) Laboratory, ITQB, Oeiras. Supervisor: Dr. Carlota Vaz Patto.
April 2009 – July 2015 - PhD student at the Plant Cell Biotechnology Laboratory, ITQB, Oeiras. Project: “Comparative mapping of disease resistance genes in Lathyrus sp. using model legume genetic information”. Supervisors: Dr. Carlota Vaz Patto and Prof. Diego Rubiales.
June 2007- March 2009 - Research fellowship in the project “Exploiting genetic variability of resistance genes in major European food legumes to improve varieties for sustainable agriculture”, at the Plant Cell Biotechnology Laboratory, ITQB, Oeiras. Supervisor: Dr. Carlota Vaz Patto.
Sep 2006 - June 2007 - Research fellowship in the project “Maize 'broa' quality attributes: Identifying genes that affect the technological ability for bread production”, at the Plant Cell Biotechnology Laboratory, ITQB, Oeiras. Supervisor: Dr. Carlota Vaz Patto.
Oct 2005 - Feb 2006 - Research training on the project “Production of recombinant proteins in plant systems”, at the Plant Cell Biology Laboratory, ITQB, Oeiras. Supervisor: Dr. Rita Abranches.
