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A new paper was just published by  my Computational Genomics Group at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência in the prestigious journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, showing that the small GTPases in the newly found Archaeal phylum have many Rab-like properties, and that by co-existing with REP/GDI-like molecules, they allow us to propose that the interaction between Rabs and REP/GDIs proceeded the emergence…

Interview for Pharma Boardroom, discussing the Institute Gulbenkian de Ciência – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. 

Interview in the news channel SIC Notícias for “Programa da manhã”, on 11.11.2011, about Bioinformatics in Cancer Research, in the context of the Harvard Medical School Portugal Program.

Following the election of new government, and at the onset of a major financial crisis that lasts to these days, some of us (scientists) were very worried by a shift in funding of science from basic to applied. It was (and is) our conviction that without a solid foundation in basic science no disruptive innovation…

Presenting at the Ciência 2010, a national science showcasing initiative by FCT and other governmental agencies,  about  “TRANSLATING BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH FOR HEALTH, BIOTECH AND THE ECONOMY“, at the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology session.

At the 4xCiência Show, hosted by Sandra Inês Cruz, discussing Bioinformatics with Prof. Arlindo Oliveira (IST) and Prof. José Guedes de Oliveira (INESC TEC)