General Information

• Location: Atmosfera M – Porto. Rua Júlio Dinis, 158/160 4th floor. 4050-318, Porto
• Target audience: CIIMAR – students (focus on PhD) and early career researchers
• Schedule: 9h-17h30
• Language: English

Registrations

Through this form: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CIIMAR2/ShortCourseInBioinformatics

A follow-up registration form will be shared closer to the date for those attending only on the last day of the event.

Course description

Bioinformatics approaches to bioprospection and phylogenetic analyses for natural product discovery.
Computational protein structure prediction.
Mastering tools such as antiSMASH, BiG-SCAPE, MicrobeMASST (GNPS), NapDos2, and others integral to discovery pipelines.

This short course exemplifies the ERA Chair’s commitment to equipping CIIMAR researchers with advanced knowledge and practical skills in underdeveloped fields, aligning with the broader vision of fostering excellence in biotechnological research.

Instructors

Catarina Loureiro (Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands)
Mauricio Caraballo (University of California, USA – Online)
Arménio Barbosa (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
Hans Singh (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, USA – Online)
Adriana Rego (CIIMAR – UP, Portugal)
Pedro Leão (CIIMAR -UP, Portugal)
Leandro Pereira (CIIMAR- UP, Portugal)

Event organization

BlueBio4Future action team: Adriana Rego, Leandro Pereira, Maria Lígia Sousa and Pedro Leão