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Bioinformatics Professors and Supervisors in Portugal
Professors in bioinformatics in portugal
121 professors found
Assistant Professor
Universidade de Aveiro
Portugal
Research Interests
Biostatistics
Microbiology
Biomedicine
Bioinformatics
Genomic
Coordinator of the Laboratory of teaching and learning support resources
Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Portugal
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Systems Neuroscience
Mathematical Biology
Reaction-diffusion System
Systems Biology
Universidade de Aveiro
Portugal
Research Interests
Virology
Microbiology
Genomic
Human Papillomavirus
Retrovirology
Assistant Professor
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência
Portugal
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Biostatistics
Cancer Biology
Genome Editing
Bioinformatic
Assistant Professor
Universidade de Aveiro
Portugal
Research Interests
Medical Imaging
Health Communication
Deep Learning
Clinical Application
Bioinformatic
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Portugal
Research Interests
Entomology
Microbiology
Beekeeping
Dna Analysis
Malacology
Professor Adjunto
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra
Portugal
Research Interests
Environmental Chemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Wastewater Treatment
Porosity Analysis
Biorefinery
Assistant Professor (Professor Adjunto)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra
Portugal
Research Interests
Medical Imaging
Radiology
Radiomics
Solid Tumor
Prostate Cancer
Associate Professor
University of Minho
Portugal
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Metabolic Biology
Systems Biology
Omics
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Living costs in Portugal
Estimated costs in Portugal.
MonthlyYearly | Portugal |
|---|---|
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €4.4k $4,800/yr |
 Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | €322 $350/yr |
 Transportation Public transport and local travel per year | €386 $420/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €386 $420/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Prof.
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico
Portugal
Research Interests
Biostatistics
Internal Medicine
Feature Selection
Machine Learning
Clinical Data
Associate Professor
University of Coimbra
Portugal
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Neurology
Extracellular Vesicle
Neurodegenerative Disease
Neuroprotection
School of Medicine University of Minho Braga Portugal
Portugal
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Immune Response
Antimicrobial Research
Concurrent Programming
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Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto
Portugal
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5 days ago
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Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP) is recruiting one Junior PhD Researcher for the MitOConexão project, titled Investigating the Mitochondrial Nexus in Onco-Cardiology (ref. NORTE2030-FEDER-02713500 ). This is a research appointment in Biomedical Sciences hosted at the University of Porto in Porto, Portugal , within the RISE-Health research network. The post is an entry-level PhD researcher role under a fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration, linked to the projec...
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