CV Bruna Mendes

Bruna Mendes   Investigadora   Mestre em Bioinformática   Univesidade do Minho      Este endereço de email está protegido contra piratas. Necessita ativar o JavaScript para o visualizar.                                          Tel: +351 284314399   Ext: 01107

Education and Training

Bachelor’s degree in Genetics and Biotechnology by University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro; Vila Real, Portugal (2015)

Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics by University of Minho; Braga, Portugal (2017)

Research and Professional Experience

Apr. 2018 - (Current). Fellowship Researcher

CEBAL - Centre of agronomic and Agro-Industrial biotechnology of Alentejo - Identification and development of molecular markers for selection in Iberian pig.

Nov. 2016 - Nov. 2017. Research trainee

CEB – Centre of Biological Engineering – Genomic comparison of novel Providencia infecting bacteriophages.

Sep. 2015 - Dec. 2017. Master's student

Master’s student in Bioinformatics in University of Minho; Braga, Portugal.

Fev. 2015 - Jul. 2015. Research trainee

UTAD – Unviersity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro – Study about genetic variability of Taxus baccata L. using SCoT markers.

Current interests of research

Bioinformatics, Next-Generation-Sequencing, Structural Variation, Animal Infections

Selected Publications

Posters in Conferences

Roque, J.; Mendes, B.; Pavia, I.; Lemos, M.; Gaspar, M.J.; Carvalho, A.; Ribeiro, M.M.; Lima-Brito, J. Isolation of genomic DNA from mature leaves of European Yew suitable for PCR amplification. XXXIX Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética, Braga, Portugal. 2015

Roque, J.; Mendes, B.; Pavia, I.; Lemos, M.; Gaspar, M.J.; Carvalho, A.; Ribeiro, M.M.; Lima-Brito, J. High-quality Taxus baccata L. DNA extraction protocol for PCR amplification. VII Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia , Vila Real, Portugal. 2015

Oral presentations

Mendes, B.; Dias, O.; Oliveira, H.; Genomic comparison of phages infecting Providencia strains. X Jornadas de Genética e Biotecnologia, Vila Real, Portugal. 2018