I received a Ph.D. in Biology, Genetics from the University of Lisbon in 1988 and I am currently working in the Environment and Health Interactions (HuEL) and Plant Soil Ecology (PSE) research groups of CE3C. I am a professor of Virology at the University of Lisbon. My main research focuses on the application of molecular approaches to collaborative projects involving molecular detection, identification, and phylogenetic analyses (eukaryotic viruses, marine fungi, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, algae), gene expression and evaluation of susceptibility to potential antiviral agents.