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Técnica de Laboratório (MSc)
Megan Braga

Master Researcher, Laboratory Technician, New Biopesticides

Master degree in Biotechnology for Health Sciences at University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal

Areas of expertise:

Molecular Biology; Molecular Genetics; Cytogenetics

Previous positions:

Researcher in the Molecular Biology and Engineering team, Technology and Innovation Campus (BLC3), Portugal

Volunteer Intern in the Cytogenetics and Molecular genetics unit, Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital of Jena, Germany

Intern in the Cytogenetics unit, Jacinto Magalhães Medical Genetics Center, Santo António University Hospital Center (CHUdSA), Portugal

Research Fellow at University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal

2 scientific publications; h-index (Scopus): 2

Two relevant publications:

Campos, C.R., Sousa, B., Silva, J., Braga, M., Araújo, Sd.S, Sales, H., Pontes, R., Nunes, J. (2023). Positioning Portugal in the Context of World Almond Production and Research. Agriculture. 13(9):1716. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13091716

Braga, M., Araújo, Sd.S, Sales, H., Pontes, R., Nunes, J. (2023). Portuguese Castanea sativa Genetic Resources: Characterization, Productive Challenges and Breeding Efforts. Agriculture. 13(8):1629. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13081629