National Institute of Agricultural and Veterinary Research
INIAV
The National Institute of Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV) is the Governmental Laboratory of Portugal that develops research activities in the agronomic and veterinary fields, including agroforestry, crop protection, food and feed production and safety, animal and plant health, as well as, food technologies and biotechnology areas. INIAV also assumes a central role in the promotion and conservation of animal and plant national genetic resources, through the implementation and maintenance of living collections and national Germplasm banks, namely: the Portuguese Animal Germplasm Bank (with DGAV), located in Santarém - Portugal; the Portuguese Plant Germplasm Bank, located in Braga - Portugal; and National reference collections: vines -national ampelographic collection, olive and fruit trees.
Dr. Rosa Lino Neto Pereira
I am currently the Head of the Reproduction and Embryology Lab (belonging to the Biotechnology and Genetic Resources unit) and lecturer at Veterinary Medicine Faculty. I have over 25 years of experience working in the biology of reproduction and assisted reproductive technologies, namely in embryo and gamete cryopreservation for research and animal genetic resources (AnGR) conservation, leading several research projects. I am involved in the Portuguese Animal Germplasm Bank (BPGA) management/supervision and I am the Portugal representative in Ex situ conservation group (ERFP-FAO) and member of FABRE-TP.
Dr. Nuno Carolino
I have an extensive research and teaching experience on animal breeding and conservation. I am responsible for the animal breeding Unit and for the BPGA management. Currently I am the Portuguese Coordinator for animal genetic resources (AnGR), National Focal Point in FAO and National Coordinator at ERFP and Rare Breed International (RBI). I am a board member of the Portuguese Society of Animal Genetic Resources (SPREGA) and Member of the Conbiand and Rede REZGEN-IBA Networks.
Filipa Ferreira
I am a laboratory technician since 2009. I have initiated my career working in water microbiology but I have been transferred to the Reproduction and Embryology Laboratory. Presently, I am doing research in assisted reproduction, namely in IVF and in embryo and gamete cryopreservation. I am involved in the animal genetic resources conservation and the Portuguese Animal Germplasm Bank (BPGA) management. Currently I am a doctoral student in the area of reproduction, studying the benefit of mitochondriotropic antioxidants and their impact on mitochondrial (dys)function, on fertilization and its implications for assisted reproduction.
