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People CIIMAR flag
23/03/2022 - 10:58
Ana Portugal Melo and Jorge Oliveira (CEO and CTO of BioData.pt) visited CIIMAR on March 3rd, 2022. They were warmly welcomed by Ana Paula Mucha, a member of the CIIMAR ...
Training Data Stewards course screenshot
21/02/2022 - 12:44
It is our great pleasure to announce that the 1st edition of the “Ready for BioData Management?: Data Stewardship for Life Sciences Training Program”, hosted by ELIXIR Portugal (BioData.pt), starts ...
Computational Structural Biology Tools
28/12/2021 - 10:08
Last week, in a two days event that took place at the University of Coimbra, a pipeline of in sillico protein-ligand characterisation methods was showcased to characterise the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro with an α-ketoamide inhibitor. A warm thank you to all the speakers and participants for contributing to this event that exceeded all the expectations!
My data are your data
22/12/2021 - 17:22
This Monday, nineteen participants gather for the last event of the year to hear about how data management best practices can boost scientific discovery. In the end, participants were invited to take part in a group session and share their opinions about the topics: sharing data and reusing data from others. Very fruitful discussions came out of these days and, for that, we want to thank all attendees for the interest shown!
CorkOakDB
15/12/2021 - 16:43
Cork Oak has significant relevance in the Mediterranean at both economic and ecological levels due to the sustainable production of cork. The Cork Oak Genome Database Portal (CorkOakDB) emerged, in January 2018, as a joint effort to create a global repository of genomic data for Quercus suber and to serve as a founding platform to boost further research into this species.
RDMKit Talk
04/11/2021 - 12:09
The BioData.pt Talks made a return this November 2nd! The seventh edition of this cycle of webinars counted with the participation of Daniel Faria, a senior researcher at LASIGE (University ...
Train-the-Trainer
03/11/2021 - 10:56
The Train-the-Trainer programme aims to create a network of trainers that allows them to come together to learn,exchange, and discuss best practices and experiences.
New Article! Vitamin D-related polymorphisms and vitamin D levels as risk biomarkers of COVID-19 disease severity by Freitas et al.
02/11/2021 - 12:33
Did you know that patients with vitamin D deficiency might have a severe response to COVID-19 disease? And, that the Portuguese population has a higher predisposition to vitamin D deficiency when compared with the European population?
All Hands group photo
25/10/2021 - 14:27
It is a great pleasure to share with our users and friends that from September 29th to October 1st took place the first BioData.pt Association All Hands. Casa de Exercícios de Santo Inácio, in Praia Grande, was the scenario chosen for days full of reunions, presentations from associates and formal and informal collective discussions. Many topics lead to moments of very fruitful discussions.
Doctor Noémia Afonso
21/10/2021 - 18:05
It is with deep regret and consternation that we took notice of the death of Doctor Noémia Afonso. Noémia Afonso was a distinguished member of the ELIXIR Portugal (BioData.pt) Science ...
Ready for BioData Management? | DMP Double Course - 2nd editon
15/10/2021 - 15:17
This week, BioData.pt held the second edition of “Ready for BioData Management? | DMP Double Course”. Very accurate and fruitful discussions came out of these days and, for that, we want to thank all attendees for the interest shown!
12 Conferência Luso-Brasileira de Ciência Aberta
14/10/2021 - 16:14
Open science is the argument for this year’s conference and we could not be delighted to say that BioData.pt was there! Ana Portugal Melo, our Executive Director, was the moderator of yesterday’s "Pecha Kucha I".