Ficha Curricular do Docente / Academic Staff Curricular File Dados Pessoais / Personal data Nome / Name Miguel Agostinho Sousa Pinto Torres Fevereiro Unidade Orgânica / Unit Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia Categoria / Category Professor Associado Regime de tempo / Employment Regime Convidado a 30% Formação Académica / Academic Training Ano / Year 1992 1977 Grau / Degree Área / Area Instituição / Institution Classif. / Mark PhD Virology, Immunology and... Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA University degree Doctor in Veterinary Medi... Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (UTL) Approved 16 Investigação e/ou actividades de desenvolvimento profissional de alto nível relevantes (5 referências) Relevant research and/or high level professional development activities (5 references) PI and Coordinator: Evaluation of the Biological, Antigenic and Molecular characteristics of Newcastle Disease virus isolated in Portugal. JNICT-PBIC/AGR/2336 (1996-98). PI and Coordinator:Maedi-Visna: Maedi Visna: prevalence of infection and genomic characterization of national isolates. PAMAF 7187-1997-2000 PI and Coordinator: Diagnosis, Isolation and Molecular Epidemiology of CAEV: A Goat Retrovirus”. SAPIENS. Proj99 da FCT. (2000-2003) PI and Coordinator: Development of experimental DNA vaccines against ovine Maedi Visna virus. POCTI/CTV/47260 (20052008) PI and Coordinator: Biological and Molecular Characterization of Avian Influenza Viruses and Development of DIVA tests. PTDC/CVT/67189 (2009-) Experiência Profissional Relevante (5 referências) / Relevant Professional Experience (5 references) Since 2006, Head of the Department of Virology - LNIV (National Laboratory of Veterinary Research) Since 2004, Invited Associate Professor - Universidade de Évora, Portugal 1996-2005, Principal Investigator, LNIV (Head of Diagnostic Service- Virology) Experience in advanced training: 3 Post-Docs; 4 Doctoral; 2 Masters; over 10 graduate students EU invited expert (DG/SANCO)missions to:China;Hungary;Albania;Zimbabwe and Mexico Distribuição de serviço anual / Annual academic service allocation Unidade Curricular / Curricular Unit (module) Patologia Clínica das Doenças Infecciosas I Microbiologia Médica e Imunologia II Mestrado Microbiologia Clínica Tipo / Type obrigatório obrigatório obrigatório Horas por semana Hours per week 2.4 2.9 0.5