Jorge Oliveira, MSc, PhD Currently working as a Senior Molecular Geneticist at the Centre for Predictive and Preventive Genetics (CGPP), IBMC, i3S, University of Porto.

He implemented the genetic characterization of congenital muscle diseases (congenital myopathies and congenital muscular dystrophies) on a national basis, at the former Institute of Medical Genetics (IGM) Dr. Jacinto Magalhães, later integrated into the "Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto".

As for research, his main interests are the genetic basis and mutational spectrum of hereditary myopathies. He is currently applying massively parallel sequencing technology (gene panels and whole-exome sequencing) to identify new genetic causes for these myopathies.