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. 

The seventh edition of this cycle of webinars counted with the participation of Daniel Faria. During this session, twenty-one participants join him on a journey through the RDMkit website.

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.

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?

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. 

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 Advisory Board and in this capacity she was contributing with her experience and guidance to the excellence of this Research Infrastructure.

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!

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".

 

The fame of this software precedes it and, the proof of that was the reach that “GROMACS workshop: a collaboration between BioExcel and national eurohpc competence center” had.

The European Genome-Phenome Archive (EGA) is a data repository that promotes the distribution and sharing of personally identifiable genetic and phenotypic data resulting from biomedical research projects.