Born in Porto in 1969.
Associate Professor at the School of Medicine (previously designated School of Health Sciences) since 2011.
Degree in Biochemistry from the University of Porto in 1991.
Doctor in Biomedical Sciences from the same University in 1997.
He joined the University of Minho as Assistant Professor in 2004.
He was a member of the General Council of the University of Minho between 2017 and 2018.
He develops his teaching activity in the areas of biochemistry and molecular biology and in education in the health sciences.
He does research in teaching and learning in higher education, with a focus on medical education and the biomolecular sciences. In this context, he edited 1 book, authored 3 book chapters and over 60 internationally indexed scientific articles.
At the School of Medicine, he served as coordinator of the medical education unit. He was president of the committee to access to the medical degree by graduate between the academic years 2013/14 and 2017/2018. During the same period, he was responsible for the medical school's teacher development program. At the University of Minho, he participated in the founding of the Center IDEA-UMinho.
Contacto
Assistente PRT Manuel João Costa: Júlia Lopes
Extensão: +351 253 601 191
