RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Formal and population genetics.
Pure and applied genetics (mainly to humans), namely paternity and kinship expertise and diagnosis of genetic diseases.

EDUCATION
Degree in Biology by the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, in 1974; PhD in Anthropology in 1983.
Full Professor of the same Faculty since 1993.

OTHER MERITS
Current:
Coordinator of the GABBA (Graduate Program in Areas of Basic and Applied Biology), University of Porto, PhD Program in Biology (FCUP) and MSc Program in Forensic Genetics.
Member of the Editorial Board of: Frontiers in Genetics, Open Forensic Sciences Journal
Vice-President of the Spanish and Portuguese Working Group of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (GHEP-ISFG)
Previous:
Member of the Editorial Board of Forensic Science International
President of the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics
President of the Spanish and Portuguese Working Group of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (GHEP-ISFG)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS
AMORIM A (2002) A Espécie das Origens. Gradiva. Lisboa.
AMORIM A, CORTE-REAL F, MORLING N, eds. (2006) Progress in Forensic Genetics 11. International Congress Series. Elsevier, Amsterdam

PAPERS
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-7938-2008
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=U8vFRm4AAAAJ&hl=en