Jorge FernandesJorge M.O. Fernandes is a Professor in Genomics and Molecular Biology at Nord University, Norway. He has also held honorary professorships at the University of Messina (Italy) and the University of Tokyo (Japan). Prof. Fernandes obtained his BEng in hemical Engineering with specialization in Biotechnology from Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal), where he graduated with distinction in 1997. His passion for Biology led him to pursue a doctoral degree in Comparative Immunology at the University of St Andrews. After his PhD graduation in 2003, he took a post-doc position until 2007, studying the molecular mechanisms that regulate muscle growth in fish. Prof. Fernandes has over 15 years' experience as an independent researcher and is a recognised expert in aquaculture genomics. His current research fields are muscle growth and innate immunity in teleosts, with focus on the epigenetic regulation (DNA methylation and miRNAs) of gene networks by environmental factors in commercially important species. Prof. Fernandes is an ERC grantee and has an established track record of high-standard research, with 113 publications in international journals with peer review and an h-index of 35. He is a regular reviewer for various scientific journals and funding bodies, and has won the Nord University research prize in 2014 and 2016. Read More Read Less