João Estêvão holds an integrated Master degree (MSc) in Biological Engineering from University of Algarve, Portugal. He is currently a research fellow at the Animal Health and Aquaculture (A₂S) team working at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) facilities. His research line is focused on the creation/ identification of molecular tools for a better diagnosis of mollusc diseases and selection of pathogen-resistant families using molecular markers.