Maria Beatriz Beça Gonçalves Porto e Vasconcelos, PhD in Human Genetics, Professor of Cytogenetics and Medical Genetics at ICBAS- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Portugal. Main work area: human cytogenetics Specific research area: cytogenetic studies in diseases related with chromosome instability, in particular Fanconi Anemia. Other research areas of interest: anti-oxidant cellular functions, in particular from the erythrocyte. Support service to community: diagnosis of Fanconi Anemia