Carina de Fátima Rodrigues is graduated in Biology (faculdade de Ciências UP), Master in Molecular Genetics (Universidade do Minho), PhD. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Molecular and Cell Biology; Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto) and Specialist in Medical Genetics (Ministry of Health, Department of Modernization of Human Resources). She is Full Professor at Health School Polytechnic of Institute of Bragança (IPB) and the coordinator of the Department of Life Sciences and Public Health. Worked as Clinical Laboratory Genetics Technician at the Molecular Genetics Unit, at Instituto de Genética Médica Jacinto de Magalhães (INSA). In this institution worked in the assistance service for molecular diagnosis of several neuromuscular disorders and X-Fragile. Has developed the pilot study "Detection of Trisomy in 24 hours in uncultivated amniotic fluid" in collaboration with the Cytogenetics and Obstetrics Unit of the Prenatal Diagnostic Center. Has integrated the research project team, subsidized by the Commission for the Promotion of Research in Health Care, under the theme "Molecular characterization of congenital hypothyroidism due to dysormonogenesis in children diagnosed in the National Early Diagnosis Program". Has also collaborated on the Biomimetics project (BIOMIMETIC - A biomimetic Biochip for the diagnosis of diseases related to erythrocyte deformability) financed by PTDC/SAU-ENB/ 116929/2010 until 2014. Since March of 2020, coordinates the Molecular Laboratory for COVID-19 diagnosis at the Mountain Research Center (IPB), developing several procedures and training several teams for RNA extraction and amplification. At the moment is the principal coordinator of the project: SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Northeast of Portugal: developing knowledge and tools towards a better management of the disease (02/SAICT/2020). The principal lines of interest are: population genetic susceptibility to COVID-19 disease and assessing transmission from humans to farmed and companion animals.