Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Maria Emília Carreira Saraiva Monteiro
Citation names
- Monteiro, EC
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 5918-54A6-FAA0
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-0570-0765
Telephones
- Mobile phone
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- (351) 965519075 (Personal)
Addresses
- Campo Mártires da Pátria, 130, 1150-090, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.nms.unl.pt/pt-pt/investigacao/investigacao/grupos-de-investigacao/grupo-de-investigacao/n/grupo-sofia-pereira (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
- Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine
- Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Spanish; Castilian | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2008
Concluded
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Habilitation (Outros)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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1994
Concluded
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PhD in Medicine (Doutoramento)
Major in Pharmacology
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Efeitos Respiratórios e Cardiovasculares da Adenosina in Vivo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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1984
Concluded
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PhD in Medicine (Doutoramento)
Major in Physiology
Universidad de Navarra Facultad de Medicina, Spain
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1982
Concluded
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Medicine (Licenciatura)
Universidad de Navarra Facultad de Medicina, Spain
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Affiliation
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2012 - Current | Full Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Positions / Appointments
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022 - Current | ESFRI Delegate in the Strategic Working Group Health and Food | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
ESFRI - European Strategic Forum For Research Infrastructures, Belgium | ||
2019 - Current | Chair of the Curricular Unit Core Methodologies in Biomedical and Clinical Research, PhD Program in Health Sciences | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | ||
2013 - Current | Senior Clinical and Scientific lead of the academic clinical trial unit NOVACRU | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | ||
2021 - 2024 | Council Member, Portuguese Academy of Medicine representative | Federation of European Academies of Medicine, FEAM, Belgium |
Federation of European Academies of Medicine, FEAM, Belgium | ||
2020 - 2024 | Coordinator of the National Roadmap Infrastructure | PtCRIN, Portuguese Clinical Research Infrastructure Network, Portugal |
PtCRIN, Portuguese Clinical Research Infrastructure Network, Portugal (...) |
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2018 - 2024 | Coordinator of the Thematic Line "Cardio Metabolic Disorders" of the Portuguese Research Unit iNOVA4health | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
iNOVA4Health, Portugal | ||
2018 - 2024 | iNOVA4Health Management Board | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
iNOVA4Health, Portugal | ||
2014 - 2024 | Member of the Network Committee | European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network, France |
European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network, France | ||
2012 - 2024 | Coordinator of the Portuguese Cinical Research Infraestructures Network (PtCRIN), the national partner of the ECRIN/ERIC | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | ||
2009 - 2024 | Member | CEIC, Comissão de Ética para a Investigação Clínica, Portugal |
CEIC, Comissão de Ética para a Investigação Clínica, Portugal | ||
2013 - 2023 | Member of the Scientific Council | Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, France |
Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, France | ||
2021 - 2022 | Coordinator of the PhD grant panel, Clinical Medicine and Health Sciences | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal | ||
2019 - 2022 | Chair of the Curricular Unit Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Targets, Integrated Master in Medicine | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | ||
2015 - 2022 | Co-Director, Portugal Clinical Scholars Research Training (PTCSRT) | Harvard Medical School, United States |
Harvard Medical School, United States | ||
2008 - 2022 | Principal Investigator of the research group of Translational Pharmacology | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal (...) |
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2017 - 2020 | Chair of the Curricular Unit Medical Devices, Integrated Master in Medicine | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | ||
2003 - 2018 | Chair of the Curricular Units Pharmacology and/or General Pharmacology, Integrated Master of Medicine | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | ||
2010 - 2017 | Organic Unit Sub-director | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020 - 2023 | CEDOC (Chronic Diseases Center)_Member of the executive board | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/01/01 - 2028/12/31 | ERA4Health Partnership: Fostering a European Research Area for Health Research. Co-funded by the European Union under the
Horizon Europe Framework Programme. Grant Agreement Nº: 101095426
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2021/11/01 - 2024/10/31 | Conscious II, Curriculum development of Human Clinical Trials
2021-1-CZ01-KA220-HED-000023177
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2020 - 2022 | Relevance of the Ratio Kynurenine/Tryptophan to Characterize Hypertension Associated to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (KYNTOSA)
PTDC/MED-TOX30418/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2019 - 2021 | CONSCIOUS, Curriculum Development of Human Clinical Trials for the Next Generation Biomedical Students
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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European Commission
Concluded
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2015/04/18 - 2015/09/17 | HivKIomics - new insights on tubular injury and nephrotoxicity diagnosis and prediction in HIV-infected patients
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Medical School, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2011/03/01 - 2013/12/31 | Is insulin a stimulus for carotid body activation? A new mechanism for insulin resistance and hypertension.
PTDC/SAU-ORG/111417/2009
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Medical School, Portugal Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central EPE, Portugal |
The Foundation for Science and Technology Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/09/01 - Current | Life Sciences for a Healthy and Sustainable Future
LA/P/0087/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Molecular Structural and Cellular Microbiology, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal GREEN-IT, Portugal Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Estudos Comparatistas, Portugal Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2020 - Current | Muscle up with intermittent hypoxia: a matter of intensity, gender and metabolism
iNOVA4Health- IUDB/004462/2020/TL2/P2
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal iNOVA4Health, Portugal |
iNOVA4Health Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
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2018 - Current | AhR-CYP1A: linking environmental exposure and sleep apnea to improve arterial hypertension management
PTDC/MED-TOX/30418/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2017 - Current | Efficacy of olive oil and phenolic compounds in reversing hypertension induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia
FCT20160102021
iNOVA4Health – MULTI/04462
iNOVA4Health MULTI/04462
Researcher
iNOVA4Health, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia iNOVA4Health Ongoing
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2014 - 2024 | Portuguese Clinical Research Infrastructures network (PtCRIN)
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2014 - 2024 | Portuguese Clinical Research Infrastructures network (PtCRIN) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2019 - 2021 | Variability of 1A1 sulfotransferase activity in humans: an approach to predict drug response - 2nd part: Analysis of inter-individual
variability in hypertensive patients.
EudraCT 2019-002266-12 and CEIC 20191098
Supervisor
Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Portugal
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Ongoing
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2016 - 2019 | Variability of sulfotransferase 1A1 activity in humans: an approach to improve predictive drug response? Part I: Analysis
of intraindividual variation in healthy adults
Protocol nº HLUZ_001_2016; EudraCT nº: 2016-001395-29
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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Hospital da Luz Lisboa
Concluded
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2011 - 2014 | Hepatic toxicity in HIVinfected individuals exposed to nevirapine
PTDC/SAUORG/ 111663/2009
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2011 - 2014 | Chronic Intermitent Eucapnic Hypoxia: systemic effects and evaluation of antihypertensive drugs efficacy
PTDC/SAUTOX/112264/2009
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Online resource |
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Report |
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Intellectual property
Patent |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2021/04/29 | Phenotyping SULT in Man: a Simple Metric Using Paracetamol as Probe (R3064 poster) | ASPET Annual Meeting at EB 2021 |
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2016 - 2020 | ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR (AHR): A THERAPEUTIC TARGET FOR SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA
Supervisor
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Doutor em Mecanismos de Doença e Medicina Regenerativa (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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2014 - 2019 | The multimorbidity of asthma and rhinitis: from epidemiologic data to molecular traits
Co-supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2014 - 2018 | Teaching an old drug new tricks: reprofiling of nevirapine as an HDL modulator
Co-supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2010 - 2015 | Evaluation of antihypertensive drugs in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and in rat s submitted to chronic intermittent
hypoxia
Co-supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2010 - 2014 | New insights for understanding postoperative cognitive dysfunction
Co-supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2009 - 2013 | O2/CO2sensitive cAMP signaling pathway in peripher al chemoreceptors
Co-supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2005 - 2011 | Functional evaluation of carotid body in ageing
Supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2006 - 2010 | Therapeutic drug monitoring of efavirenz in clinical practice and long term effects of the drug
Supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2003 - 2007 | Functional significance of adenosine receptors in carotid body chemosensory activity in control and chronically hypoxic animals
Supervisor
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2024 - 2024 | Organization of the Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology 2024 (2024/02/07 - 2024/02/09)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
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2022/06/27 - 2022/06/30 | Organization of the Meeting of the International Society for Arterial Chemoreception (2022/06/27 - 2022/06/30)
Meeting
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2014 - 2015 | Organization of the Meeting of the Portguese Society of Pharmacology 2015 (2015 - 2015)
Meeting
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2021/11/09 - Current | Roundtable ´´Training of Clinical Research Centers in Portugal``: How to promote quality, efficiency and cooperation?
Round table
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Prémios AICIB 2021 |
2010 - Current | Pariticipation in the OPEN DAYS of the institute (outreach activities).
Other
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OPEN DAYS CEDOC | FCM
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2022/01/31 - 2022/01/31 | How should Europe prepare and respond to cross-border health threats: HERA?
Workshop
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How should Europe prepare and respond to cross-border health threats: HERA?
Federation of European Academies of Medicine, FEAM, Belgium
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2021/02/18 - 2021/02/18 | Chair at CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY II session
Meeting
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SPF Meeting 2021
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia, Portugal |
2021/02/17 - 2021/02/17 | ROUNDTABLE member: Teaching Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology
Meeting
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SPF Meeting 2021
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia, Portugal |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2021/12/20 | "Targeting the carotid bodies to treat obesity"
President of the jury
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Bernardete Sofia Freitas de Melo (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2021 - Current | CoLAB trials, Nova Medical School | Representative |
2019 - Current | Full member of the Portuguese Academy of Medicine | |
2017 - 2020 | President of the International Society for Arterial Chemoreception (ISAC) | Presdent |
2016 - 2018 | Correspondent member of the Portuguese Academy of Medicine | Correspondent Member |
2009 - 2017 | Society of Medical Sciences of Lisbon | Member of the Direction |
2009 - 2013 | President of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology | President |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2021 - Current | Council Member, Portuguese Academy of Medicine representative
Member
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Federation of European Academies of Medicine, FEAM, Belgium |
2020 - Current | Member of the executive board of CEDOC (CENTRO DE ESTUDOS DE DOENÇAS CRÓNICAS)
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2018 - Current | External advisor of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Clinical Research Network ISCIII
Advisor / Consultant
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Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain |
2014 - Current | Member of the Network Committee
Member
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European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network, France |
2013 - Current | Member of the scientific council of the “Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Medicament et des Produits de Santé”
Member
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Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, France |
2013 - Current | Member of the Scientific Council
Member
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Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, France |
2013 - Current | Senior Clinical and Scientific lead of the academic clinical trial unit NOVACRU
Other
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2009 - Current | Member of the National Ethics Committee for Clinical Research (CEIC). Evaluator of Clinical trials
Member
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Comissão de Ética para a Investigação Clínica, Portugal |
2009 - Current | Member
Member
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CEIC, Comissão de Ética para a Investigação Clínica, Portugal |
2017 - 2020 | Vice-chair of the ECRIN-ERIC steering committee (European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network/ European Research Infrastructures Consortium) | |
2013 - 2018 | Member of the pedagogic council of the Nova Medical School | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2017 - 2017 | Preparation of the Portuguese Strategic Agenda for Research and Innovation in Health.
Member
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2013 - 2014 | Delegate of Portugal in the FP 7 and Horizon 2020- topic, SC1 "Health, demographic change and wellbeing" | |
2010 - 2011 | Collaborator in the preparation of Portuguese National Health Programme 2011-2016 in the area of drugs, technologies and medical devices |
Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2018 - Current | iNOVA4Health Management Board | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2022 - Current | Chair of the curricular unit Pharmacology 2 in the Integrated Master of Medicina | (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2019 - Current | Curricular Unit Core Methodologies in Research. | Ciências da Saúde (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2019 - Current | Chair of the Curricular Unit Core Methodologies in Biomedical and Clinical Research, PhD Program in Health Sciences | (Doutoramento) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2019 - Current | Chair of the Curricular Unit Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Targets, Integrated Master in Medicine | (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2012 - Current | Nuclear Curricular Unit of Phatophysiology and Therapeutic Targets | Medicina (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2022 - 2022 | Module 6 - Exploratory Development (Molecule for Proof of Concept) | (Pós-Graduação) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2022 - 2022 | Module 4 - Non-Clinical Tests | (Pós-Graduação) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2017 - 2020 | Chair of the Curricular Unit Medical Devices, Integrated Master in Medicine | Medicina (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2013 - 2018 | Chair of the Curricular Units Pharmacology and/or General Pharmacology, Integrated Master of Medicine | Medicina (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2003 - 2018 | Curricular units Pharmacology and/or General Pharmacology | Medicina (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2018 - 2018 | Member of the evaluation panel of the research grants supported by the "Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Medicament et des
Produits de Santé"
Member
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Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, France | |
2010 - 2017 | Evaluator of research grants and scientific projects at Foundation for Science and Technology, Portuguese Ministry of Education
and Science
Evaluator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |