Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Nuno Mendonça
Citation names
- Mendonça, Nuno
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 7215-8026-DDF7
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-7589-9901
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=iSoUMbAAAAAJ&hl=en
- Scopus Author Id
- 57188957917
Email addresses
- nuno.mendonca@nms.unl.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- NOVA Medical School | Universidade NOVA de Lisboa | Rua do Instituto Bacteriológico, 5, 1150-199, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=iSoUMbAAAAAJ&hl=en (Scholar)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nuno_Mendonca2 (Scholar)
- https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/persons/nuno-mendon%C3%A7a (Scholar)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nuno-mendon%C3%A7a-471b8725/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Nutrition, Dietetics
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Epidemiology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Public and Environmental Health
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 | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
French | Elementary (A2) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2014/03 - 2018/02
Concluded
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Nutrition and Healthy Ageing (Doctor of Philosophy)
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
"Dietary intake, B vitamins and health outcomes in the very old: analysis of the Newcastle 85+ Study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2011/09 - 2013/08
Concluded
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Nutrition and Health (Master)
Major in Molecular Nutrition
Wageningen Universiteit, Netherlands
"Physiological mechanisms underlying exercise induced benefits on hepatic steatosis independent of weight loss" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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8.0/10 |
2006/01 - 2010/08
Concluded
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Dietética e Nutrição (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
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14/20 |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2021/08 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | ||
2019/07 - 2021/07 | Invited Principal Investigator (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal | ||
2019/06 - 2021 | Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
2019/09 - 2019/12 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Onderzoeksinstituut Health Sciences, Netherlands |
2017/08 - 2019/05 | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
2014/02 - 2019/01 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Portugal |
2013/02 - 2013/08 | Research Trainee (Research) | Cornell University College of Human Ecology, United States |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/07 - Current | Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2018/01 - 2019/05 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
2014/04 - 2017/12 | Assistant (University Teacher) | Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
2016/08 - 2017/07 | Assistant (University Teacher) | Newcastle University Faculty of Science Agriculture and Engineering, United Kingdom |
Other Careers
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2009/01 - 2011/02 | Estagiário (3º e 4º Ano) (Técnico Superior de Saúde - Nutrição) | Several hospitals, city councils and at one University stadium, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2013/09 - 2014/09 | Medical Writer | Demand Media Studios, United States |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2020/12/01 - Current | COTIDIANA
AAL/0008/2020
Researcher
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AAL
Ongoing
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2021/07 - 2023/07 | LEAVES
AAL/0003/2019
Post-doc
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AAL
Concluded
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2019/07 - 2021/07 | InDEPENDEnt - Impact of Dietary Protein on Disability in ageing Europeans
835577
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Concluded
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2014/03 - 2019/12 | The Newcastle 85+ Study: Biological, Clinical and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Healthy Ageing
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCUK/MRC/G0500997/GB
Researcher
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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Medical Research Council Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Dunhill Medical Trust Concluded
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2014/03 - 2018/02 | Dietary intake, B vitamins and health outcomes in the very old: analysis of the Newcastle 85+ Study
NH/140023464
PhD Student Fellow
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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Swales Bequest Fund
Concluded
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2014/09 - 2016/09 | Portuguese Elderly Nutritional Status Surveillance System (PEN-3S)
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Portugal
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EEA Grants
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/05 - Current | IPHUNCTION - Improving physical function in older adults with protein and physical activity
2021.00745.CEECIND/CP1657/CT0017
Principal investigator
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
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2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 | Translação e Inovação para a Saúde Global
LA/P/0117/2020
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa ¿Laboratório de Instrumentação Engenharia Biomédica e Física da Radiação, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Comprehensive Health Research Centre, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2016/04 - 2021/03 | PRevention Of Malnutrition In Senior Subjects in the EU
Researcher
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Horizon 2020
Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2022/03 - Current | Nrf2 COST-action
CA20121
Member
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Ongoing
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Outputs
Publications
Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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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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2023/09/07 | Trajectories and determinants of ageing in Portugal | XLI Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Epidemiología and XVIII Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Epidemiologia
ISPUP (Porto, Portugal)
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2023 | Nutrition and Musculoskeletal Health in Older Adults | Longevity Med Summit
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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2023 | Nutrition and Ageing, what do we know? | 2nd Cycle of Webinars of Gerontology, Health, and Well-Being
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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2023 | Trajectories and determinants of Physical Function and Quality of life in Portugal: Insights from the EpiDoC cohort | CHRC 4th Annual Summit
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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2022 | Animal foods and mobility limitations in community-dwelling young-old adults: Longitudinal analysis of the EpiDoC cohort | CHRC 2nd Annual Summit
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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2021/10 | Animal foods and mobility limitations in community-dwelling young-old adults: Longitudinal analysis of the EpiDoC cohort | 3rd NMS Symposium - Chronic Diseases and Translational Science
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2021/05/14 | Protein, Physical Activity and Physical Function: a pooled analysis of individual participant data from four cohorts of ageing | Journal Club
AGE Research Group, Newcastle University (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom)
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2021/05 | Protein intake and Ageing: what do we know? |
Unifal-MG (Brazil)
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2021/04 | Low protein intake, physical activity and physical function in older adults |
Unifal-MG (Brazil)
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2021 | Low protein intake, physical activity, and physical function in older adults | I National Congress on Nutrition and Longevity and III Annual Symposium of UNATI
Universidade Federal de Alfenas-Minas Gerais (Alfenas, Brazil)
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2020/11 | Nutrition and Ageing: what do we know? | Conferência de Nutrição e Saúde do Hospital Ortopédico de Sant’Ana
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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2020/10 | Protein intake and physical function in older adults: one-stage meta-analysis of PROMISS cohorts | European Geriatric Medicine Society E-Congress
(Athens, Greece)
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2020/09 | Protein intake, physical activity and physical function in older adults: a pooled analysis of four longitudinal studies on ageing | European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Virtual Congress
(Lyon, France)
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2020/02 | Protein intake and disability in the oldest old: road to “InDEPENDEnt” | PostDoc Exchange Program
Instituto Gulbenkian da Ciência (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2019/10 | Protein intake, sarcopenia, frailty and disability in very old adults: findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study | 15th International Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society
(Krakow, Poland)
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2019/10 | Protein intake and frailty in very old adults: the Newcastle 85+ Study | 13th Federation of European Nutrition Societies Conference
(Dublin, Ireland)
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2018/09 | Protein intake and disability trajectories in the very old | 40th ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism
(Madrid, Spain)
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2018/04 | Protein intake, grip strength and timed-up and go in the very old: the Newcastle 85+ Study | 24th Nordic Congress of Gerontology
(Oslo, Norway)
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2017/10 | Dietary intake, B vitamins and health outcomes in the very old | Human Nutrition Research Centre Research Day
(Newcastle upon tyne, United Kingdom)
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2017/10 | Low protein intake, muscle strength and physical performance in the very old | 13th European Geriatric Medicine Society Annual Congress
(Nice, France)
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2017/04 | Dietary intake and food sources in the very old – focus on cereals | Rank Prize Funds
(Lake District, United Kingdom)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2023/09 - Current | CODTAES- Challenges of Digital Tools Adoption Across European Seniors with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Co-supervisor
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Saúde Pública Global (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2022 - Current | Development and validation of a polyphenol food frequency questionnaire, and the association between polyphenols and neuroinflammation
Co-supervisor
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Biomedicine (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2018/01 - 2023 | Elucidating the role of selenium in musculoskeletal ageing using three different study designs
Co-supervisor
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Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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2017/01/05 - 2022 | Vitamin D Status and Biomarkers of Functional Health and Ageing in Very-Old Adults: Analysis of the Newcastle 85+ Study
Co-supervisor
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Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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2019/09 - 2021/06 | Prevalence of Functional Limitations in Portuguese Older Adults and its Association with High-protein Foods: an EpiDoC database
analysis
Supervisor
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Nutrição Humana e Metabolismo (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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2014/03 - 2019/05 | Projects such as: Vitamin B1 and B6 and its effect on muscle strength in older adults; Disaggregation of meat and meat products
in the Newcastle 85+ Study; Vitamin D and Timed up and go test in older adults and others
Supervisor
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Food and Human Nutrition (Degree)
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2020/04 - Current | EpiTalks - monthly seminars by researchers from the EpiDoC unit (2020/04)
Seminar
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2021/06 - 2022/09 | Casual Fridays - weekly seminars by CEDOC's early career researchers (2021/06)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2014/03 - 2020/05 | Newcastle 85+ Nutrition interest group (2014/03 - 2020/05)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
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Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
2017/10 - 2017/10 | Organising the 2017 Human Nutrition Research Centre research day and public lecture, Newcastle University. (2017/10 - 2017/10)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
2016/10 - 2016/10 | Organising the 2016 Human Nutrition Research Centre research day and public lecture, Newcastle University. (2016/10 - 2016/10)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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2021/10/14 - 2021/10/14 | Speaker in the Festival Internacional de Ciência (FIC.A) aimed at children and adults of all ages on the "role of the citizen
in health sciences"
Festival
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Festival Internacional de Ciência
Cãmara Municipal de Oeiras, Portugal
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2019/02 - 2019/02 | ACTION entrepreneurship
Workshop
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Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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2014/09 - 2019/02 | Speaker/ demonstrator in the annual public engagement on “discover DNA” aimed at school-aged children living on the Scottish
borders
Festival
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Bang goes the borders
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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2014/04 - 2018/11 | Several workshops on statistics, statistical packages and epidemiology
Workshop
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Newcastle University School of Mathematics and Statistics, United Kingdom
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2018/03 - 2018/03 | European Nutrition Leadership Platform
Seminar
|
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2017/06 - 2017/06 | VIU Summer Institute on Ageing
Seminar
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Venice International University, Italy
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2016/05 - 2016/05 | Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing Summer School
Seminar
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Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2006/09 - 2011/02 | Speaker/ demonstrator in community initiatives to spread awareness on diet-related diseases
Workshop
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Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
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2010/09 - 2011/01 | Pedagogical Training for Trainers (ex-CAP)
Other
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2010/11 - 2010/11 | Red Cross general and paediatric first aid courses
Other
|
Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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---|---|---|
2022/12/06 | Barreiras e Facilitadores à Utilização da Plataforma Digital LEAVES: Um Estudo Qualitativo com Profissionais de Saúde e Utilizadores
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Raquel Alexandra dos Reis Pereira Araújo (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
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2022/11 | Choice, food consumption, and perception about nutrition and health among older adults
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Micaela Aparecida Teodoro (Master)
Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Brazil
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2021 | Prevalence of Functional Limitations in Portuguese Older Adults and its Association with High-protein Foods: an EpiDoC database
analysis
Supervisor
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Clara Salvador (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2022/10 - Current | Portuguese Order of Nutritionists | Member (nº 5372N) |
2022/01/01 - Current | Portuguese Epidemiology Association | Member |
2021/07 - Current | American Society for Nutrition | Member |
2021/03 - Current | Society for Epidemiologic Research | Member |
2014/03 - Current | Nutrition Society | Member |
2006/09 - 2013/09 | Portuguese Dietetic Association | |
2006/09 - 2011/09 | Portuguese Association of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition | Member |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023/05 - Current | Co-chair of the Health Promotion and Care Strategic Area of NOVA Medical School (2023-Present).
Coordinator
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2021/09 - Current | Representative of NOVA Medical School in the working group for gender equality of Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
2020/11 - Current | Scientific Committee of the Nova Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2021/09 - 2022/10 | Postdoc Committee of NOVA Medical School
Member
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/09 - 2023/09 | Consultant on Eurostat’s Health Related Statistics for GOPA (Framework Contract n° 2021.0364) | |
2020/11 - 2021/07 | Member of the expert panel on Nutrition and Frailty: Opportunities for Prevention and Treatment | Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
2017/03 - 2019/05 | Expert panel on nutrition for START UP entrepreneurship workshops | Newcastle University Business School, United Kingdom |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2023/02 - Current | Specialization for executives in care homes for older adults - module of health care for older adults. | (Outros) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
2022/09 - Current | Public Health and Epidemiology | (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2022/06 - Current | Postgraduate course on Pharmaceutical Medicine | Epidemiology, Data Management and Statistics (Pós-Graduação) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2022/01 - Current | Mestrado em Gestão da Investigação Clínica (MEGIC) | Epidemiologia e Métodos em Investigação Clínica (Mestrado) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
2019/09 - Current | Ciências da Nutrição | Nutritional Epidemiology (Licenciatura) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2019/09 - Current | Nutrição Humana e Metabolismo | Seminários de Nutrição e Metabolismo (Mestrado) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2017/02 - 2019/05 | Food and Human Nutrition | Advanced Nutrient Metabolism and Requirements (Bachelor) | Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
2016/03 - 2019/05 | Food and Human Nutrition | Experimental Human Nutrition (Bachelor) | Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
2016/02 - 2019/05 | Food and Human Nutrition | Principles of Nutrition (Bachelor) | Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2022/09/01 - Current | Evaluator for the MSCA-Postdoctoral Fellowships |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023/09/29 - Current | BMC Public Health | BioMed Central |
2023/09 - Current | Lancet Healthy Longevity | Elsevier |
2021/09 - Current | Frontiers in Aging (2673-6217) | Frontiers |
2021/03 - Current | Clinical Nutrition | European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism |
2020/09 - Current | Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases (0939-4753) | Elsevier |
2020/05 - Current | Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (1387-2877) | IOS Press |
2019/02 - Current | BMC Geriatrics (1471-2318) | BioMed Central (part of Springer) |
2018/01 - Current | British Journal Of Nutrition (1475-2662) | Cambridge University Press |
2017/10 - Current | Age and Ageing (1468-2834) | Oxford University Press |
2017/08 - Current | Nutrients (2072-6643) | MDPI |
2017/08 - Current | Human Molecular Genetics (1460-2083) | Oxford University Press |
2017/06 - Current | European Journal of Nutrition (1436-6215) | Springer-Verlag |
Distinctions
Award
2018 | Runner-up of the Faculty of Medical Sciences doctoral award for outstanding PhD in a medical sciences discipline
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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2017 | Best oral presentation in the Human Nutrition Research Centre research day
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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2015 | Best poster presentation in the Nutrition Society meeting (Irish Section)
Nutrition Society, United Kingdom
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2014 | Best poster in the annual meeting of the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Newcastle University Faculty of Science Agriculture and Engineering, United Kingdom
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Other distinction
2021 | Concurso Estímulo ao Emprego Científico Individual (CEEC)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2019 | Recipient of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship (€147,815)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
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2014 | Drafting and successful submission of an EEA grant to develop the Portuguese Elderly Nutritional Status Surveillance System
(PEN-3S) in Portugal (€360,848) (2014-2016) (Grant number: PT06-0022).
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Portugal
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2014 | Recipient of the Swales Bequest Fund (£45,000)
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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2014 | Recipient of several travel grants and small bursaries (£5000+)
Nutrition Society, United Kingdom
Newcastle University, United Kingdom British Geriatrics Society, United Kingdom |