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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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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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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2025/02 - 2026/07 | POLIFLAMME_PD - development of a POrtuguese Food Frequency questionnaire for (POLy)phenol Intake and its association with
infLAMMation in Parkinson’s Disease
2023.13420.PEX
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2024/09/01 - 2025/09/01 | Improving physical frailty in older adults: exploring the interaction between protein intake and physical activity
NA
Principal investigator
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European Society for Clinical Investigation |
2020/12/01 - 2023/07/01 | COTIDIANA
AAL/0008/2020
Researcher
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AAL
Ongoing
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2021/07 - 2023/07 | LEAVES
AAL/0003/2019
Researcher
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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 | Translation and Innovation towards Global Health
LA/P/0117/2020
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Saúde Global e Medicina Tropical, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Comprehensive Health Research Centre, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Matemática Aplicações Fundamentais e Investigação Operacional, 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 | COST-action: Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases
CA20121
Researcher
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Ongoing
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2023/09/27 - 2026/11/01 | COST-action - PROmoting GeRiAtric Medicine IN countries where it is still eMerGing
CA21122
Researcher
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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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Preprint |
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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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2024/09/23 | Protein intake and transitions between frailty states in the UK Biobank: a multi-state transition model | 5th Comprehensive Health Research Centre Annual Summit
Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
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2024/09/05 | Mediterranean Diet and Ageing | National Congress on Nutrition and Longevity
Universidade Federal de Alfenas (Alfenas, Brazil)
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2024/09/04 | Nutrition and Longevity: what do we know? | National Congress on Nutrition and Longevity
Universidade Federal de Alfenas (Alfenas, Brazil)
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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 (Online) (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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2021/05/28 | Protein intake and Ageing: what do we know? | Postgraduate Program in Nutrition and Longevity
Universidade Federal de Alfenas-Minas Gerais (UNIFAL-MG) (Online) (Alfenas, Brazil)
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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 (Online) (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom)
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2021/04/27 | 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 (Online) (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
Hospital ortopédico de Sant'Ana (Online) (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
European Geriatric Medicine Society (Online) (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
European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (Online) (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
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
European Society for Clinical Nutrition and 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
Nordic Gerontological Federation (Oslo, Norway)
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2017/10/11 | Dietary intake, B vitamins and health outcomes in the very old | Human Nutrition Research Centre Research Day
Newcastle University (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
European Geriatric Medicine Society (Nice, France)
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2017/04 | Dietary intake and food sources in the very old – focus on cereals | Rank Prize Funds
Rank Prize (Lake District, United Kingdom)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2024/09/01 - Current | Association between modifiable risk factors, health resources consumption and its costs in portuguese community-dwelling young-old
adults: longitudinal analysis of the EpiDoC cohort
Co-supervisor
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Saúde Pública (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
2024/07/01 - Current | Dietary patterns, anxiety and depression in the EpiDoC cohort
Supervisor
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Epidemiologia, Bioestatística e Investigação em Saúde (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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2024/07/01 - Current | Science and Project Management
Supervisor
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Investigação Clínica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
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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 - 2023/07/12 | 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 - 2022/06/15 | Vitamin D Status and Biomarkers of Functional Health and Ageing in Very-Old Adults: Analysis of the Newcastle 85+ Study
Co-supervisor
|
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
|
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 | |
---|---|---|
2020/04 - 2024/04 | 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 | 2017 Human Nutrition Research Centre research day and public lecture (2017/10 - 2017/10)
Conference (Co-organisor)
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Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom |
2016/10 - 2016/10 | 2016 Human Nutrition Research Centre research day and public lecture (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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---|---|---|
2024/06/30 - 2024/07/12 | Training at the Residential Summer Course in Epidemiology of the European Educational Programme in Epidemiology (EEPE)
Workshop
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Residential Summer Course in Epidemiology of the European Educational Programme in Epidemiology (EEPE)
Fundación Privada Instituto de Salud Global Barcelona, Spain
Swiss School of Public Health+, Switzerland |
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
|
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
|
Bang goes the borders
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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2014/04 - 2018/11 | Several workshops on epidemiology, statistics and statistical packages
Workshop
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Newcastle University School of Mathematics and Statistics, United Kingdom
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2018/03/21 - 2018/03/29 | European Nutrition Leadership Platform (ENLP)
Workshop
|
ENLP Essentials Programme |
2017/05/01 - 2017/07/01 | Course on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILTHE)
Workshop
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Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILTHE)
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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2017/06/05 - 2017/06/10 | VIU Summer Institute on Ageing
Workshop
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Venice International University, Italy
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2016/04/25 - 2016/04/29 | Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing (MIA) Summer School
Workshop
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Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2014/11/01 - 2014/11/07 | Phlebotomy Training
Workshop
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Phlebotomy Training
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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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)
Workshop
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Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
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2010/11 - 2010/11 | Red Cross general and paediatric first aid courses
Workshop
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Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal
|
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2024/12 | The Burden of Obesity on the Consumption of Health Services and Loss of Productivity in Portugal
(Thesis) Arguer
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Kelli Destri (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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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
|
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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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023/10/01 - Current | European Journal of Epidemiology | Springer |
2023/09 - Current | Lancet Healthy Longevity | Elsevier |
2022/02/01 - Current | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | Elsevier |
2021/03 - Current | Clinical Nutrition | European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism |
2020/09 - Current | Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases (0939-4753) | Elsevier |
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 |
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 | Member |
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 |
2023/02/01 - Current | Worthmed Health Experts Board
Member
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Value for Health CoLAB, 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 |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
---|---|---|
2022/06/14 - Current | Society for Epidemiological Research (SER) | University of Chicago, University of Oregon, Boston University |
2024/11/21 - 2024/11/21 | PIATI Congress 2024 | NOVA Medical School |
2023/05/25 - 2023/05/26 | CHRC 3rd annual Summit | Universidade de Évora |
Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
---|---|---|
2022/09 - 2023/09 | Consultant on Eurostat’s Health Related Statistics for GOPA (Framework Contract n° 2021.0364) | GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH, Germany |
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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2024/04/04 - Current | Innovation in Health | Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Mestrado) | Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA School of Business and Economics, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal |
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 | Medicina (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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2024/10/01 - Current | Expert Evaluator for COST Actions
Evaluator
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European Cooperation in Science and Technology | |
2024/09 - Current | Grant evaluator for the Slovak Research and Development Agency
Evaluator
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Agentúra na podporu výskumu a vývoja Slovenskej republiky | |
2022/09/01 - Current | Evaluator for the MSCA-Postdoctoral Fellowships
Evaluator
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European Commission |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
---|---|---|
2024/01/15 | Contributed to magazine articles such as Mateus C. (2024) Como Ser Jovem Sempre – As Respostas da Ciência da Longevidade. Prevenir, pp 86-99. | Prevenir |
2023/05/23 | How flavonol-rich foods like apples and blackberries keep you strong | Medical News Today |
2019/01/30 | "Traditional British" diet may increase sarcopenia risk | Healio |
2019/01/17 | Why older adults should eat more protein | NBC News |
2018/11/05 | Eating more protein may help delay disability in seniors | Yahoo! News |
2018/11/03 | Does protein intake help older adults delay disability? | Business Standard |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
---|---|---|
2023/09/29 - Current | BMC Public Health | BioMed Central |
2021/09 - Current | Frontiers in Aging (2673-6217) | Frontiers |
2020/05 - Current | Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (1387-2877) | IOS Press |
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
2024 | Recipient of the FCT-funded exploratory project (PeX; €49,917)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2021 | Concurso Estímulo ao Emprego Científico Individual (CEEC)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
|
2019 | Recipient of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship (€147,815)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
|
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
|
2014 | Recipient of the Swales Bequest Fund (£45,000)
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
|
2014 | Recipient of several travel grants and small bursaries (£5000+)
Nutrition Society, United Kingdom
Newcastle University, United Kingdom British Geriatrics Society, United Kingdom |