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I am a Nutritional Epidemiologist, a Research Fellow and an Assistant Professor at Nova Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. I hold a MSc from Wageningen University and a PhD from Newcastle University (thesis: Dietary intake, B vitamins and health outcomes in the very old: analysis of the Newcastle 85+ Study). I worked as a postdoctoral Research Associate at Newcastle University in a H2020-funded project (PRevention Of Malnutrition In Senior Subjects in the EU; lead by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) where I made important contributions and with whom I still collaborate. In 2018, I was awarded a prestigious Marie Curie fellowship to determine the impact of dietary protein on the disability process in older adults (InDEPENDEnt project) and I joined Nova Medical School where I also teach/supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students. Late 2021 I was awarded a CEEC fellowship which has been allowing me to research the role of protein and physical activity on physical function in ageing (IPHUNCTION 6 year project). I have co-authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, such as The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (IF:8.5), Age & Ageing (IF:10.7) and the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (IF:12.9), of which the majority are first or second authorships. I have an h-index of 20, an i10-index of 28 and more than 1500 citations according to google scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iSoUMbAAAAAJ&hl=en).
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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

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
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
2014/03 - 2018/02
Concluded
 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)
2011/09 - 2013/08
Concluded
 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)
 8.0/10
2006/01 - 2010/08
Concluded
 Dietética e Nutrição (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
 14/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
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
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
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
2013/09 - 2014/09 Medical Writer Demand Media Studios, United States
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/01 - 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
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2024/09/01 - 2025/09/01 Improving physical frailty in older adults: exploring the interaction between protein intake and physical activity
NA
Principal investigator
European Society for Clinical Investigation
2020/12/01 - 2023/07/01 COTIDIANA
AAL/0008/2020
Researcher
AAL
Ongoing
2021/07 - 2023/07 LEAVES
AAL/0003/2019
Researcher
AAL
Concluded
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
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Concluded
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
 Medical Research Council

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Dunhill Medical Trust
Concluded
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
 Swales Bequest Fund
Concluded
2014/09 - 2016/09 Portuguese Elderly Nutritional Status Surveillance System (PEN-3S)
PT06-0026
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Portugal
 EEA Grants
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
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
 Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Translation and Innovation towards Global Health
LA/P/0117/2020
10.54499/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
2016/04 - 2021/03 PRevention Of Malnutrition In Senior Subjects in the EU
678732
Researcher
Horizon 2020
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/03 - Current COST-action: Bench to bedside transition for pharmacological regulation of NRF2 in noncommunicable diseases
CA20121
Researcher
Ongoing
2023/09/27 - 2026/11/01 COST-action - PROmoting GeRiAtric Medicine IN countries where it is still eMerGing
CA21122
Researcher
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Mendonça, Nuno. "Development of a core outcome set for nutritional intervention studies in older adults with malnutrition and those at risk". Paper presented in 19th Congress of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS), Helsinki, 2023.
    Published
  2. Madeira, Teresa; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Sousa-Santos, Nuno; Santos, Osvaldo; Alarcão, Violeta; Mendonça, Nuno; Lopes, Carla; Gorjão Clara, João. "The association between nutritional status and having meals with friends or relatives among nursing home residents (PEN-3S study)". Paper presented in XVII Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação (Food and Nutrition Congress), 2018.
  3. Madeira, Teresa; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Sousa-Santos, Nuno; Santos, Osvaldo; Alarcão, Violeta; Nicola, Paulo Jorge; Goulão, Beatriz; et al. "Nutritional status among portuguese nursing home residents: prevalence and psychosocial associated variables (PEN-3S study)". Paper presented in XVI Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação (Food and Nutrition Congress), 2017.
    Published
  4. Madeira T; Peixoto-Plácido C; Sousa-Santos, N.; Santos O.; Bergland A; Bye A; Lopes C.; et al. "Prevalence of malnutrition among Portuguese elderly living in nursing homes: preliminary results of the PEN-3S project". Paper presented in 3rd IPLeiria's International Health Congress, Leiria, 2016.
    Published • 10.1186/s12913-016-1423-5
  5. Mendonça N. "Intakes of folate and vitamin B12 from total diets and from specific food groups and biomarkers of status in the very old". Paper presented in Nutrition Society summer meeting, Dublin, 2016.
    Published
  6. Madeira, Teresa; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Sousa-Santos, Nuno; Bergland, Astrid; Bye, Asta; Amaral, Teresa F; Lopes, Carla; et al. "Exploring psychosocial factors associated with nutritional status among elderly living in nursing homes: Preliminary results from the PEN-3S project". Paper presented in 12th Congress of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS), 2016.
  7. Gomes, Gabriela; Madeira, Teresa; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Sousa-Santos, Nuno; Bergland, Astrid; Bye, Asta; Amaral, Teresa F; et al. "Data Model for the Portuguese National Study on the Nutritional Status Among Elderly Living in the Community and Nursing Homes (PEN-3S project): What Can Be Done With It?". Paper presented in 12th Congress of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS), 2016.
    10.2118/4903-ms
  8. Sousa-Santos, Nuno; Madeira, Teresa; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Bergland, Astrid; Amaral, Teresa F; Lopes, Carla; Goulão, Beatriz; et al. "Reaching consensus for an electronic nutritional risk surveillance system: the SEVEN-I". Paper presented in XV Congresso de Nutrição e Alimentação (APN, 2016.
    Published
  9. Mendonça N. "Adequacy of nutrient intake in the very old: Analysis of the Newcastle 85+ Study". Paper presented in 12th European Nutrition Conference Federation of European Nutrition Societies, Berlin, 2015.
    Published
  10. Mendonça N. "Contribution of animal products to dietary intake in the very old". Paper presented in Nutrition Society summer meeting, Nottingham, 2015.
    Published • 10.1017/S0029665115003699
  11. Mendonça N. "Dietary intake and food sources in the very old". Paper presented in Nutrition Society (Irish Section) meeting, Cork, 2015.
    Published • 10.1017/S0029665115002736
  12. Mendonça N. "Micronutrient intake and food sources in the very old". Paper presented in Nutrition Society (Irish Section) meeting, Cork, 2015.
    Published • 10.1017/S0029665115002748
Conference paper
  1. Lizaveta Hilman; Cláudia Nunes Santos; Nuno Mendonça. "Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Polyphenol Intake and Its Association with Inflammation in the Portuguese Population: Study Plan". 2024.
    10.3390/proceedings2023091360
  2. Hill TR; Mendonça N; Granic A; Siervo M; Jagger C; Seal CJ; Kerse N; et al. "What do we know about the nutritional status of the very old? Insights from three cohorts of advanced age from the UK and New Zealand.". Paper presented in Nutrition Society (Irish Section) meeting, Cork, 2016.
    Published • 10.1017/s0029665116000203
  3. Bye, Asta; Bergland, Astrid; Goulão, Beatriz; Lopes, Carla; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Clara, João Gorjão; Mendonça, Nuno; et al. "PEN 3S". 2016.
Conference poster
  1. Madeira, Teresa; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Sousa-Santos, Nuno; Mendonça, Nuno; Santos, Osvaldo; Alarcão, Violeta; Nicola, Paulo Jorge; Lopes, Carla; Gorjão Clara, João. "Malnutrition and obesity in community-dwelling older adults: concomitant conditions? (PEN-3S study)". Paper presented in 13th European Nutrition Conference (FENS 2019), 2019.
  2. Madeira, Teresa; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Santos, Nuno; Goulão, Beatriz; Mendonça, Nuno; Santos, Osvaldo; Alarcão, Violeta; Gorjão Clara, João. "PEN-3S: prevalência e vigilância do estado nutricional dos idosos Portugueses (PEN-3S: prevalence and surveillance system of Portuguese elders' nutritional status)". Paper presented in 19º Congresso Português de Obesidade (Portuguese Congress of Obesity), 2015.
  3. Madeira, Teresa; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Santos, Nuno; Santos, Osvaldo; Alarcão, Violeta; Goulão, Beatriz; Mendonça, Nuno; Gorjão Clara, João. "Protocolo de Investigação Projeto PEN-3S ¿Estado nutricional dos idosos Portugueses: Estudo de prevalência nacional e construção de um sistema de vigilância¿ (PEN-3S project research protocol)". Paper presented in I Jornadas Médicas do Idoso de Santa Maria da Feira (Medical symposium on older adults), 2015.
Journal article
  1. Mendonça, Nuno; Avgerinou, Christina; Çavdar, Sibel; Cederholm, Tommy; Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso J.; Torbahn, Gabriel; Sieber, Cornel; et al. "Critical outcomes to be included in the Core Outcome Set for nutritional intervention studies in older adults with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition: a modified Delphi Study". European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41430-024-01444-6.
    Open access • Published • 10.1038/s41430-024-01444-6
  2. Marta Lemos; Ana Rita Henriques; David Gil Lopes; Nuno Mendonça; André Victorino; Andreia Costa; Miguel Arriaga; et al. "Usability and Utility of a Mobile App to Deliver Health-Related Content to an Older Adult Population: Pilot Noncontrolled Quasi-Experimental Study". JMIR Formative Research (2024): https://doi.org/10.2196/46151.
    10.2196/46151
  3. Destri, Kelli; Henriques, Ana Rita; Mendonça, Nuno; Alves, Joana; Barcelos, Anabela; Dias, Sara Simões; Gregório, Maria João; Canhão, Helena; Rodrigues, Ana Maria. "Hospitalization costs in Portugal among people with obesity: results from a nationwide population-based cohort 2011 to 2021". Frontiers in Public Health 12 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1380690.
    10.3389/fpubh.2024.1380690
  4. David G. Lopes; Nuno Mendonça; Ana Rita Henriques; Jaime Branco; Helena Canhão; Ana M Rodrigues. "Trajectories and determinants of ageing in Portugal: insights from EpiDoC, a nationwide population-based cohort". BMC Public Health 23 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16370-8.
    10.1186/s12889-023-16370-8
  5. Li-Tang Tsai; Eleanor Boyle; Sussi F Buhl; Gry Kock; Jan C Brønd; Marjolein Visser; Nuno Mendonça; Eric J Shiroma; Paolo Caserotti. "Associations between appetite, physical activity and sedentary behaviour from hip- and wrist-worn accelerometers in community-dwelling older adults". Geriatrics & Gerontology International (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14588.
    10.1111/ggi.14588
  6. Marjolein Visser; Nuno Mendonça; Christina Avgerinou; Sibel Cavdar; Tommy Cederholm; Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft; Eva Kiesswetter; et al. "A Core Outcome Set for nutritional intervention studies in older adults with malnutrition and those at risk: a study protocol". BMC Geriatrics 23 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03832-2.
    10.1186/s12877-023-03832-2
  7. Lopes DG; Costa D; Cruz EB; Mendonça N; Henriques AR; Branco J; Canhão H; Rodrigues AM. "Association of physical activity with physical function and quality of life in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis: longitudinal analysis of a population-based cohort.". Arthritis research & therapy (2023): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36703210.
    10.1186/s13075-023-02996-x
  8. Jeannette Brodbeck; Sofia Jacinto; Afonso Gouveia; Nuno Mendonça; Sarah Madörin; Lena Brandl; Lotte Schokking; et al. "A Web-Based Self-help Intervention for Coping With the Loss of a Partner: Protocol for Randomized Controlled Trials in 3 Countries". JMIR Research Protocols (2022): https://doi.org/10.2196/37827.
    10.2196/37827
  9. Salvador, Clara; Rodrigues, Ana Maria; Henriques, Ana Rita; Gregório, Maria João; Canhão, Helena; Mendonça, Nuno. "Animal foods and mobility limitations in community-dwelling young-old adults: longitudinal analysis of the EpiDoC cohort". BMC Geriatrics 22 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03381-0.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12877-022-03381-0
  10. Nuno Mendonça; Linda M. Hengeveld; Nancy Presse; Helena Canhão; Eleanor M. Simonsick; Stephen B. Kritchevsky; Samaneh Farsijani; et al. "Protein intake, physical activity and grip strength in European and North American community-dwelling older adults: a pooled analysis of individual participant data from four longitudinal ageing cohorts". British Journal of Nutrition (2022): https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114522002033.
    10.1017/S0007114522002033
  11. Kelli Destri; Alves, J; Maria João Gregório; Dias, Sara Simões; Ana Rita Oliveira Henriques; Nuno Mendonça; Helena Canhão; Ana Maria Rodrigues. "Obesity- attributable costs of absenteeism among working adults in Portugal". BMC Public Health 22 1 (2022): 978-978. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/96510a66-ae3f-445a-bb9e-660639f35a90.
    10.1186/s12889-022-13337-z
  12. Nuno Mendonça; Maria João Gregório; Clara Salvador; Ana Rita Henriques; Helena Canhão; Ana M. Rodrigues. "Low Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Is Associated with Poor Socioeconomic Status and Younger Age: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the EpiDoC Cohort". Nutrients 14 6 (2022): 1239-1239. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14061239.
    10.3390/nu14061239
  13. M. Visser; N. Mendonça; C. Avgerinou; T. Cederholm; A. J. Cruz-Jentoft; S. Goisser; E. Kiesswetter; et al. "Towards developing a Core Outcome Set for malnutrition intervention studies in older adults: a scoping review to identify frequently used research outcomes". European Geriatric Medicine (2022): https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-022-00617-5.
    10.1007/s41999-022-00617-5
  14. Carvalho Á; Henriques AR; Queirós P; Rodrigues J; Mendonça N; Rodrigues AM; Canhão H; et al. "Persistence of IgG COVID-19 antibodies: A longitudinal analysis.". Frontiers in public health (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/36703818.
    10.3389/fpubh.2022.1069898
  15. Sarah Hakeem; Nuno Mendonça; Terry Aspray; Andrew Kingston; Carmen Martin-Ruiz; Louise Robinson; Tom R. Hill. "The Association between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Telomere Length in the Very-Old: The Newcastle 85+ Study". Nutrients (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13124341.
    10.3390/nu13124341
  16. Mendonça, Nuno. "Dietary Protein Intake and Transition between Frailty States in Octogenarians Living in New Zealand". Nutrients 13 8 (2021): 2843-2843. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13082843.
    10.3390/nu13082843
  17. Ilianna Lourida; Jolanda M. A. Boer; Ruth Teh; Ngaire Kerse; Nuno Mendonça; Anna Rolleston; Stefania Sette; et al. "Association of Daily Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour with Protein Intake Patterns in Older Adults: A Multi-Study Analysis across Five Countries". Nutrients 13 8 (2021): 2574-2574. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082574.
    10.3390/nu13082574
  18. Mendonça, Nuno. "Nutrition and Frailty: Opportunities for Prevention and Treatment". Nutrients 13 7 (2021): 2349-2349. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13072349.
    10.3390/nu13072349
  19. Nuno Mendonça; Linda M Hengeveld; Marjolein Visser; Nancy Presse; Helena Canhão; Eleanor M Simonsick; Stephen B Kritchevsky; et al. "Low protein intake, physical activity, and physical function in European and North American community-dwelling older adults: a pooled analysis of four longitudinal aging cohorts". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2021): https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab051.
    10.1093/ajcn/nqab051
  20. Okello EJ; Mendonça N; Stephan B; Muniz-Terrera G; Wesnes KA; Siervo M. "Tea consumption and measures of attention and psychomotor speed in the very old: the Newcastle 85+ longitudinal study". BMC Nutrition (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-020-00361-8.
    Open access • 10.1186/s40795-020-00361-8
  21. Perri G; Mendonça N; Jagger C; Walsh J; Eastell R; Mathers JC; Hill TR. "Dietary Selenium Intakes and Musculoskeletal Function in Very Old Adults: Analysis of the Newcastle 85+ Study.". Nutrients (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32664662.
    Open access • 10.3390/nu12072068
  22. Hengeveld LM; Boer JMA; Gaudreau P; Heymans MW; Jagger C; Mendonça N; Ocké MC; et al. "Prevalence of protein intake below recommended in community-dwelling older adults: a meta-analysis across cohorts from the PROMISS consortium". Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (2020): https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12580.
    Open access • 10.1002/jcsm.12580
  23. Mendonça N; Kingston A; Yadegarfar M; Hanson H; Duncan R; Jagger C; Robinson L. "Transitions between frailty states in the very old: the influence of socioeconomic status and multi-morbidity in the Newcastle 85+ cohort study.". Age and ageing (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32342980.
    Open access • 10.1093/ageing/afaa054
  24. Hakeem S; Mendonça N; Aspray T; Kingston A; Ruiz-Martin C; Jagger C; Mathers JC; Duncan R; Hill TR. "The association between 25-hydroxyvitamin d concentration and disability trajectories in very old adults: The newcastle 85+ study". Nutrients 12 9 (2020): 1-14. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85090678977&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • 10.3390/nu12092742
  25. Mendonça, Nuno; Kingston A; Granic A; Jagger C. "Protein intake and transitions between frailty states and to death in very old adults: the Newcastle 85+ study". Age and Ageing (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz142.
    Open access • 10.1093/ageing/afz142
  26. Mendonça N; Kingston A; Granic A; Hill TR; Mathers JC; Jagger C. "Contribution of protein intake and its interaction with physical activity to transitions between disability states and to death in very old adults: the Newcastle 85+ Study". European Journal of Nutrition (2019): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-02041-1.
    Open access • 10.1007/s00394-019-02041-1
  27. Nuno Mendonça; Antoneta Granic; Tom R. Hill; Mario Siervo; John C. Mathers; Andrew Kingston; Carol Jagger. "Protein Intake and Disability Trajectories in Very Old Adults: The Newcastle 85+ Study". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019): https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15592.
    Open access • 10.1111/jgs.15592
  28. Mendonça N; Jagger C; Granic A; Martin-Ruiz C; Mathers JC; Seal CJ; Hill TR. "Plasma Vitamin B12, Supplementation and Mortality". The Journals of Gerontology: Series A (2019): https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/gly200.
    Open access • Published • 10.1093/gerona/gly200
  29. Granic A; Mendonça N; Sayer AA; Hill TR; Davies K; Siervo M; Mathers JC; Jagger C. "Effects of dietary patterns and low protein intake on sarcopenia risk in the very old: The Newcastle 85+ study.". Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30709690.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.01.009
  30. Mendonça N; Granic A; Mathers JC; Hill TR; Siervo M; Adamson AJ; Jagger C. "Prevalence and determinants of low protein intake in very old adults: insights from the Newcastle 85+ Study". European Journal of Nutrition (2018): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-017-1537-5.
    Open access • 10.1007/s00394-017-1537-5
  31. Mendonça N; Jagger C; Granic A; Martin-Ruiz C; Mathers JC; Seal CJ; Hill TR. "Elevated Total Homocysteine in All Participants and Plasma Vitamin B12 Concentrations in Women Are Associated With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in the Very Old: The Newcastle 85+ Study.". The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29529168.
    Open access • 10.1093/gerona/gly035
  32. Granic A; Mendonça N; Hill TR; Jagger C; Stevenson EJ; Mathers JC; Sayer AA. "Nutrition in the Very Old". Nutrients (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29495468.
    Open access • 10.3390/nu10030269
  33. Madeira, T.; Peixoto-Plácido, C.; Sousa-Santos, N.; Santos, O.; Alarcão, V.; Goulão, B.; Mendonça, N.; et al. "Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes: The PEN-3S study". Public Health Nutrition (2018): 1-12. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85054958416&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1017/S1368980018002318
  34. Granic A; Mendonça N; Sayer AA; Hill TR; Davies K; Adamson AJ; Siervo M; Mathers JC; Jagger C. "Low protein intake, muscle strength and physical performance in the very old: The Newcastle 85+ Study". Clinical Nutrition 37 6 (2018): 2260-2270. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85035206698&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.11.005
  35. Mendonça N; Granic A; Mathers JC; Martin-Ruiz C; Wesnes KA; Seal CJ; Jagger C; Hill TR. "Homocysteine, Tryptophan, and Cognition in the Very Old.". Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28843524.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.07.010
  36. Mendonça N; Granic A; Mathers JC; Martin-Ruiz C; Wesnes KA; Seal CJ; Jagger C; Hill TR. "One-Carbon Metabolism Biomarkers and Cognitive Decline in the Very Old: The Newcastle 85+ Study.". Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (2017): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28647580.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.05.008
  37. Mendonça N; Mathers JC; Adamson AJ; Martin-Ruiz C; Seal CJ; Jagger C; Hill TR. "Intakes of Folate and Vitamin B12 and Biomarkers of Status in the Very Old: The Newcastle 85+ Study.". Nutrients (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27690091.
    Open access • Published
  38. Mendonça N; Hill TR; Granic A; Davies K; Collerton J; Mathers JC; Siervo M; et al. "Micronutrient intake and food sources in the very old: analysis of the Newcastle 85+ Study.". British Journal of Nutrition (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27363567.
    Open access • Published • 10.1017/S0007114516002567
  39. Mendonça N; Hill TR; Granic A; Davies K; Collerton J; Mathers JC; Siervo M; et al. "Macronutrient intake and food sources in the very old: analysis of the Newcastle 85+ Study.". British Journal of Nutrition (2016): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27087119.
    Open access • 10.1017/S0007114516001379
  40. Madeira T; Peixoto-Plácido C; Goulão B; Mendonça N; Alarcão V; Santos, N.; De Oliveira RM; et al. "National survey of the Portuguese elderly nutritional status: Study protocol". BMC Geriatrics 16 1 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84978919976&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12877-016-0299-x
  41. Mendonça N; Mathers JC; Adamson AJ; Martin-Ruiz C; Seal CJ; Jagger C; Hill TR. "Intakes of Folate and vitamin b12 and biomarkers of status in the very old: The Newcastle 85+ study". Nutrients 8 10 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84989285317&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/nu8100604
  42. Bye, Asta; Bergland, Astrid; Goulão, Beatriz; Lopes, Carla; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Gorjão Clara, João; Mendonça, Nuno; et al. "Resultados preliminares de projetos sobre a avaliação do estado nutricional em idosos em Portugal: PEN-3S (Preliminary results of projects on Portuguese elders' nutritional status: PEN-3S)". Revista APNEP X 1 (2016): 31.
    Published • 10.1055/s-0038-1674462
  43. Sun S; Shi G; Han X; Francisco AB; Ji Y; Mendonça N; Liu X; et al. "Sel1L is indispensable for mammalian endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation, endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis, and survival.". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24453213.
    Open access • Published • 10.1073/pnas.1318114111
  44. Sun, S.; Shi, G.; Han, X.; Francisco, A.B.; Ji, Y.; Mendonça, N.; Liu, X.; et al. "Erratum: Sel1L is indispensable for mammalian endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation, endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis, and survival (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2014) 111, 5, (E582-E591) doi:10.1073/pnas.1318114111)". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111 16 (2014): 6115-6115. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899119365&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1073/pnas.1405563111
Preprint
  1. Marta Lemos; Ana Rita Henriques; David Gil Lopes; Nuno Mendonça; André Victorino; Andreia Costa; Miguel Arriaga; et al. "Usability and Utility of a Mobile App to Deliver Health-Related Content to an Older Adult Population: Pilot Noncontrolled Quasi-Experimental Study (Preprint)". 2023. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.46151.
    10.2196/preprints.46151
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Mendonça, Nuno. "Dietary intake, B vitamins and health outcomes in the very old : analysis of the Newcastle 85+ study". PhD, Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/4104.

Other

Other output
  1. Effects of physical activity in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis. 10-year follow-up of a population-based cohort. 2023. David Lopes; Daniela Costa; Eduardo Brazete Cruz; Nuno Mendonça; Ana Rita Henriques; Jaime Branco; Helena Canhão; Ana Maria Rodrigues. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/561c3e1d-f5e6-4a70-9e76-668208de27bf.
  2. Correction. Obesity- attributable costs of absenteeism among working adults in Portugal (BMC Public Health, (2022), 22, 1, (978), 10.1186/s12889-022-13337-z). 2022. Kelli Destri; Alves, J; Maria João Gregório; Dias, Sara Simões; Ana Rita Oliveira Henriques; Nuno Mendonça; Helena Canhão; Ana Maria Rodrigues. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/4e0f68ce-3f21-40cb-8734-22f65c880620.
    10.1186/s12889-022-13483-4
  3. Correction to. Tea consumption and measures of attention and psychomotor speed in the very old: the Newcastle 85+ longitudinal study (BMC Nutrition, (2020), 6, 1, (57), 10.1186/s40795-020-00361-8). 2021. Edward Jonathan Okello; Nuno Mendonça; Blossom Stephan; Graciela Muniz-Terrera; Keith Wesnes; Mario Siervo. https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/publications/46ea1e7f-80e3-4021-a30b-befd8e20c2b4.
    10.1186/s40795-021-00409-3
  4. Pragmatic RCT to Assess the Effectiveness of an Online Self-help Programme for Older Adults After Spousal Bereavement (LEAVES-PT). Study registry. 2021. Mendonça, Nuno. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05156346?cond=leaves%20bereavement&rank=1.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
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)
2024/09/05 Mediterranean Diet and Ageing National Congress on Nutrition and Longevity
Universidade Federal de Alfenas (Alfenas, Brazil)
2024/09/04 Nutrition and Longevity: what do we know? National Congress on Nutrition and Longevity
Universidade Federal de Alfenas (Alfenas, Brazil)
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)
2023 Nutrition and Musculoskeletal Health in Older Adults Longevity Med Summit
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2023 Nutrition and Ageing, what do we know? 2nd Cycle of Webinars of Gerontology, Health, and Well-Being
Universidade de Évora (Online) (Évora, Portugal)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
2020/02 Protein intake and disability in the oldest old: road to “InDEPENDEnt” PostDoc Exchange Program
Instituto Gulbenkian da Ciência (Lisbon, Portugal)
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)
2019/10 Protein intake and frailty in very old adults: the Newcastle 85+ Study 13th Federation of European Nutrition Societies Conference
(Dublin, Ireland)
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)
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)
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)
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)
2017/04 Dietary intake and food sources in the very old – focus on cereals Rank Prize Funds
Rank Prize (Lake District, United Kingdom)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
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
 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
 Epidemiologia, Bioestatística e Investigação em Saúde (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2024/07/01 - Current Science and Project Management
Supervisor
 Investigação Clínica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/09 - Current CODTAES- Challenges of Digital Tools Adoption Across European Seniors with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Co-supervisor
 Saúde Pública Global (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2022 - Current Development and validation of a polyphenol food frequency questionnaire, and the association between polyphenols and neuroinflammation
Co-supervisor
 Biomedicine (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2018/01 - 2023/07/12 Elucidating the role of selenium in musculoskeletal ageing using three different study designs
Co-supervisor
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
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
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
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
 Food and Human Nutrition (Degree)
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

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
 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)
 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)
 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)
 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)
 Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/06/30 - 2024/07/12 Training at the Residential Summer Course in Epidemiology of the European Educational Programme in Epidemiology (EEPE)
Workshop
 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
 Festival Internacional de Ciência
Cãmara Municipal de Oeiras, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/02 ACTION entrepreneurship
Workshop
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
2014/04 - 2018/11 Several workshops on epidemiology, statistics and statistical packages
Workshop
Newcastle University School of Mathematics and Statistics, United Kingdom
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
 Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILTHE)
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
2017/06/05 - 2017/06/10 VIU Summer Institute on Ageing
Workshop
Venice International University, Italy
2016/04/25 - 2016/04/29 Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing (MIA) Summer School
Workshop
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2014/11/01 - 2014/11/07 Phlebotomy Training
Workshop
 Phlebotomy Training
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
2006/09 - 2011/02 Speaker/ demonstrator in community initiatives to spread awareness on diet-related diseases
Workshop
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2010/09 - 2011/01 Pedagogical Training for Trainers (ex-CAP)
Workshop
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
2010/11 - 2010/11 Red Cross general and paediatric first aid courses
Workshop
Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/12 The Burden of Obesity on the Consumption of Health Services and Loss of Productivity in Portugal
(Thesis) Arguer
 Kelli Destri (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
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
2022/11 Choice, food consumption, and perception about nutrition and health among older adults
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Micaela Aparecida Teodoro (Master)
Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Brazil
2021 Prevalence of Functional Limitations in Portuguese Older Adults and its Association with High-protein Foods: an EpiDoC database analysis
Supervisor
 Clara Salvador (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
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
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
2023/05 - Current Co-chair of the Health Promotion and Care Strategic Area of NOVA Medical School (2023-Present).
Coordinator
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2023/02/01 - Current Worthmed Health Experts Board
Member
 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
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2020/11 - Current Scientific Committee of the Nova Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Member
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/10 Postdoc Committee of NOVA Medical School
Member
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal

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
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
2024/10/01 - Current Expert Evaluator for COST Actions
Evaluator
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
2024/09 - Current Grant evaluator for the Slovak Research and Development Agency
Evaluator
 Agentúra na podporu výskumu a vývoja Slovenskej republiky, Slovakia
2022/09/01 - Current Evaluator for the MSCA-Postdoctoral Fellowships
Evaluator
 European Commission, Belgium

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
2017 Best oral presentation in the Human Nutrition Research Centre research day
Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
2015 Best poster presentation in the Nutrition Society meeting (Irish Section)
Nutrition Society, United Kingdom
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

Other distinction

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