Ana Maria Silva is Associate Professor with Aggregation in the Life Sciences Department of the University of Coimbra, where she teaches Primatology and Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (graduation), Funerary Anthropology and Dental Anthropology in the Master's Degree of Human Evolution and Biology; Dental Analysis, Forensic Taphonomy and Field Anthropology in the Master of Forensic Anthropology. She supervised 5 PhD Theses, 49 Master's Degrees, 5 Pre-Bologna Master's Degrees and 37 Pre-Bologna Bachelor's Degrees. She was tribunal member of 19 Doctoral thesis (National and International), 14 Doctoral Thesis Projects, 112 Master thesis, 13 Pre-Bologna Master thesis and 37 Pre-Bologna Bachelor's thesis. Her research has focused on the reconstruction of the life of prehistoric human populations from the Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, in nowadays Portuguese territory. The interaction of these communities with the environment in which they lived is explored through their demography, morphology, health patterns and physiological stress indicators. More recently, her research has extended to Bronze and Iron Age populations, in addition of the use of biomolecular data, such as ancient DNA and stable isotopes. This strategy has allowed to access to information about their kinship, biological affinities and mobility, in order to complete the portrayal of human populations that lived in the Iberian Peninsula during Prehistory. This research comprises two lines of investigation: (1) the analysis of the complex funerary practices of these communities, including the development of specific methodologies and approaches for their interpretation; (2) Dental morphology. In addition to the description of new morphological characters, this line of research led in 2016 to the beginning of the creation of an identified collection of dental casts. She is responsible for the creation (in 2011) and Coordination of the Prehistory Laboratory, one of the laboratories of the Anthropology and Health Research Center. The research interests of this laboratory focus on the study of prehistoric human skeletal remains. This analysis aims to understand how these individuals lived, accessing data on their mortuary practices, demography, health patterns, illnesses, behaviours and lifestyles. This laboratory is a space where research is carried out within the scope of master's and doctoral theses, in addition to researchers and students from national and international institutions who carry out research in the mentioned scientific areas or related ones. It also promotes small scientific internships for secondary school students, during their school holidays. Her publication record includes 64 articles in indexed journals, 20 in international peer review journals, two books, 11 chapters in International Books and 11 in National Books, 22 articles in national journals, one critical review, 27 articles in Proceedings of International Congresses and 14 National, 45 technical-scientific reports. He presented 29 oral communications by invitation, 95 communications at International Congresses, 146 posters at International and National Congresses (two of which won awards). She is member of the Center for Research in Anthropology and Health (CIAS, University of Coimbra), UNIARQ (University of Lisbon) and the Center for Functional Ecology (CEF, University of Coimbra).