Areas of Differentiation
Basic Research - Epigenetics in the etiology and treatment of developmental diseases and cancer.
Clinical - Neurodevelopmental Genetics, Predisposition Syndromes for Cancer, Neuro-Ectodermal Involvement Syndromes (Neurofibromatosis type 1), Genetics of Ophthalmological Pathologies.
Languages
English and Spanish.
Academic Education
2014 - Doctorate in Medicine/ Genetics in the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Lisbon;
1998-2004 - Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon.
Clinical Activity
Since 2018 - Portuguese Retina Institute
Since 2016 - Clinical Director of GenoMed SA;
Since 2016 - Clinical Director of Genetyca-ICM;
Since 2012 - Hospital Assistant of Medical Genetics - HDE, CHLC.
Internships at International Reference Services: Genetics at Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Canada; NF1 Department at Guy's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK.
Scientific Activity
Author and co-author of publications in indexed international scientific journals (including Nature
Genetics and American Journal of Medical Genetics);
Communications in national and international scientific meetings;
Organization of national and international scientific meetings;
Communications in television programs of information.
Invited Assistant of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the New University of Lisbon, Pediatrics and
Medical Genetics.
Invited Assistant of the Integrated Masters of Medicine of the Faculty of Algarve.
PhD in Global Public Health, Medical School, Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Lisbon.
Professor at the Postgraduate Course in Human Genetics at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University
of Lisbon.
Training for doctors in courses and workshops.
Positions in professional order and in scientific societies
Member of the Association Advisory Board EVITA - Association of Support to Change Holders in Hereditary Cancer-Related Genes.
Member of the Board of the Portuguese Neurofibromatosis Association.
Review of the Birth and Growth Journal - Birth and Growth Medical Journal.
Areas of Differentiation
Basic Research - Epigenetics in the etiology and treatment of developmental diseases and cancer.
Clinical - Neurodevelopmental Genetics, Predisposition Syndromes for Cancer, Neuro-Ectodermal Involvement Syndromes (Neurofibromatosis type 1), Genetics of Ophthalmological Pathologies.
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