Graduated in Biochemistry (FCTUC), Master in Vision Sciences (FMUC) and PhD in Biomedical Sciences (FMUC).  Co-Coordinator of the Cardiovascular Area of ​​FMUC, Coordinator of the Scientific Line "Molecular Mechanisms of Disease" and Member of the IBILI Scientific Council, Director of the Laboratory of Structural Bioimaging, FMUC, Director of the Coimbra Polo National Electron Microscopy Network, Member the Executive Committee of the PhD Program in Health Sciences, FMUC and the "Interuniversity PhD Program in Aging and Chronic Diseases", Member of the Coordination of the "Master in Biomedical Research", FMUC. Coordinator of Advanced Courses, Postgraduate Training, in "Cardiovascular Sciences", "Aging", "Molecular Mechanisms of Disease", "Methodologies and Techniques of Investigation". Portuguese representative in the COST European action on Proteostase, co-leader of COST's "Cell Signaling" working group on Proteostase. Reviewer in several international scientific journals, such as Cardiovascular Research, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Scientific Reports, FEBS Journal, Molecular Biology Reports and PLOS ONE. Reviewer of research projects for various funding agencies, such as Fight for Sight (UK), FCT (Portugal), National Science Center Poland (Poland) and Worldwide Cancer Research (UK).

 pathology