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Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos Afonso

PhD

Former affiliations
 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-4539
  • 254 Citations
  • 9 h-Index
20022016

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Education/Academic qualification

Basic studies in Medicine, Bachelor, Universidade de Lisboa

Biochemistry, Bachelor, Universidade de Lisboa

Pharmacology & Therapeutics

2003 → 2004

External positions

Vice-President, Portuguese Society of Sciences in Laboratory Animals (SPCAL)

2013 → 2017

Secretary, Portuguese Society of Sciences in Laboratory Animals (SPCAL)

2009 → 2013

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Research Output at NOVA

Postprandial insulin action relies on meal composition and hepatic parasympathetics: dependency on glucose and amino acids Meal, parasympathetics & insulin action

Gaspar, J. M. N., Macedo, M. P. B. D. L. & Afonso, R. A. D. S. S., 1 Jan 2016, In : Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 27, NA, p. 70-78

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 3 Citations (Scopus)

    Efficacy of carvedilol in reversing hypertension induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia in rats

    Diogo, L. N., Pereira, S. A., Nunes, A. R., Afonso, R. A., Santos, A. I. & Monteiro, M. E. C. S., 15 Oct 2015, In : European Journal Of Pharmacology. 765, NA, p. 58-67

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 12 Citations (Scopus)

    Hypertension induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia: Effects of carvedilol in a rat model

    Diogo, L. N., Pereira, S. A., Nunes, A. R., Afonso, R. A., Santos, A. I. & Monteiro, E. C., 1 Sep 2015, In : European Respiratory Journal. 46

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract

    Voluntary oral administration of Losartan in rats

    Santos, A. I. L. F. D. M., Monteiro, M. E. C. S., Pereira, S. D. A. G., Afonso, R. A. D. S. S., Faustino, I. V. D. J. & Diogo, L. C. D. N., 1 Jan 2015, In : Journal Of The American Association For Laboratory Animal Science. 54, 5, p. 549-556

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Oral voluntary ingestion as a stress free alternative to orogastric gavage: The example of losartan chronic administration

    Faustino, I. V. D. J., Diogo, L. C. D. N., Afonso, R. A. D. S. S., Pereira, S. D. A. G., Monteiro, M. E. C. S. & Santos, A. I. L. F. D. M., 1 Jan 2014

    Research output: Other contribution

    Prizes

    1.º Prémio para Investigação em Obesidade, atribuído pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Endocrinologia Diabetes e Metabolismo (SPEDM)

    Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos Afonso (Recipient), 2003

    Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

    • Best Poster Award at the European Young Physiologists Symposium attributed by the Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS)

    Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos Afonso (Recipient), 2012

    Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

    Best Research Poster Presentation, granted by the Western Pharmacology Society

    Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos Afonso (Recipient), 2004

    Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

    • Bolsa de Investigação Dr. M. M. Almeida Ruas, atribuída pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia

    Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos Afonso (Recipient), 2010

    Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

    • First Place in the Poster Competition, atribuído pela Western Pharmacology Society

    Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos Afonso (Recipient), 2007

    Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

    • Activities

    • 2 Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively

    Research Fellowship (project reference FCT/POCTI/NSE/42397/01)

    Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos Afonso (Recipient)
    2004 → 2005

    Activity: Other › Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively

    PhD Fellowship (reference SFRH/BD/9082/202)

    Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos Afonso (Recipient)
    2002 → 11 Dec 2008

    Activity: Other › Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively