Research Output per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Basic studies in Medicine, Bachelor, Universidade de Lisboa
Medicine, Master, Universidade de Lisboa
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
2003 → 2004
External positions
President, Portuguese Society of Sciences in Laboratory Animals (SPCAL)
2017 → 2021Vice-President, Portuguese Society of Sciences in Laboratory Animals (SPCAL)
2014 → 2016Secretary, Portuguese Society of Sciences in Laboratory Animals (SPCAL)
2009 → 2013Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos Afonso is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
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Research Output at NOVA
Anaplastic thyroid cancer: How far can we go?
Amaral, M., Afonso, R. A., Gaspar, M. M. & Reis, C. P., 2020, In : EXCLI Journal. 19, p. 800-812 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Open Access
File
How can biomolecules improve mucoadhesion of oral insulin? A comprehensive insight using ex-vivo, in silico, and in vivo models
Amaral, M., Martins, A. S., Catarino, J., Faísca, P., Kumar, P., Pinto, J. F., Pinto, R., Correia, I., Ascensão, L., Afonso, R. A., Gaspar, M. M., Charmier, A. J., Figueiredo, I. V. & Reis, C. P., May 2020, In : Biomolecules. 10, 5, 675.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
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. 70-78Research 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. 58-67Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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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. 46Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract
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