Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos Afonso

PhD

Former affiliations

Assistant Professor, NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)
Assistant Professor, Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas (CEDOC)

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-4539

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Education/Academic qualification

Basic studies in Medicine, Bachelor, Universidade de Lisboa

Award Date: 11 Jul 2014

Medicine, Master, Universidade de Lisboa

Award Date: 23 Oct 2001

Pharmacology & Therapeutics

2003 → 2004

External positions

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

2017 → 2021

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

2014 → 2016

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

2009 → 2013

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268 Citations
10 h-Index
19 Article
12 Other contribution
3 Review article
2 Conference contribution
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- 2 Meeting Abstract
- 1 Doctoral Thesis

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

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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

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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
4 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
13 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

1.º Prémio para Investigação em Obesidade, atribuído pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Endocrinologia Diabetes e Metabolismo (SPEDM)
Afonso, Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos (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)
Afonso, Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Best Research Poster Presentation, granted by the Western Pharmacology Society
Afonso, Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Bolsa de Investigação Dr. M. M. Almeida Ruas, atribuída pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia
Afonso, Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
First Place in the Poster Competition, atribuído pela Western Pharmacology Society
Afonso, Ricardo Alexandre da Silva Santos (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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