Personal profile
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, Visiting Graduate Student in the Dep. 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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Phenotypes of chronic cough in a community-dwelling population: findings from the EpiCough study
Martins, P., Almeida, I., Caires, I., Afonso, R., Dezerto, R., Tome, A., Rodrigues, A., Henriques, A. R. & Neuparth, N., Feb 2026, In: Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology. 157, 2, 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Prevalence and risk factors of chronic cough in an adult community-dwelling Portuguese population
Carreiro-Martins, P., Caires, I., Almeida, I., Afonso, R. A., Dezerto, R., Tomé, A., Rodrigues, A. M., Henriques, A. R. & Neuparth, N., Mar 2025, In: ERJ Open Research. 11, 2, 00887-2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Validation of a new automated cough monitoring device: results of a pilot study
Carreiro-Martins, P., Caires, I., Leiria-Pinto, P., Cordeiro-Ferreira, G., Novais, L., Afonso, R. & Neuparth, N., Sept 2025, In: European Respiratory Journal. 66, 3 p., PA455.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Asthma and chronic cough: two related conditions
Martins, P., Caires, I., Afonso, R., Gaspar-Marques, J., Tomé, A. & Neuparth, N., Feb 2024, In: Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology. 153, 2, p. AB23-AB23 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Gold-based nanoplataform for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: A step forward
Amaral, M., Charmier, A. J., Afonso, R. A., Catarino, J., Faísca, P., Carvalho, L., Ascensão, L., Coelho, J. M. P., Manuela Gaspar, M. & Reis, C. P., 2 Mar 2021, In: Cancers. 13, 6, p. 1-24 24 p., 1242.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile30 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)81 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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1.º Prémio para Investigação em Obesidade, atribuído pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Endocrinologia Diabetes e Metabolismo (SPEDM)
Afonso, R. A. D. S. S. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Poster Award at the European Young Physiologists Symposium attributed by the Federation of European Physiological Societies (FEPS)
Afonso, R. A. D. S. S. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Research Poster Presentation, granted by the Western Pharmacology Society
Afonso, R. A. D. S. S. (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Bolsa de Investigação Dr. M. M. Almeida Ruas, atribuída pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia
Afonso, R. A. D. S. S. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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First Place in the Poster Competition, atribuído pela Western Pharmacology Society
Afonso, R. A. D. S. S. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively
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Research Fellowship (project reference FCT/POCTI/NSE/42397/01)
Afonso, R. A. D. S. S. (Recipient)
2004 → 2005Activity: Other › Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively
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PhD Fellowship (reference SFRH/BD/9082/202)
Afonso, R. A. D. S. S. (Recipient)
2002 → 11 Dec 2008Activity: Other › Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively