
Ana Rita Álvaro
Degree in Biology (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra); PhD in Sciences and Technology of Health, speciality of Molecular and Cell Biology (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra); Post-doc in 2010; Invited Assistant Professor at University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (2010-2014); Post-doc 2014
Current Project: Aging, Stress and Chronic Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics
Supervisor: Cláudia Cavadas (CNC, FFUC)
Contact: ritaa80@cnc.cj.uc.pt; ritaa80@gmail.com
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2387-374X.
Degree in Biology (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra); PhD in Sciences and Technology of Health, speciality of Molecular and Cell Biology (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra); Post-doc in 2010; Invited Assistant Professor at University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (2010-2014); Post-doc 2014
Current Project: Aging, Stress and Chronic Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics
Supervisor: Cláudia Cavadas (CNC, FFUC)
Contact: ritaa80@cnc.cj.uc.pt; ritaa80@gmail.com
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2387-374X.

Célia Alexandra Aveleira
Degree in Biology (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra); PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra; 2005-2010); Post-doc fellow 2010-2013; Invited Scientist Research fellow at Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology since 2013.
Project: Aging, Stress and Chronic Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics
Supervisor: Cláudia Cavadas (CNC, FFUC)
Contact: celia.aveleira@uc.pt
http://orcid.org/0000‐0002‐2191‐0682
Degree in Biology (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra); PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra; 2005-2010); Post-doc fellow 2010-2013; Invited Scientist Research fellow at Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology since 2013.
Project: Aging, Stress and Chronic Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics
Supervisor: Cláudia Cavadas (CNC, FFUC)
Contact: celia.aveleira@uc.pt
http://orcid.org/0000‐0002‐2191‐0682

Joana Rosmaninho-Salgado
Degree in Biology (Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra); PhD in Sciences and Technology of Health, speciality of Molecular and Cell Biology (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra); Pos-Doc in 2009
Actual Project: Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and dipeptidyl‐peptidase IV (DPPIV) as new promising targets on the adipose tissue regulation in obesity
Contact: jrosmaninho.salgado@gmail.com

Lígia Maria Sousa-Ferreira
Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences; PhD in Pharmacology (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra)
Actual Project: Searching for the microRNA maestro in the regulation of food intake and obesity
Supervisors: Luís Pereira de Almeida (CNC, FFUC), Claudia Cavadas (CNC, FFUC)
Contact: ligia.ferreira@cnc.uc.pt
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7169-9491

Pedro Gomes
Current Project: Hypothalamic sirtuin 2 as a novel target to reverse insulin resistance
Team: Pedro Gomes (PhD), Liliana Santos (MSc student); Cláudia Cavadas (PhD)
Contact: pedro.gomes@cnc.uc.pt
orcid.org/0000-0003.1766.9133

Ana Santos-Carvalho
Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences; PhD in Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra); Science and Technology Management Fellowship at Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC)
Project: Management, implementation and teaching of Advanced Courses at IEC, Toxicology of new generation synthetic abuse drugs
Contact: santos.carvalho@uc.pt
orcid.org/0000-0003-4718-5666.
Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences; PhD in Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra); Science and Technology Management Fellowship at Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC)
Project: Management, implementation and teaching of Advanced Courses at IEC, Toxicology of new generation synthetic abuse drugs
Contact: santos.carvalho@uc.pt
orcid.org/0000-0003-4718-5666.