Apresentação Pessoal

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (FFUP, 1991-1997)
PhD in Biochemistry (FFUP, 1998-2003)
MSc in Medicine (FMUP, 2008-2014)
Habilitation in Biochemistry (FFUP, 2019)

POST-GRADUATE SCIENTIFIC TRAINING
Department of Pathological Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra
CIAFEL, Faculty of Sports, University of Porto
Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto
Department of Nephrology, “Centro Hospitalar do Porto”

FIELD OF EXPERTISE / RESEARCH INTERESTS
Cardiovascular risk associated with obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Biomarkers of CKD.
Clinical Biochemistry and Hematology.
PUBMED: Belo L

BOOK AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Belo L, Rebelo I, Patrício B (2009). “Aspectos analíticos na gravidez normal e na patológica. Modificações metabólicas e fisiológicas desencadeadas pela gravidez e suas implicações”. Ed. LIDEL. ISBN: 978-972-757-557-2.

Catarino C, Coimbra S, Belo L, Monteiro L, Costa E, Santos-Silva A (2015). “Adjustable gastric banding surgery: impact on inflammation and iron metabolism”. In: “Bariatric Surgery: Prevalence, Complications and Impact on Quality of Life”. Editor: Mandy Chambers. Cap 5, pp: 85-106. Nova Science Publishers, NY. ISBN: 978-1-63463-697-1.

Ribeiro S, Belo L, Reis F, Santos-Silva A (2017). “The HIF system response to ESA therapy in CKD-anemia”. In: “Hypoxia and Human Diseases”. Editors: Jing Zheng and Chi Zhou. Cap 14, pp: 267-284. InTech. ISBN: 978-953-51-2896-0.

Santos-Silva A, Ribeiro S, Reis F, Belo L (2019). “Hepcidin in chronic kidney disease anemia”. In: “Vitamins and Hormones”, Volume 110: “Iron Metabolism: Hepcidin”. Editor: Gerald Litwack. Cap 12, pp: 243-264. Academic Press/Elsevier (Oxford, UK). ISBN: 978-0-12-817842-3.

SOME PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS (OVER OF 120)
-Belo et al. Atherosclerosis 2002; 162: 425–432.
-Belo et al. British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2002; 109: 1250–1255.
-Ribeiro et al. American Journal of Nephrology 2012; 36:317–323.
-Nascimento et al. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2015; 7:4.
-Ribeiro et al. Blood Reviews 2016; 30:65–72.
-Valente et al. Mediators of Inflammation 2019; Article ID 3295725.
-Lousa et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020; 22:43.
-Coimbra et al. Biomedicines. 2021; 9:554.
-Lousa et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022; 23:3284.
-Lousa et al. Inflammation Research 2022; 71:591-602.

AWARDS
-“Best Oral Communication” (III Congresso Iberolatinoamericano e IX Congresso Português de Aterosclerose/2001)
-“RADICAIS LIVRES 2001” (5º Congresso de Radicais Livres em Química, Biologia e Medicina/2001)
-“ATHERE” (XIII Jornadas Internacionais de Aterosclerose/2002)
-“Young Investigator Award” (14th World Congress ISSHP/2004)
-“Best Project FFUP” (AEFFUP/2008)
-“Third Best Oral Communication” (III YES Meeting/2008)
-“EDOL” (XI Congresso Nacional de Dermatologia e Venereologia/2010)
-“Best Poster Communication” (VIII Congresso de Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública/2010)
-“ROCHE” (Sociedade Portuguesa de Nefrologia/2011)
-“Best Presentation at Congress” (XXVI Congresso Português de Nefrologia/2012)
-“Best Poster Communication” (49th ERA-EDTA Congress/2012)
-“Best Oral Communication – Childhood obesity” (18º Congresso Português de Obesidade/2014)
-“Third Best Poster Communication” (24th European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) Meeting/2014)
-First prize of “First edition of the Best Practices Awards - Generalization of Sports Practice” (Assembleia da República/Plano Nacional de Ética no Desporto/2015)
-“DaVita” (Sociedade Portuguesa de Nefrologia/2021)
-“DaVita” (Sociedade Portuguesa de Nefrologia/2022)

Áreas de Interesse

1. Ciências da Saúde > Ciências Médicas