Nutritionist (0526N), specialist in Clinical Nutrition, MSc in Clinical Nutrition and PhD in the field of applied nutrigenetics in gut disorders from FMUL. Catarina is an associate professor at FMUL, the current vice-director, and the coordinator of the BSc in Nutritional Sciences at FMUL. She is a member of the Scientific Commission for the MSc in Clinical Nutrition. Since 2005, Catarina has engaged in extensive pedagogical activity, teaching BSc, MSc and PhD students in the nutrition and medical fields. Catarina started her clinical practice as a nutritionist in 2003, and since then has provided outpatient care, where she integrated the clinical team at Champalimaud Foundation (2015-2020) and is currently at the Luz Hospital in Lisbon.
Catarina collaborates in different national and international research projects, having published papers in peer reviewed journals. Her current research interests include the effect of nutrition on the risk, progression, and modulation of gut and rheumatic diseases. She is committed to continuing her professional development and has done so in national and international institutions including the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, and King's College London, School of Medicine.
