Sara Policarpo

  • Lecturer
  • Invited Assistant
Biographical note

Nutritionist Specialist in Clinical Nutrition by the  Portuguese Council of Nutritionists works as a nutritionist in the Dietary and Nutrition Service of Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte EPE since 2009, mainly in the area of infectious diseases and liver pathology.
Part-time Invited Assistant of the Nutrition Laboratory at Lisbon School of Medicine, since 2014, where she collaborates in pre-graduate teaching - Degree in Nutrition Sciences and Integrated Master in Medicine - and in post-graduate teaching - Master in Clinical Nutrition, Master in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Master in Metabolic Diseases and Eating Behavior.
Master in Clinical Nutrition, is currently completing her PhD at the Medical Academic Center of Lisbon, in the area of Medical Sciences – Nutrition Branch, with a research project on the theme of fatty liver in the population with HIV infection.

Research Area

Methods for assessing nutritional status
Relationship between nutritional status and immune function
Dietary patterns and impact of nutritional intervention on liver pathology and infectious pathology.