Henrique Almeida

Since 2010 – Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics at CUF Hospital, Porto

2009-2011 – Assistant in Gynecology and Obstetrics at S. Sebastião Hospital

2008-2010 – Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics at Institutocuf

1996-2009 – Hospital Assistant in Gynecology and Obstetrics at S. João Hospital

1989-1995 – Internship in Gynecology and Obstetrics at S. João Hospital

1987-1989 – Doctor of the Portuguese Navy

1985-1986 – General Internship at S. João Hospital

Currently Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Porto

1999 – PhD – Porto Medical School

1993 – Teaching and scientific ability – Faculty of Medicine, Porto

1984 – Diploma in Medicine – Faculty of Medicine of Porto

Member of the Portuguese Society of Gynecology.

Member of the Portuguese Society of Reproductive Medicine.

2012 – Crioestaminal Award.

2011 – Grant for Innovation in Fertility – Merck-Serono Foundation, Geneva.

2006 – Research Grant from the Portuguese Society of Gynecology.

Researcher on the effects of aging on cells and tissues, including reproductive aging
(Laboratories of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto and Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, IBMC of Porto).

Selected publications:

Tomada I, Tomada N, Almeida H, Neves D. (2011) Androgen depletion in men leads to cavernous tissue reorganization and upregulation of the Sirt1-eNOS axis. AGE (in press). is what I:10.1007/s11357-011-9328-z

Matos, L, Gouveia, A and Almeida, H (2011) Ability of copper to induce premature senescence in human fibroblasts. AGE (in press). is what I: 10.1007/s11357-011-9276-7

Cordeiro, AL, Figueiredo, A, Tomada, I, Almeida, H, Neves, D (2010). Characterization of Ang1, Ang2 and Tie2 expression in Rat corpora cavernosa during aging. Microsc Microanal 16: 1-11.

L. Matos, D. Stevenson, F. Gomes, JL Silva-Carvalho, H. Almeida (2009) Expression of superoxide dismutase in human cumulus oophorus cells. Mol Hum Reprod. 15 (7): 411-419