Graduated in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Lisbon followed by a MSc in Herbal Medicines and a PhD in Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy in the area of Inflammation and Lung Injury. Currently, he is a Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Lisbon, responsible for the disciplines of Pharmacology I, Immunopharmacology and Mental Health Pharmacotherapy and also lecturing Pharmacotherapy I and II, Oncology Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, among others. Additionally, he is an expert member of the Medicines Evaluation Board at the INFARMED in the area of Pharmacology and Toxicology and an expert for the EMA in the area of Clinical Pharmacology.