Born: 10th February, 1962, Castelo Branco.
Nationality: Portuguese
Adress: Faculty of Pharmacy, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde
Azinhaga de Santa Comba, University of Coimbra
300-548 Coimbra
Phone: 351239 405036
E-mail: ligia@ff.uc.pt
Academic Graduation:
Year Degree Institution
1986 Licenciatura Pharmaceutical Sciences Fac. Pharmacy/Univ. Coimbra
1989 Provas Ap. Ped. e Capac. Científica Fac. Pharmacy / Univ. Coimbra
1985 PhD Fac. Pharmacy / Univ. Coimbra
1999 Agregação Fac. Pharmacy / Univ. Coimbra
Professional Appointments
2008 - Full Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra.
2009 - Coordinator of the Group Bromatology, Pharmacognosy and Analytical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra
2002-2009 Head oh the Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra
2009 - Coordinator of the Master of Sciences Pharmaceuticals, University of Coimbra
2001- 2013 Full Researcher of the Center of Pharmaceutical Studies (Group of Drug Discovery), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Portugal
2001- Member of the Scentific Board of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra.
2006- Coordinator of the post-graduation programme “Medicines and Health Products from Plants” - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra
Specialization: Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Phytoterapy
Research interests: Aromatic and medicinal plants and secondary metabolites: ethnopharmacology, biodiversity, phytochemistry, biological activities
Teaching experience: Teaching several courses in the Faculty of Pharmacy (Botânica Farmacêutica, Farmacognosia, Plantas Medicinais, Fitoterapia, Produtos de Origem Natural, Fármacos de Origem Natural); Visiting Professor of several centers of research, postgraduate courses, Masters and PhD courses.