João Cavaleiro Rufo
Investigador Doutorado Integrado
Departamento: Epidemiologia
Grupo de Investigação: Epidemiologia das Doenças Não Transmissíveis
jcrufo@ispup.up.pt
João Cavaleiro Rufo is a researcher specialized in the environmental determinants of allergic diseases and asthma, having studied the effects of several exposure factors, from indoor air quality to the contact with nature, and from microbial diversity to the ambient volatilome. He completed his PhD in Occupational Health in 2018 with a Cum Laude distinction awarded by the University of Porto. The PhD was preceded by a Master degree in Biomedical Sciences, awarded in 2013 by the University of Beira Interior, where he focused on studying biomarkers of asthma. He is currently an integrated junior researcher at the Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto under the framework of a project financed through the Stimulus for Scientific Employment Individual Support (2020.01350.CEECIND). In addition, in this institution, João lectures the Indoor Air Quality and Public Health Intensive Course and is a founding member of GAPIS.
João is an elected Board Member of the Epidemiology Workgroup for the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), an association of clinicians, researchers and allied health professionals, dedicated to improving the health of people affected by allergic diseases and asthma, with more than 11,000 members from 124 countries and over 50 National Allergy Societies. Since 2013, he published over 50 articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He is a Guest Editor for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and participates in projects financed through competitive and international funding.
João is an elected Board Member of the Epidemiology Workgroup for the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), an association of clinicians, researchers and allied health professionals, dedicated to improving the health of people affected by allergic diseases and asthma, with more than 11,000 members from 124 countries and over 50 National Allergy Societies. Since 2013, he published over 50 articles in international peer-reviewed journals. He is a Guest Editor for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and participates in projects financed through competitive and international funding.
ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0003-1175-242X
WoS ResearcherID: K-7994-2013
CiênciaVitae ID: 0F14-AD98-862F
Scopus ID: 56549851500
