Paulo Paixão

Tackling pandemics: a medical perspective

Bionote:

FCM|NMS (Lisbon): Associated Professor,  Head of the Unit “Infection”. Coordinator of the mobility programs. Coordinator of the 3rd year of the Medicine Master Course

Coordinator of the COVID-19 Committee of the FCM|NMS (2020-22)

Clinical Pathology Laboratory – Hospital da Luz (Lisbon): Director (2007-present)

President of the Portuguese Society for Virology (2011-2022. Co-founder in 1998)

First vice-president of the European Society for Clinical Virology (2010-2016)

Member of the National Verification Committee for Measles and Rubella (2013-2022)

Member of the Clinical Pathology board of the Portuguese Medical Association (2013-2017)

Expert for several international anti-doping organizations (hematological passport)