Ana Maria Ferreira Rodrigues completed a PhD in Medicine in 2018 from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and a Degree in Medicine in 2003 from the same institution. She also holds a postgraduate degree in Clinical Research from the Portugal Clinical Scholars Research Training program at Harvard Medical School – Portugal.

She is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the NOVA Medical School (UNL) and the Scientific Head of the EpiDoC Research Unit in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, CEDOC, NOVA Medical School. She has published 94 articles in specialized journals and works in the areas of Medical and Health Sciences, with an emphasis on Epidemiology. Member of the Scientific Council of CHRC. Scientific Representative of the thematic lines of CHRC.