March 2019 - Emílio Peres award with the project entitled “MEDBIOME: Effects of the Mediterranean diet on the gut microbiota of type 2 diabetics” by the Portuguese Society of Diabetes.
March 2018 - Emílio Peres award with the project entitled “DIABEER: Effects of non-alcoholic beer in the glycemic control of type 2 diabetics” by the Portuguese Society of Diabetes.
November 2017 - Milupa 2017 award with the project entitled “Impact of different types of infant feeding on evolution of preterm gut microbiota” by the Portuguese Society of Neonatology and the Portuguese Society of Pediatrics.