M.Sc., University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 2002.
Ph.D., Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 2007.

Newcastle University, United Kingdom, Assistant Professor, 2015-2017; Associate Professor, 2017-2018.

Appointed to the staff of Mayo Clinic, 2018; Professor of Physiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, 2022-present; Joint appointment, Section of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, 2022-present.