Dr. Duarte Afonso

- Mentor and develop new CRAs - Coordinate continuing education of experienced CRAs

1) Pharma-Management: health policy basics, medicament laws (AMG), regulatory affairs, clinical trials. 2) Economic fundamentals: business management, project management, quality management, marketing, pharma sales. 3) Personality development: self-regulation, time management, rhetoric and presentation, communication, team and leadership skills.

1) Working on the commercial due diligence of Riemser Arzneimittel AG for Abolon’s client Axa Private Equity, the private equity organization of France-based Axa Group. 2) Developing company presentations, corporate valuations and market studies as well as market interviews.

1) Identifying biomarkers in advanced cancers aiming diagnosis and therapy targets. Validating putative biomarkers in humans, animal models and cell lines. Testing new cancer drugs in vitro and in vivo. 2) Proteome based analysis and molecular imaging of tumor metabolism for identification of targets for response prediction and assessment of prognosis in gastric cancer. 3) Coordinating projects with colleagues and collaborators. Writing grant proposals and scientific articles, developing presentations.

Teaching biochemistry laboratory classes

“Characterization of the muscle proteome in cancer cachexia: Identification of novel targets for intervention”