Irene Rebelo is an Associate Professor with Aggregation in the Department of Biochemistry/Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto (Porto, Portugal). She obtained her BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto (FFUP) from 1976–1981. She has published 82 articles in journals, has 9 sections in books and 3 books, has 2 patents registered, has organized 4 events, participated in 13 events and received 22 awards and/or honors. She focuses on maternal health, preeclampsia, endometriosis, hypertension, pregnancy, obstetrics, cardiovascular system, biochemistry and endocrinology.