Junior Researcher
Ana Monteiro Pereira (1989) is a family medicine resident that is starting a parallel path in sports, physical activity and health scene. After finishing a sports medicine master, she started working as team physician in the Portuguese Football Federation as well as a PhD in Sports Sciences (ISMAI), in collaboration with the Portuguese Football School. For her PhD project, she aims to develop a baseline epidemiological study on eSports participants, providing scientifically-based arguments for the discussion on the health effects of eSports participation and preparing for future concerns of eSports professionalization and high demands of their practice.