Dr. Cardoso MD, PhD has participated in over 30 prospective studies of clinical research as principal investigator and coinvestigator. He is currently the Portuguese National Coordinator Investigator of a phase 2 trial with mRNA therapy for metabolic liver disease. In 2006, he won the National Award of Gastroenterology from SPG with a research in infliximab treatment for Crohn’s Disease. In 2013, he won the Research Grant from APEF/Roche for molecular investigation of HCC. Recently, he participated in research concerning the applicability of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, namely in digestive endoscopy.