Analiza M. Silva is a Full Professor and Head of the Exercise and Health Laboratory at the Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon. She has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles and has been an investigator and PI in national and international projects. Her work appears in high-impact journals, including Science, Nature Metabolism, Nature Food, and the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Research interests include the development and validation of body composition and energy balance methods; hydration dynamics in health and performance; and energy balance regulation in response to exercise programs and weight-loss interventions in metabolic disorders and athletic populations. She coordinates the BIA International Database, a global initiative aimed at enabling large-scale integration of body composition data for clinical, public health, and research applications. Her research spans mechanisms, clinical trials, and translation into practice, contributing to advances in obesity, exercise physiology, hydration science, and methodological innovations. Stanford University has identified her among the top 2% of researchers worldwide across all scientific areas. Her expertise is widely recognized, fostering frequent collaborations with leading research institutions worldwide, including her appointment as Adjunct Faculty at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
