2021 Prémio de Investigação Alfredo da Silva: “CB meter – um novo dispositivo para a deteção o precoce da diabetes mellitus tipo 2”, Fundação Amélia de Mello, Portugal.
2021 Award Pedro Eurico Lisboa to the best paper in the Diabetes field: Carotid body chemosensitivity: early biomarker of dysmetabolism in humans. Joao P Cunha-Guimaraes et al. 2020 Eur J Endocrin 182: 549-557.
2021 Best Oral Communication in the field of Fundamental Research in the 17th Portuguese Congress of Diabetes.
2020 Best poster communication in the category of nutrition by the Portuguese Society for the study of Obesity (SPEO) in the 24th Portuguese Obesity Congress.
2020 Honor award for the poster communication in the category of Obesity and its Comorbidities by the Portuguese Society for the study of Obesity (SPEO) in the 24th Portuguese Obesity Congress.
2019 Eurico Lisboa Honor Award from the Portuguese Society of Diabetes- Best publication in the Diabetes: Bioelectronic modulation of carotid sinus nerve activity in the rat: a potential therapeutic approach for type 2 diabetes. Sacramento et al. 2018 Diabetologia 61:700-710.
2018 Pulido Valente/FCT Award – Best publication in Biomedical Engineering “Bioelectronic modulation of carotid sinus nerve activity in the rat: a potential therapeutic approach for type 2 diabetes.” Sacramento et al. 2018 Diabetologia 61:700-710
2017 Eurico Lisboa Award from the Portuguese Society of Diabetes- Best publication in the Diabetes field “Functional abolition of carotid body activity restores insulin action and glucose homeostasis in rats: key roles for visceral adipose tissue and the liver. Sacramento et al. 2017 Diabetologia. 60:158-168
2017 1st Prize “De Castro-Heymans- Neil Award” by ISAC (International Society for Arterial Chemoreception) to the best work presented by a Young Research each triennial ISAC Meeting. (to Joana F. Sacramento)
2016 National Diabetes Award 2016 from the Portuguese Society of Diabetes
2016 Hargreaves 2016 Award from the Portuguese Society of Diabetes/JABA RECORDATI
2014 Best project in the Translational Research category by Fundação AstraZeneca Innovate Competition. (to Bernardete Melo)
2014 1st Prize “De Castro-Heymans- Neil Award” by ISAC (International Society for Arterial Chemoreception) to the best work presented by a Young Research each triennial ISAC Meeting. ( to Maria João Ribeiro)
2014 EPHAR Young Investigator Award from the Federation of European Pharmacological Societies to best scientific article published in the area of pharmacology. (to Maria João Ribeiro)
2012 Hargreaves 2012 Award from the Portuguese Society of Diabetes /JABA RECORDATI
2009 L’Oreal Portugal Medals of Honour for Women in Science from L’Oreal, Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation and UNESCO (to Silvia conde)
2009 Nuno Castel Branco Award from the Portuguese Society of Diabetes and Lilly Portugal (to Silvia Conde and Maria Guarino)