▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁P ern amb u co , ▁Brazil , ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁( 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ). ▁He ▁dedicated ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁scientific ▁research ▁and ▁teaching ▁( his ▁teaching ▁skills ▁included ▁Physics , ▁Phys ico chem ical ▁Analysis , ▁Ph arm ac ogn os y , ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Organ ic ▁Chem istry , ▁Gal en ic ▁Ph arm acy , ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Technology , ▁among ▁others ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁vice - Pr incipal ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁Council ▁at ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Ph arm acy , ▁University ▁of ▁Porto , ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Technology ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁fac ulty , ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁" Com iss ão ▁da ▁Farm ac ope ia ▁Portug ues a " ▁( Port ug uese ▁Ph arm ac ope ia ▁Commission ). ▁Lu ís ▁Pr ista ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 9 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁labor ator ies ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Technology ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Ph arm acy , ▁University ▁of ▁Porto , ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Prof . ▁Pr ista . ▁ ▁Scient ific ▁Publications ▁ ▁While ▁being ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁scientific ▁books ▁and ▁articles ▁in ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁sciences ▁( around ▁two ▁hundred ▁in ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁international ▁scientific ▁journ als ), ▁his ▁most ▁recognized ▁work ▁is ▁the