Dr. Ana Delaunay Caperta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources, Environment, and Territory at Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), University of Lisbon. She has expertise in the fields of plant cytogenetics, epigenetics, and conservation biology, with a particular focus on the reproductive biology and genetic diversity of both cultivated and wild plant species. Her educational background includes a degree in Agronomic Engineering from ISA in 1993, followed by a master's in Plant Production with a specialization in Plant Breeding in 1996. She completed her Ph.D. in biology at ISA in 2003, concentrating on plant genetics and epigenetics.