Academic Qualifications: Graduated in Plant Biology from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (FCUL, 2004) and obtained a PhD degree in Biotechnology from the School of Engineering, the Technical University of Lisbon (2010) (formerly IST-UTL, currently University of Lisbon). From February 2010 to December 2014, she was a post-doc researcher at the Associated Laboratory REQUIMTE/Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto (FFUP) and at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH). Teaching Experience: Invited Assistant Professor in the Biology Laboratory in the Bioresources Degree. Supervisor of undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D. theses for the Chemical Engineering and Bioresources courses at ISEP and Medicinal Biotechnology course - Higher School of Health at IPP, Porto.