Dr. Claudia Botelho finished her Ph.D. in Science Engineering by Porto University in 2005. After finishing her Ph.D. she started working on the modulation of calcium phosphate ceramics, aiming to develop custom-made ceramic prostheses for reconstructive surgery, a project that resulted in a worldwide patent. In 2013–2015 and 2017–2021 she was invited to be a lecturer at Minho University (Department of Biologic Engineering and Department of Biology) and also at the Instituto Politécnico de Viana. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences and reviewer of several SCI index journals. In 2015 and 2017, she was elected President of the National Researcher Association of Science and Technology. In 2019, she was elected President of National Researcher Association of Science and Technology Assembly.