Marta Nunes da Silva is a plant biologist and researcher at the Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF), Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Porto. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Toxicology and Contamination (2012) and a PhD in Agronomic Sciences (2021) from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, Portugal. Her research focuses on plant nutrition, plant-microbe interactions and sustainable crop protection, with particular emphasis on micronutrient-driven immunity, systemic plant diseases and the development of environmentally friendly bioprotective strategies. She has participated in numerous national and European research and innovation projects on agrosustainability and underutilised crops, and has authored more than forty peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and technical publications. In parallel, she is actively engaged in teaching and mentoring, supervising MSc and PhD students and lecturing in Biology and Molecular Genetics at the School of Biotechnology of the Catholic University of Portugal. Her work has been recognised through several commendations from the International Society of Horticultural Sciences, and, in 2025, she received the FESPB Young Researcher Prize, a European award that distinguishes young scientists of excellence in the field of plant biology.