Catarina Milho has a BSc in Microbiology from the Faculty of Medicine and a MSC in Applied Microbiology from the Faculty of Sciences, both at the University of Lisbon. She obtained her PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho with unanimous approval and a grade of 'Very Good'. She was involved in various works in several renowned institutions, namely the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon, the Institute of Chemical and Biochemical Technology of the New University of Lisbon, and the Centre of Biological Engineering of the University of Minho, in the areas of Mycobacterium smegmatis bacteriophage genetics, Chlamydia trachomatis infection biology, and the control of food-borne biofilms by bacteriophages, respectively. Se has participated in several research projects in the above-mentioned institutions, acquiring a wide theoretical and practical experience in several areas such as microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell culture, infection biology, among others. She has published 12 scientific articles in journals indexed to SCOPUS, with an h-index of 5. She has participated in eight national and international scientific conferences, and collaborated in the elaboration of 12 scientific posters. At the moment, her main area of interest is the study of the hydrogenome of thermal waters through metagenomic techniques. She is currently working as a senior researcher at AquaValor (CVTT) .