Sofia Alves-Pimenta is an Assistant Professor of Veterinary Embryology and Anatomy from the Integrated Master in Veterinary Medicine at the School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences, UTAD. PhD in Veterinary Sciences by University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) at 2017, performed veterinary clinical practice and surgery in a hospital setting. Researcher at the Veterinary and Animal Science Research Centre (CECAV) and Research Center for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB). Co-author of several research papers in ISI/SCOPUS journals to highlight 38 articles, 7 abstracts, 3 international conference papers, 4 international book chapters, and over 80 communications in scientific national/international conferences. Coproduced one patent and two patent provisional applications registered by the National Institute of Industrial Property, related to devices for canine hip dysplasia diagnosis without human radiation exposure, and technological development for the evaluation of orthopedic parameters in medical images. Received six awards, one of them in the area of surgery planning and the other in pain management and animal welfare. Operates in the area of Veterinary Sciences: pain management, regional analgesia, animal models, embryology, teratology, toxicology, neuroanatomy, clinical anatomy, applied morphology, osteoarthritis, heritability, genetic trend, and software development for analysis of medical imaging and screening.