Inês Couto Rodrigues finished, in 2020, her master's degree in Veterinary Medicine from ICBAS, University of Porto. Currently, she works as an invited assistant professor at ICBAS and holds the role of a Superior Technician at the Microbiology and Food Technology laboratory at ICBAS-UP. Her expertise encompasses clinical microbiology, antibiotherapy, and the screening of new antimicrobial compounds, performing functions that are as diverse as teaching support, teaching, tutoring and co-tutoring students, research, designing and writing research projects, coauthoring scientific articles, scientific dissemination, technical training and providing clinical microbiology services for veterinary hospitals.