Prof. Manuela Calado completed her Master's degree in 1999 and her Doctorate in 2008, both in Medical Parasitology, specializing in Parasitology from the Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She worked as an Assistant in the Medical Helminthology and Malacology Unit, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical from 2001 to 2008. Since 2008, she has worked at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, New University of Lisbon, and conducts research in Immunology. Her skills and expertise mainly include Parasitic Diseases, Parasitology, Zoonotic Diseases, Tropical Diseases, Molecular Parasitology, and Helminthology.