In 2018, I completed my BSc in Biotechnology at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, with a final project entitled "Evaluation of methodologies for the extraction and characterisation of woods from wine ageing". During this project, I worked in the Centre of Biological Engineering at University of Minho to develop new methodologies to minimise the costs and time of aromatisation of Port Wine. This project was a game-changing achievement in my career as it represented my first contact with factorial mathematical models. As a result of the experience acquired in this project, I aided as supporting staff in the publication entitled "Factors affecting extraction of adsorbed wine volatile compounds and wood extractives from used oak wood", being recognised in the acknowledgements of the article. In 2022 , I finished my MSc in Applied Biochemistry, at the University of Minho, with a grade of 17 out of 20.