Fátima Cerqueira completed her Licentiate Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1999 and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 2004, both from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto. She is now an associate professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa. She is also a researcher at Fernando Pessoa Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit/Biomedical Research Centre (FP-ENAS/CEBIMED) and the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research/Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry team (CIIMAR). She has published 43 articles in specialized journals. She has 2 book chapters and 2 books. She works in the areas of Medical and Health Sciences with an emphasis on Other Medical Sciences, Medical, and Health Sciences with an emphasis on Basic Medicine with an emphasis on Immunology, Medical and Health Sciences with an emphasis on Basic Medicine with an emphasis on Medicinal Chemistry and Medical and Health Sciences with an emphasis on Health Sciences with an emphasis on Infectious Diseases.