Prof. Dr. Patrícia Palma is a Full Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Department of Technology and Applied Sciences, Portugal. She holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in Toxicology from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra (2009), and earned her Habilitation in Agrarian and Environmental Sciences from the University of Évora in 2020. She coordinated the Bioanalytical Technologies degree program (2018–2019) and served as a member of the coordination commission for the Environmental Engineering degree (2009–2020). Her research interests focus on the ecological and chemical status of water bodies, environmental risk assessment, and the development of ecotoxicological methods across environmental compartments. She is a member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and the Portuguese Toxicology Association (AP Tox).