Maria do Rosário Félix received a BSc in Agricultural Engineering (scientific and technological branch), an MSc in Plant Breeding, and a PhD in Agronomy from the University of Évora in 1995, 1998, and 2008, respectively. She is an Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Science and an Integrated Researcher in the Plant Protection group of the Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment, and Development (MED) at the University of Évora. Throughout her academic and research career, she has implemented knowledge transfer strategies in the field of plant protection to the community. She has provided diagnostic services for plant diseases in the laboratories under her responsibility. She represents MED in the Centro de Competências do Pinheiro Bravo for research on biotic and abiotic factors related to the crop and represents the University of Évora in the Laboratório Colaborativo de Proteção de Plantas, InnovPlantProtection.