Joana Fernandes da Silva Magalhães (JM) is a Contracted Researcher at LAQV, REQUIMTE, working on the development of nanodelivery systems for the treatment of sensitive and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (PTDC/BTM-MAT/30624/2017). JM holds a BSc degree in Applied Biology (University of Minho, 2009), an MSc degree in Molecular Genetics (University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 2012), and a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology Applied to Health Sciences-BiotechHealth (University of Porto, 2019). Her current research interests are focused on drug delivery systems and nanovaccines for infectious diseases. She has received three awards and is one of the inventors of a patent registration submission (NPAT404/2020).