I earned my bachelor's degree in Biochemistry (2015) from the University of Beira Interior, where I conducted my final project on “Hydrogels for Cell Delivery in Tissue Engineering.” To deepen my expertise in applied biotechnology, I completed a master’s degree in Biotechnology (2017) at the University of Minho (UMinho), developing my dissertation at the Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB) and gaining industry experience at ALS, Portugal. In 2018, I joined CEB-UMinho as a researcher in an R&D project on natural antimicrobial compounds targeting Candida biofilms. From 2015 to 2024, I was a key member of the Fungal Biofilms in Health Group at CEB-UMinho, a leading research team in microbial infections. In 2024, I completed my PhD in collaboration with the Pathology Department of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Porto, receiving the highest grade (Muito Bom). That same year, I became an Invited Assistant Professor at UMinho in the MSc programs in Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering, further developing my teaching and supervisory experience. Recently, I joined the BioMag4D project as a postdoctoral researcher at ICBAS (University of Porto), focusing on the development of tendon substitutes using magnetically assisted bioprinting and magnetotherapy for in vivo applications.