Rosa Direito obtained her Ph.D. in Pharmacy (specialising in Food Science) in 2019 from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, after obtaining a master's in Biochemistry in 2009 from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra and a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry in 2005 from the same university. She collaborates with the University of Lisbon's Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa) and is the acting Scientific Director for Prime Matter Consulting, a multidisciplinary consulting firm dedicated to operations management and scientific consulting. She has authored 22 articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and one book chapter. She has been awarded by the Dean of the University of Lisbon and has received two postdoctoral grants. She works in natural sciences with an emphasis on biological sciences, more specifically biochemistry, and in medical and health sciences, with an emphasis on nutrition and dietetics. Thus far, she has interacted with at least 98 colleagues in the co-authorship of scientific works.