Dr. Sílvia A. Macedo-Arantes is an Invited Auxiliary Researcher at the HERCULES Laboratory & IN2PAST Associate Laboratory (University of Évora, Portugal). She holds a PhD in Biochemistry and researches the valorization of natural products, namely essential oils from aromatic plants of the Alentejo region. Her expertise focuses on the valorization and safeguarding of Natural and Cultural Heritage, combining material study, molecular biology, biochemistry, and microbiology to characterize biodeteriogenic agents and develop innovative solutions for heritage conservation. She has experience in the preparation and analysis of heritage samples and in the application of advanced analytical methodologies. Her career is marked by a strong interdisciplinary approach, linking the Chemistry of Natural Products to Microbiology and the Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, and her trajectory reflects a resilient management of her scientific career with consistent scientific production of international impact. Currently, she is involved in international editorial activities and research projects aimed at the sustainable preservation of heritage materials and the discovery of new bioactive compounds with pharmacological potential.