Graça P. Carvalho holds a Ph.D. in Biology and Plant Production from the University of Extremadura in Spain (2007) and a master’s degree in food science and technology from the University of Lisbon / Higher Institute of Agronomy in Portugal (1998). She has been Assistant Professor at the Elvas School of Biosciences of the Portalegre Polytechnic University since 1999. She has been President of the Pedagogical Council since 2018, and Coordinator of the Higher Professional Technical Course in Viticulture and Oenology since 2017. She has been an integrated member of the VALORIZA Research Centre since 2021. She was elected and served as Director of the same institution between 2010 and 2013. She has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and participates in various projects. She is Principal Investigator in two of them, funded by the Portuguese Resolution and Resilience Programme.  She works in the field(s) of agricultural and food biotechnology and agricultural sciences, with a focus on dairy products and the Mediterranean Diet. Keywords: Food; Food Safety; Oenology; Food Quality, Sustainability and Mediterranean Diet.