They are a professor at the University of Madeira (UMa), Chemistry Department, a Senior Researcher at CQM, president of the Food Chemistry Group from the Portuguese Chemical Society, and a member of the advisory board of CQM. They received a degree in chemistry from the University of Coimbra and a Ph.D. degree in chemistry (analytical chemistry) from Uma, in 2004. They have co-authored 200+ papers in international journals, 11 book chapters, and have over 450 communications (oral and poster) in international and national scientific conferences. They are involved in the supervision of Ph.D. and MSc theses in addition to coordinating several research projects. Their research interests are focused on the development of miniaturization extraction techniques with applications in food analysis of food bioactive and secondary metabolites, food molecular markers, and food authenticity. Their developed projects are supported on OMIC platforms, metabolomics, proteomics, and volatomics as useful tools to detect potential biomarkers for breast, lung, and colorectal cancers. They are a referee for several scientific journals, a member of the Editorial Board of Molecules, Foods, and Beverages (MDPI), Associate Editor of the Journal of Integrated-OMICS (JIOMICS), a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Spectroscopy, Hindawi, and a Guest Editor of Special Issues in Molecules and Foods (MDPI) and Food Nutrition (Frontiers).