Ricardo has a BSc and MSc in Genetics, and a Specialization in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. His MSc dissertation was performed at the LMU University Hospital, studying microRNAs expression patterns in triple-negative breast cancer. Later he worked at HeartGenetics, a cardiovascular genetics and IT diagnostics company. He has experience in cancer and neurosciences research throughout his work at i3S and ICVS research institutes, as visiting researcher and research fellow. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Coimbra, affiliated to the UC-Biotech-CNC/CIBB institute, working in the rational enzyme engineering through computational chemistry state-of-the-art methodologies.