I am a marine biologist specialized in ecotoxicology and ecology. Currently, I am a post-doc researcher at SeaTox Lab@UCIBIO (FCT-NOVA), within the research project "Extreme Oceans" (FCT funded). My main tasks are related, mostly, with pre-processing of goby fish tissues subjected to heat waves in the field, coordination and execution of biomarker analyses, proteomics and genomics studies. My academic career began at University of Salento (Italy), where I graduated in Biology (2008), followed by a MSc in Biology (2011) and FCT-funded PhD (2013-2017), both at the Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra. Since 2019, I collaborated as post-doc researcher to the Biotechnology-oriented projects, led by SeaTox Lab@UCIBIO (FCT-NOVA pole). My job consisted of the taxonomic identification of marine invertebrates, extraction and purification of toxins and pigments from collected organisms. Then, throughout in-vivo and ex-vivo assays, using aquatic models, such as Daphnia sp. and the mollusks Mytilus sp. tested their properties and effect, in order to characterise new bioproducts and, also, create a solid and organize database for keeping information easily accessible for social benefit. Moreover, I developed experience in several la boratory methodologies, such as: dissection of marine organisms; extraction, separation and quantification of proteins, pigments and toxins from polychaetes and gastropods (SDS-Page or HPLC technics); evaluation of DNA strand breakage (throughout the Comet assay); histological and microscopy methods for evaluating damage caused by polychaetes and gastropods toxins on Mytilus tissue; analysis of the toxicological effects of different contaminated, test for the induction of erythrocyte nuclear abnormalities (ENA's); analysis of molecular biomarkers of oxidative stress; experience in statistics biology and data analysis. Furthermore, I am orienting BSc and MSc students and supporting laboratory practices for Cellular and Molecular Toxicology and Laboratory Techniques in Biology at FCT-NOVA (Dep. of Life Sciences). In 2018, I have deepened my studies on molecular biology and ecotoxicology working on a project about the ecotoxicological impacts of microplastics on marine organisms. My job consisted of taking care of aquatic organisms in the lab and estimate the microplastics toxicity by analysing oxidative stress biomarkers and by measuring erythrocytic nuclear abnormalities frequency in fish blood. My interest in Cnidaria began with my PhD at the Centre for Functional Ecology of the University of Coimbra (2013-2017), funded by FCT. I then examined the influence of climate on ecology, abundance, distribution, and specific richness of gelatinous carnivores in the Mondego estuary. I really like working in the field. Since 2011, I spent a lot of hours collecting benthonic, nektonic and zooplanktonic samples in estuaries systems and open sea. My investigations started in 2011, collaborating on a toxicological-oriented project about mercury contamination, demonstrating how this metal can be bioaccumulated by zooplankton e macrobenthonic organisms. Overall, since 2011, I have been awarded 9 grants and fellowship by FCT, Fundo Azul and JPI Oceans, I produced ca 40 scientific publications (papers, poster and oral communications) (ca 80 cit.), participated more than 20 international meetings, contributed to 11 different international projects as investigator, support lab classes of FCT-NOVA courses and supervised 12 BSc and MSc students, all of which related to marine science, with emphasis on marine ecology, ecotoxicology, climate change and biotechnology.