My name is Margarida Machado Cordeiro. I completed my BSc in Chemistry in 2019 (final classification of 17) and MSc in Advanced and Industrial Chemistry variant Experimental and Theoretical Physical Chemistry in 2022 (final classification of 19), both by University of Coimbra. My dissertation was titled "Permeation of weak acids and bases through lipid bilayers: Modelling and validation of a pH variation assay", supervised by Prof. Dr. Armindo Salvador and Prof. Dr. Maria João Moreno and obtained the classification of 20. Part of this work was already published in the international journal Membranes. During my academic life I have been awarded with multiple merit prizes, from which I can highlight the prize to the students with the best average to enter the bachelor's degree in Chemistry, and the prize referring the 3 % of the best students at the University of Coimbra in three consecutive academic years. I have been a fellowship researcher at Biological Chemistry Group in the Coimbra Chemistry Centre for over 2.5 years. I have experienced techniques such as Stopped-Flow, Spectroscopic techniques (UV-Vis Absorption, Fluorescence and Time-resolved Fluorescence), Dynamic Light Scattering and HPLC. I also have contacted with Origin, Mathematica, Copasi, Marvin and other software. I have already participated in more than 10 scientific events and presented my work with 3 posters and 2 oral communications, one of which was distinguished with the prize for the best oral communication. My research interests focus on the structure and dynamics of lipid membranes, the interaction of drug-like compounds with lipid bilayers and modelling kinetics.