I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Biology at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra in 2018, with a final grade of 15.28/20 (Good), and my Master’s degree in Biochemistry at the same institution in 2020, with a final grade of 17.47/20 (Very Good). I am currently pursuing a PhD in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine at the Interdisciplinary Research Institute of the University of Coimbra. My doctoral research focuses on the characterization of molecules used in targeted radionuclide therapy for prostate cancer, aiming to develop more effective diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. As part of this work, I am co-author of the review article “Two Targets, One Mission: Heterobivalent Metal-Based Radiopharmaceuticals for Prostate Cancer Imaging and Therapy”, published in ChemMedChem in March 2025 (https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202500128 ). Additionally, I am co-author of two earlier review articles: “Impact of Carcinogenic Chromium on the Cellular Response to Proteotoxic Stress” (published in 2019 in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences) and “Intermediary Metabolism: An Intricate Network at the Crossroads of Cell Fate and Function” (published in June 2020 in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease). I have presented several posters at national and international scientific conferences. I am also co-author of the seventh chapter (currently under review) titled “Role of Chitosan and Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles Against Heavy Metal Stress in Plants” for the book “Role of Chitosan and Chitosan-Based Nanomaterials in Plant Sciences”, to be published by Elsevier. Furthermore, I am co-author of the review article “Porphyrins and ZnO Hybrid Semiconductor Materials: A Review”, submitted to the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews in 2020. I have participated in numerous scientific events and supported the supervision of five undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students at the Molecular Physical Chemistry Research Unit (QFM) of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, where I worked as a researcher for two years. My Bachelor's degree allowed me to acquire broad knowledge across various areas of Biology, including Ecology, Botany, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell and Molecular Biology. However, it was during my Master's in Biochemistry that I deepened my expertise in fields such as Metabolism, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Human Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Molecular Biotechnology. In the final year of my Master’s degree, while developing my thesis, I had the opportunity to learn and refine cell culture techniques (working with three different cell lines: HT29, BEAS-2B, and A549), along with other laboratory techniques including ELISA, MTT, clonogenic, migration, and invasion assays, under the scientific supervision of Professor Ana Margarida M. P. Urbano, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra. I also learned quantitative PCR (qPCR) techniques under the guidance of Dr. Teresa Cunha-Oliveira at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), UC Biotech, Biocant (Cantanhede), and received training in high-resolution microscopy with Professor Sónia L. C. Pinho, also at CNC, UC Biotech, Biocant. On a personal level, I am highly adaptable to new situations, eager to learn, and possess strong organizational and leadership skills, having acted as spokesperson for various academic events.