Rafaela Rodrigues Rosa completed her master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa in November 2021. Her Master Thesis was entitled "Development of a Microfluidic Rolling Circle Amplification module for bacterial detection". During her master's degree, in 2019, Rafaela participated in the Athens Network program, taking the Nano (materials, technology, medicine) and Human Health course at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, which allowed her to expand her knowledge in this field, leading her to take the Nanotechnologies course in her Master's degree which culminated in her Master Thesis topic choice. During her studies, Rafaela joined her University's Student Association - Associação dos Estudantes do Instituto Superior Técnico (AEIST) - in November 2019. During her 1st year, Rafaela worked in the communication department, creating the designs to be shared on social media and on campus to advertise AEIST events and courses. In her 2nd year, Rafaela was promoted to team coordinator and was in charge of managing both the team and AEIST's social media platforms. Rafaela's interests lie in microfluidic device fabrication and bioassay development. Her main focus lies on DNA/RNA detection and amplification, particularly isothermal amplification techniques in microfluidics, due to the wide range of amplications, particularly in POC settings. From February to September 2022, Rafaela worked as a researcher in the VineSense (PTDC/BAA-DIG/4735/2020) project developing microfluidic assays for novel metabolite targets (such as salicylic acid) and using new probes (such as aptamers) for assessment of biotic and abiotic stresses in vineyards at INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias. In October 2022 Rafaela started her PhD in Biotechnology and Biosiences in Instituto Superior Técnico entitled Microfluidic biochips for rapid point-of-care pathogen diagnostics.