Alexandra I. F. Alves is a research fellow of the Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (CDRSP-IPLeiria). She holds an integrated master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA), which she completed in 2017 with her master's thesis entitled “Conductive Polymer Membranes for Spinal Cord Regeneration”. During this period, Alexandra started her study on the potential of the direct application of stimuli to cells by incorporating conductive polymers into nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue regeneration, obtained through electrospinning. She completed her CV with various internships, where she contacted with protocol lab procedures, biomaterial and biomolecules processing and characterization (MicroCT Scan, Confocal Microscopy, HPLC, Western Blot, PCR, ELISA, SDS-PAGE and Bradford Assay), cell culture and in vitro and in vivo experiments for cytocompatibility and biocompatibility assessment of new biomaterials/medical devices. In 2018, she joined the biofabrication group of CDRSP-IPLeiria and the consortium of the mobilizing project TOOLING4G (http://projetos.ani.pt/actions/project?id=C34/2016/24516&search=global&actionbean=actions/project), in which she is responsible for the characterization of polymers for a zero-waste production chain. On a daily basis, Alexandra has hands-on experience in lab procedures such as Electrospinning, Simultaneous Thermal Analysis, Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, Optical Tensiometer, Texturometer and Scanning Electron Microscopy, and a background in the fields of physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology and electronics. As a researcher, her main interests are the development of 3D nanofibrous structures with conductive properties to be used as stimuli-responsive scaffolds, capable of controlled drug-delivery for application in skin tissue regeneration.