Catarina Viana entered the Biology Degree at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Algarve. In the last year of her undergraduate degree, she did an internship in collaboration with a researcher from the same university in soil microbiology, more specifically in the enrichment of organic compounds with microorganisms. She holds a Master's degree in Molecular and Microbial Biology (2022) from the University of Algarve. During her master's degree, she completed two internships at the ALGAVALOR and PERFORMALGAE Projects. She successfully submitted her dissertation entitled "Study of the biopesticide and biostimulant activity of microalgae in horticultural species" in 2023. Her academic career is focused on Natural Sciences with an emphasis on Biology, more specifically in Microbiology and Molecular Biology. She worked as a research technician at Associação Oceano Verde - Collaborative Laboratory for the Development of Green Ocean Technologies and Products (GreenCoLAB), belonging to the Biostimulants & Biopesticide team, where she developed skills related to the identification and control of phytopathogenic diseases and the improvement of horticultural plant cultivation through the application of algae. She has collaborated in 4 projects (PERFORMALGAE; (SEAWEED2PLANT; BLUE BIOECONOMY PACT; LOCALITY). She has presented 7 posters at national and international conferences, 1 oral communication at a national conference and has 3 articles. She also co-supervised 2 undergraduate students. Catarina recently received a scholarship to continue her work as a PhD student at GCL and InPP facilities.