I’m a post-doctoral researcher with over 15 years of experience in cellular and molecular biology applied to cancer research. I completed my degree and MSc in Pharmacy at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. In 2008, I was awarded a fellowship for a short-term stay at Dr. Enrique de Alava’s group in Salamanca, where a few years later I obtained a Ph.D. fellowship granted by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, from Portugal. After earning my Ph.D. in cancer molecular biology from the Cancer Research Center-Universidad de Salamanca, I joined Dr. Enrique de Álava’s new group in Seville. I have been a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, working in close touch with the clinical setting of pediatric sarcomas. Additionally, I earned an MSc degree in Clinical Trials from the University of Seville. During my post-doctoral stage, I had the chance to work at the Institute of Cancer Research, in London, under the supervision of Dr. Janet Shipley, generating 3D models and optimizing new in vitro invasion protocols. Recently, I’ve been enjoying a visiting research grant at Dr. João Moreira’s group, the Tumor Microenvironment, and Targeted Therapies group at the CNC-Universidade de Coimbra, in Portugal. During the last few years, my research has been focused on the tumoral microenvironment (transmembrane proteins and extracellular vesicles) and the development of new in vitro and in vivo research models to better understand the biology underlying the tumoral progression of rare pediatric sarcomas. In particular, I have established a new research line, focused on the study of desmoplastic small round cell tumors, and am currently developing genetically engineered models to mimic this disease I have obtained individual funding to carry out my projects and had the opportunity to supervise several MSc and Ph.D. students. My motivation has been and will always be directed towards improving the clinical outcome of patients and effectively translating molecular findings to the clinical setting.