This CV is a summary of a career of 41 years, reached as Catedra Professor in November 2000, and deliberately oriented to internationalisation, first in the USA, with a PhD in UK, followed by regular visiting research fellowships in several European countries, particularly Denmark, Czech Republic, Italy, and 12-years of teaching activities with Wageningen University & Research. Starting as a horticulturist, deeply engaged with producers and other stakeholders, and a further background in management and economics of agriculture crops, soon I understood that at the end of the supply chain, there was a consumer who by then started to become more aware of the relevance of high-quality products at a reasonable price, a quick step to define what would be my audacious major area of interest- the quality of vegetables and how they influence and particularly contribute to promote health and reduce the risks of chronic diseases, such as cancer. Earlier I realized that the vegetable production should be sustainable and should create an added value; prompt moved to the value-chain concept. Within horticultural crops I selected on the most consumed vegetables in Portugal and around the world- Brassicaceae, featured by their nutritional value partly due to an important group of secondary plant metabolites- glucosinolates. Being my major focus of research for 4 decades, evolved lately to other major health beneficial compounds. I was deeply involved in science management at UTAD, e.g. as Vice-Rector for Research & International Relations (8 years) and from May 2021 up to now, as Coordinator of Department, as mentor and Director of a novel International PhD Programme, Director of 2 Research Units for 12 years (CECEA & CITAB). From the external activities, I stress the advising role for the European Framework Programmes (last 25 years), member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Science Europe and member of the Scientific Council of FCT for almost 20 years.