Paulo Cardoso is a PhD in Biology and Ecology of Global Changes. He is a Junior Researcher at CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro. His main areas of expertise are microbiology, biochemistry and stress biomarkers. After completing his PhD, he worked as a researcher and as an invited assistant professor. He is an author/co-author of 43 international peer-reviewed journal articles and co-author of one international book chapter. He lectured in ten different courses of Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology BSc, MSc and PhD programs, related to biochemistry, metabolomics and microbiology. He also lectured in advanced courses in metabolomics and bioinformatics. He has supervised/co-supervised four PhD students. He has supervised/co-supervised 11 masters students and 16 undergraduate students. He is engaged with stakeholders (such as the National Association of Maize and Sorghum Producers) and in science communication, giving talks to students, organizing events with researchers and companies (such as World Soil Day), and having had his research featured in newspapers (e.g., Jornal de Negócios), radio (e.g., Antena 1), and national TV (RTP3). His scientific network includes researchers from several departments and research units at the University of Aveiro, from other national institutions, and from other countries.