Sandra CC Nunes was graduated in Industrial Chemistry in 1998 from the University of Coimbra (UC). In 2003 she obtained a Masters degree in Chemistry specializing in Quality Control and, in 2008 she obtained her PhD in Chemistry in Chemical Thermodynamics. In the meantime, she worked as assistant professor at UC (2003/2004) and as high school teacher in Coimbra in 2002-2003 and 2009-2010. She was a grant holder in FCT projects, in 2008/2009 (PTDC/QUI/64565/2006) and in 2010/2011 (PTDC/QUI-QUI/101442/2008). She had been postdoctoral researcher from 2011 to 2018 at the Coimbra Chemistry Center, in the group of Macromolecules, Colloids and Photochemistry . Since 2019 she works at the Coimbra Chemistry Center as a Junior researcher also collaborating in the teaching component of the Chemistry Department. During the last years she has been developing coarse-grained models of polyelectrolyte systems, but her research interests include also ab initio methods and molecular dynamics simulation, applied to complex systems of chemical and biomedical interest. These include nucleic acids melting, compaction and confinement including crowding situations, host-guest interactions, modelling of reaction-pathways and relevant aspects governing the interactions between drugs/biomolecules and membranes in normal and pathological situations, such as those related to cancer. Current interests focus on developing new strategies to fight antimicrobial resistance, namely by the computational design of DNA-based nanostructures for drug delivery. Regarding her scientific networking, the researcher was part of the research team 6 financed projects one of them (PTDC/MHC-CED/2658/2014) resulted in one patent (WO/2021/111364A1). Presently the researcher integrates the ongoing project Centro2020-Prova de conceito NanoLip (01/SAICT/2021 ¿ SAICT, Projeto: 181224, UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA). NanoLIP aims to promote the transition from a TRL3 to a TRL6 by performing additional in vivo studies. This will utilize a new animal model that will provide a more robust proof of concept for the antitumor efficacy data, according to a dosing regimen that anticipates translation into clinical practice. The secondary goal is to transition to a manufacturing process for usNLCs that will allow translation to an industrial scale. At the international level, she collaborates with recognized researchers, RS Dias at the Biological Polymers Group of the NTNU Norwegian University which is expert in coarse-grain models of colloidal systems, highly recognized for her studies in DNA condensation, and M. Skepo at the Swedish Lund University expert in coarse-grain simulation of Surface Chemistry and Physical Chemistry. Sandra CC Nunes published 47 papers in international peer-reviewed journals (h-index: 17; 876 citations-Google Scholar). She published 5 book chapters, 1 peer-reviewed conference proceeding , has 42 communications in scientific meetings, and 2 Covers in international scientific periodicals with peer review. She has one international patent WO 2021/111364 A1, is member of the editorial board of 4 journals/book and has been reviewer in several international scientific journals. Since 2020 she is Project Peer Reviewer for the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia. She also supervised 18 degree and master's degree dissertations and has been member of the jury panels of dissertations in the University of Coimbra and abroad, and contributed to teaching at the University of Coimbra through collaboration in 17 curricular units.