Susana Loureiro is an Associate Professor with Habilitation in the Biology Department at the University of Aveiro. She also serves as the coordinator of the Research Group Soil Functions, Agriculture and Forest at CESAM (Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies). Her academic journey began with undergraduate studies in Biology at the University of Coimbra, followed by an MSc in Ecology at the same institution. In 2000, she started a PhD program in Biology at the University of Aveiro, focusing on the hazard assessment of soils from the Jales Mine in the northeast of Portugal. In 2005, Susana Loureiro was appointed as an Assistant Researcher at the University of Aveiro, holding positions at both CESAM and the Department of Biology. Her primary research interests encompass various aspects, including mixture toxicity assessment, combined effects of chemicals and natural stressors, multigenerational effects, long-term impacts, and nano-ecotoxicology, focusing on the fate and effects of nanomaterials. Over the years, Susana Loureiro has taken on key roles as the Principal Investigator (PI) or UAVR-PI in numerous national and international funded projects related to mixture and combined stressors toxicity (such as WE-NEED-WaterJPI, AGROMIX-FCT, and CliMAFUN-FCT), nanomaterials toxicity and fate (including NanoHarmony-H2020, NanoFATE-FP7, NanoFASE-Horizon2020, and NanoFARM-ERANET SIINN FP7), multigenerational effects (RePulse-FCT), trophic chain transfer of chemicals (FUTRICA-FCT), and the improvement of tools for monitoring water quality (PortoNOVO-EU-InterREG). Recently, she has assumed the role of UA PI in industry-led projects, like INSECTERA, a PRR project agenda on the use of insects in a biocircularity and sustainability context. Susana Loureiro is nowadays the Training Manager and Supervisor for one Early Stage Researcher (ESR) within the Innovative Training Network, Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions-CHRONIC project, which examines chronic exposure scenarios driving environmental risks associated with chemicals. She is also the UA PI of PARC- European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (HEUROPE), ETERNAL HEUROPE on boosting the reduction of the environmental impact of pharmaceutical products throughout their entire life cycle (Green pharmaceuticals - HORIZON-HLTH-2021-IND-07-01). Recently she saw other 2 EU projects being approved: ZELDA- Zero-waste Lignocellulose-Derived biorefinery products for smArt plant protection and the Doctoral Network in Developing Sustainable Biocomposite Materials for Enhancing Crop Resilience and Yield. Throughout her career, she has made significant contributions to the field, having authored more than 240 papers (h-index of 44). She has also successfully supervised 23 PhD students and 37 MSc students. Beyond her research work, Susana Loureiro is an active member of the Science for Environment Policy Advisory Group, where she reviews studies for inclusion in the News Alert. She represents the University of Aveiro in the Portuguese Technical Commission for Nanotechnologies CT 194. She is an Associate Editor of ES Nano (RSC). She has been invited to serve as a reviewer for projects and grants by various international institutions, including CAPES/CNPq (Brazil), ANR (France), NRF, CSUR (South Africa), Czech Science Foundation (Czech Republic), FWO (The Netherlands), and the Croatian Science Foundation (Croatia). In her capacity in academic education, Susana Loureiro imparts knowledge through courses on Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Bioindicators of Pollution, Environmental Physiology, and Entomology. She also leads the research team applEE-SL (@applEE - applied Ecology and Ecotoxicology Lab), which includes contracted researchers, PhD, MSc and undergraduate students. She is a member of the European Council of SETAC- Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, SETAC Vice-President (by election, May 2024-May 2025),becoming SETAC president in May 2025 (ending term May 2027).