Works in Project Management, Health Sciences, and nanobiomedicine with an emphasis on developing novel nanostrategies to fight infectious diseases. She studied Biomedical Engineering with a major in Clinical Engineering at the University of Minho. In 2017, she got a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at ICBAS, University of Porto, in the biomaterial and pharmaceutical field. In 2023, she completed a post-graduate course in Project Management for Development Cooperation at Portuguese Catholic University. She worked as Junior Researcher at LAQV/REQUIMTE (2020-2023), CQBF/Portuguese Catholic University (2018-2019), and i3S (2017-2018). In February 2022, she was a Visiting Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, Belgium. Currently, she is Project Manager at ANI - Agência Nacional de Inovação, S.A. She is skilled at overseeing all aspects of research projects, including data analyses, strategy development, process optimization, budgets, and funding. She has a strong scientific track record with projects, patents, and journal articles in top journals (Q1) in the fields of biomaterials, nanomaterials, and pharmaceuticals. She has contributed to several divulgation actions through oral and poster communications at scientific events. She has been involved in teaching activities, supervising and mentoring students (BSc, MSc, and PhD, ERASMUS+). She has contributed to EU/national research projects, is the topic editor and Guest Editor of Pharmaceutics MDPI, and is a reviewer in MDPI and Elsevier journals. She is dedicated, focused, creative thinking, with high achievements and problem-solving enthusiast, capable of delivering objectives on time and working under pressure.