Daniela Costa is an early-career researcher with a growing background in molecular biology, immunometabolism, and chronic inflammation. She holds a BSc in Biochemistry and an MSc in Molecular Genetics from the University of Minho. Her academic path has been marked by a strong interest in understanding disease mechanisms, especially those involving inflammation and metabolic stress. Her bachelor’s thesis at ICVS focused on chicken lung development and was followed by a volunteer research internship involving microscopy and ex vivo culture systems. During her Master’s, she worked on a project investigating the impact of maternal hyperglycemia on embryonic development. This research led to a manuscript currently accepted for publication in Tissue and Cell (JCR Q1, ELSEVIER). Daniela has since joined the Inflammation and Cell Signaling group at ICVS as a research fellow, contributing to national and international projects involving lysosomal storage disorders, extracellular vesicles, and age-related cellular mechanisms. She is currently involved in projects funded under the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan, focusing on biomarker discovery for chronic inflammation and metabolic diseases, as well as the molecular pathogenesis of leukemia. She is co-author of a published review in Cells (JCR Q2, MDPI) and has presented her work at several national and international conferences, including the Francis Crick Institute and the Young European Scientist Meeting, earning a travel grant. Daniela has co-supervised undergraduate and MSc students and remains engaged in scientific outreach through the Portuguese Biochemical Society’s Junior Section, where she supports communication, event organization, and visibility efforts. Her current research interests include the use of extracellular vesicles and omics approaches for translational biomarker discovery, with an interdisciplinary focus on inflammation, aging, and metabolism.