Monica Vieira (MV) holds a BSc degree and a MSc in Chemistry from the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto (2003 and 2006). She conducted her doctoral research entitled Monitoring antibiotics in the environment. Study of quinoxaline Derivatives Bioactivity, at the Faculty of Science and Technology, NOVA University, Lisbon, under the scientific guidance of Professors João Paulo Noronha and Cristina Prudêncio (2013), where MV owned a Doctoral Grant (FCT – SFRH/BD/48116/2008). MV has been collaborating with the School of Health (ESS) of the Polytechnic University of Porto (P.PORTO) since 2004, having started her professional career as an invited assistant. In 2013, she took on the role of Associate Professor, and in 2021, she became a Coordinator Professor. Throughout her academic career in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences (CQB) at ESS (Higher School), she has been dedicated to teaching Health Chemistry courses, which are part of the study plans for various study cycles in the ESS’s portfolio. She actively participated in the creation of new study cycles, namely the Master's in Biochemical Technology in Health, its restructuring into the Master's in Biochemistry in Health, the Bachelor's in Medicinal Biotechnology, and the CTeSP in Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratories. She served as the Course Coordinator for all of these programs. Currently, she is President of the Pedagogical Council (CP) of ESS since May 2022. Prior to this role, she was Vice-President of the CP since 2018 and Secretary of the CP from 2016 to 2018. She also takes on the role of Vice-Coordinator of the CQB Department, since 2017. In her scientific career, she has focused on studying the bioactivity of synthetic compounds (particularly heterocyclic compounds, including quinoxaline derivatives, and natural extracts). Additionally, she has been involved in the development and validation of chromatographic methods, specifically HPLC methods, for the detection and quantification of molecules of interest such as antimicrobials, biomarkers of oxidative stress, and neurotransmitters. In this way, she has contributed to assessing the potential application of various compounds (both natural and synthetic) and validating their biological effects. More recently, she has also dedicated herself to the development of (bio)sensors for the detection of infectious agents. In order to contribute to the development of new methodologies at ESS P.PORTO, MV specialized in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-DAD/FL) and developed and validated methods for the detection and quantification of biomolecules and drugs. Her doctoral thesis work, titled "Monitoring antibiotics in the environment. Study of quinoxaline derivatives bioactivity," under the Sustainable Chemistry Doctoral Program (UNOVA), integrated skills developed in thermochemical studies with analytical chemistry and its application in healthcare. This involved studying the effect of antibiotic residues on the environment and the biological activity of potential new drugs (heterocyclic compounds). MV was a pioneer in implementing HPLC-DAD/FL work at ESS P.PORTO at the undergraduate and master's levels, as well as in guiding work in this area developed in-house. Recently, amid the pandemic, MV initiated work on developing sensors for infectious agents. She led a project (SMASK – Smart Mask with colorimetric biosensor for SARS-CoV-2 contamination and humidity) with approved funding from PT2020/COMPETE 2020 (investment of €202,624.29, incentive of €135,236.36), in collaboration with one of the largest national textile groups (Grupo Valérius). This contributed to the development of a personal protective product.