Joana Oliveira is a PhD student in Biomedical Sciences at Egas Moniz School of Health and Science (Monte de Caparica, Portugal), with a research focus on food safety and sustainable agrifood systems. Her work explores the bioremediation of urban organic waste using Black Soldier Fly larvae (BSFL). Her research focuses on assessing the microbiological and toxicological safety of using food waste as a rearing substrate for insects, contributing to more sustainable and circular food systems, within a One Health perspective. Her work involves collaboration with both academic partners and the insect farming industry in Portugal. In 2023, she took part in the One Health International Summer Course, a joint programme from the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Since June 2025, she has been participating in the EIT Food Innovator Fellowship Programme, aimed at supporting researchers working on innovative and impactful solutions for the agrifood sector. Throughout her PhD, she has received several awards for best oral and poster presentations at national and international scientific events. Joana holds a Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (Lisbon, 2019), during which she conducted part of her research at the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences. From 2020 to 2022, she worked in small animal clinical practice, mainly focused on internal medicine and surgery.