My PhD was focused on the study at the molecular and atomic level of the cohesin-dockerin interaction, important for the assembly of a multi-enzymatic complex involved in the degradation of the plant cell wall by cellulolytic bacteria, the cellulosome. For this, I gained expertise in Molecular Biology essential for the recombinant production of the cohesin and dockerin proteins and mutational analysis of the function. In the initial study, I specially devised and implemented an essay using Non-Denaturing Gel Electrophoresis (NGE) for the study of cohesin-dockerin pairs and complemented with a thermodynamic analysis of the interaction by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) and structurally characterization by X-ray Crystallography. In my PhD, I was also involved in the cloning and production of other protein modules constituents of the C. thermocellum cellulosome like esterases, glycohydrolases and carbohydrate-binding modules (CBM). My PhD work resulted in 4 publications with over 80 citations. For my Post-Doc, I decided to deepen my knowledge in X-ray Crystallography moving to the group of Prof Maria João Romão. Besides gaining expertise in X-Ray crystallography, I was involved in setting up molecular biology techniques in this laboratory, which open new avenues of research. I have been involved in a project where X-ray crystallography is combined with glycan microarray analysis, revealed the unique selective binding of several carbohydrate interacting proteins from bacteria from the rumen and from the human gut. More recently I implemented the protein microarray technology in our laboratory within the scope of a project grant funded by FCT to establish the proof-of-concept. I have been the supervisor of three MSc student Thesis and involved in the training of four PhD students, 3 MSc researchers and 7 undergraduate students. I have given regular support to Biochemistry and Structural Biology classes. And for outreach activities, I have participated in Researcher Day.