Pedro Melo earned his degree in Aquatic Sciences from the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, in 1995. He subsequently completed a Master’s degree in Quality Control (Environment) at the Faculty of Pharmacy (FFUP), University of Porto, in 2000, where he developed strong expertise in quantitative chromatography applied to water pollutant analysis. In 2006, he obtained his PhD in Human Biology from the Faculty of Medicine (FMUP), University of Porto. From 2007 to 2011, he carried out a Postdoctoral research project on neuronal aging at the Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC). During this period, he also served as a Postdoctoral fellow in the FCT-funded project “Cognition and synaptic function in calcium channel disease” (PTDC/SAU-NEU/100701/2008), conducted at IBMC. His PhD and Postdoctoral work generated six first-author publications in international peer-reviewed journals, particularly in the fields of neurochemistry, psychopharmacology, and recognition memory. Since 2000, his research has focused on the effects of psychoactive substances on the development and aging of the central nervous system. A significant part of this work has examined the relationship between methamphetamine exposure and accelerated neurochemical and cognitive aging. Pedro Melo is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Escola Superior da Saúde. He is also an active researcher at the Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), University of Porto, where he investigates the impact of psychopharmaceuticals on the brain and retina of marine vertebrates, integrating neurobiology, ecotoxicology, and environmental health. In addition, he collaborates with TBIO in the Pre-clinical & Translational Neuroscience group, contributing to research that bridges fundamental neurobiology with translational applications. His academic contributions extend beyond research. He authored a chapter in Bases Micronutricionales de la Salud Ocular (THEA LABS, 2009) and has co-supervised doctoral research, including a PhD project from the Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil), funded by CAPES/4389/07-7 and conducted at FMUP and IBMC. He has taught and supervised at postgraduate levels (Master’s and PhD) and has served on PhD evaluation committees. Pedro Melo also has editorial experience as former editor of the European Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences and acts as an ad hoc reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals. Since 2005, he has maintained a productive collaboration in research and postgraduate teaching with Maria Dolores Pinazo Duran, head of the Unidad de Investigación Oftalmológica Santiago Grisólia and Professor at the Facultat de Medicina i Odontologia, Universitat de València.