Lucie Militão holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biochemistry, both from the University of Aveiro. For her bachelor's degree final project, she developed a methodology for synthesizing glycosylated 4-quinolones using ohmic heating. For her Master’s thesis, she explored advances in in vitro vascularization using human protein-based hydrogels and endothelial cells in 3D culture systems, contributing to innovative tissue engineering strategies. She completed an internship as a laboratory technician trainee at Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien in France, gaining hands-on experience in biochemistry, microbiology, and hematology in a hospital laboratory setting. She also completed a curricular internship at Metatissue – Biosolutions, where she worked with human protein-based biomaterials, hydrogels, and endothelial cell culture for tissue engineering and 3D models. This work has resulted in a scientific manuscript entitled “Advancements in Angiogenesis: Xeno-Free 3D Vascularization within a Barrier-Free Organ-on-a-Chip Platform using Human Platelet Lysate-Based Hydrogels”, currently submitted for publication. Throughout her academic journey, she has actively participated in various scientific events, including webinars, seminars, and workshops, which broadened her expertise across diverse areas. She was also awarded a Scholarship for Best Freshmen at the University of Aveiro. Currently, she is a PhD student in Biotechnology at the University of Aveiro and holds a Research Fellowship at CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials within the European Commission funded project “Full human-based, multi-scale constructs with jammed regenerative pockets for bone engineering”, where her research focuses on the development of 3D platforms to promote vascularization in tissue engineering. She is also involved in the MITI2 (Gut Microbiota-Induced Tregs for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Immunotherapy) project, further contributing to the development of strategies to induce vascularization within biomaterial-based organ-on-chip systems.