I have a BSc in Biology, from the University of Aveiro, with final mark of 16. My final year project was supervised by Prof. Glória Pinto under the theme “Dothistroma Needle Blight of Pine”. During my first degree, I co-hosted a science communication lecture on Insect Biodiversity and Conservation at the Zarco Science Day 2019, at Escola Secundária João Gonçalves Zarco, for which I developed and maintained several bioactive terrariums for the showcase of live specimens. Recently, I completed a MSc in Plant Biology, Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship, at the University of Minho (final mark of 18). My MSc dissertation was entitled “Study on the molecular mechanisms that control flowering in Quercus orocantabrica”, under the supervision of Prof. Manuela Costa at CBMA-University of Minho (final mark of 19). During this work, I gained experience in RNA extraction, cDNA generation, PCR, phylogenetic analysis, histological analysis- tissue fixation and sectioning, and pollen viability assays, while detailing the phenological cycle and floral morphological traits of Q. orocantabrica trees. This work was presented as an oral flash-presentation at the 3rd EUGLOH Plant Science Meeting, and in poster communications in four national and international congresses (three of which as first author), namely, the IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, 3rd PhD Meeting of Plant Science, Iberian Plant Biology 2023 and XVIII Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva. In addition, I was part of the Organizing Committees for the 3rd PhD Meeting of Plant Science and Iberian Plant Biology 2023 congresses. During this degree, I attended the advanced course “Plant Functional Biology – Models, Crops, and Genomics Strategies Towards Phenotype-Genotype Inference” at CIBIO-InBIO/BIOPOLIS. I also participated in the XVI National Competition of the StartUp Programme, hosted by Junior Achievement Portugal, in which our group was awarded the ”Ready to Grow - Grupo José de Mello” prize for our project in biosustainability and circular economy, focusing on the bioremediation of salt concentrates produced as a waste byproduct by seawater desalination industries, achieved through the cultivation of two species with high commercial value, Dunaliella salina and Salicornia ramosissima.