I am a master in Biological Engineering since 2022 by Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, with a grade at the top of my class (19/20), and I am now pursuing a doctoral degree in Bioengineering. My main scientific interest areas are genetic engineering; stem cell-based disease modeling; organoids and neuroscience. I have participated in 7 national and international congresses, where I presented posters and oral presentation on my work in Angelman Syndrome. For my excellent academic performance, I was awarded the ULisboa Merit Scolarship in 2021. I have also worked as a teaching assistant at IST for the Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems curricular unit, for four consecutive years, with very positive evaluation from the students (9/9). I have been working under the "Stem Cell tool kit for modelling cerebellar dysfunction in Angelman Syndrome" project, funded by the Angelman Syndrome Alliance, and co-supervised by Prof. Simão da Rocha and Prof. Evguenia Bekman. First as a research assistant and now as a Ph.D. student, I am working at the Stem Cell Engineering Research Group (SCERG) of the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB) on the generation of new induced pluripotent stem cells derived from Angelman syndrome patients and their parents (publication in preparation), to develop neural organoid models of the disease. I have co-authored a Review article titled "Stem cell models of Angelman Syndrome" in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (Impact factor: 6.081), published in October 2023. Aside from Angelman syndrome, I am also involved in the EURAS (EUropean network for neurodevelopmental RASopathies) to develop stem cell models of these rare diseases.