In 2009, I completed my Degree in Veterinary Medicine at the State University of Maranhão (UEMA) Brazil, where I received a scientific initiation scholarship for 3 years. During this period I worked on the project entitled: Occurrence of anti-Brucella abortus agglutinins in cattle herds on the island of São Luís - MA. During my Degree Project, I evaluated the presence of anti-Brucella abortus agglutinins in cattle herds and guided small rural producers involved in the project on the risks that this zoonosis causes to human and animal health. These data resulted in an article in conference proceedings (Brazilian Animal Science - Supplement 1, 2009 - Annals of the VIII Brazilian Buiatrics Congress). Scientific initiation motivated me to go further, so in 2011, I started my master's degree in Animal Reproduction. During the Master's degree I developed several activities, such as: Management of horses and cattle, andrological evaluation of bulls and stallions, use of flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy, use of fluorescent probes, preparation of media, sterilization and autoclaving of materials, maintenance of equipment (incubators, pipettes, precision scales, pH meter) and developed the dissertation entitled: Assessment of nitric oxide in the qualification of cryopreserved equine sperm (doi:10.11606/D.10 .2013.tde19072013-165512). These data gave rise to an article Nitric oxide in frozen-thawed equine sperm: Anim. Reproduction. Sci. v.195, p. 176-184. In 2013, I started a PhD in Pharmacology and Biotechnology at the Universidade Estadual Paulista UNESP - Brazil, in which part of the thesis was developed at the In vitro fertilization and molecular biology laboratory, at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) - Brazil. During my PhD, I evaluated the cellular and molecular changes induced by heat shock in bovine sperm. These data resulted in an article Cellular responses and microRNA profiling in bovine. Reproduction, 164(4), 155-168. Despite my 13 years of experience as a veterinarian and researcher in the field of veterinary sciences, I felt the need for a new professional challenge, which made me leave my comfort zone. In 2019 I was a volunteer researcher in Biochemistry and Cell Biology for 6 months at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology - CNC (University of Coimbra). Still in 2019, I was a Volunteer Researcher at MitoXT - Line of Research in Mitochondrial Toxicology and Experimental Therapeutics - Mitochondria, Metabolism and Diseases Group, Center for Neurosciences and Cellular Biology - CNC /UC-Biotech, Cantanhede, and at Mitotag company, I acquired solid training in Biochemistry, Mitochondria and Metabolism, Neuroscience and Entrepreneurship, as well as theoretical and practical experience in various techniques, such as immunofluorescence, colorimetry, cell viability, fluorimetry and human cell culture. In addition to my personal growth, all the challenges throughout my life have given me the opportunity to meet people from different areas, cultures and countries.