Joana Gonçalves holds a Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a PhD in Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy from the University of Coimbra. She began her professional career in community pharmacy, and later worked as a hospital pharmacist. In the research area, he carried out in vitro studies to determine the relationship between antiepileptic drugs and the efflux transporter BCRP, and in vivo studies to test the viability of the intranasal route in the administration of centrally acting drugs. Furthermore, he developed skills in bioanalytical quantification techniques, applied to the therapeutic monitoring of patients admitted to the Refractory Epilepsy Center of the Coimbra University and Hospital Center (CHUC, EPE). She is currently an assistant professor at Universidade Nova Medical School, where she teaches Pharmacology. He develops research at iNOVA4Health FCT Research Unit, in the Renal, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Pharmacology laboratory, where he performs quantitative analyses of drugs, metabolites and biomarkers in biological samples from experimental models (cell culture, rodents) and clinical studies.