Marta Isabel Pimenta de Carvalho has a Master's Degree in Applied Microbiology (2017) and a Degree in Microbiology (2015), both obtained at ESB-UCP. In the research project, during her degree, she worked at CINATE - Laboratory for analysis and testing of food and packaging - where she acquired experience in microbiological analysis. She also did a summer internship at the company "German - cereal milling", where she acquired knowledge related to the chemical analysis in food. With the work developed in these centers, Marta Carvalho not only acquired new knowledge but also learned new techniques. During the practical part of the Master's degree, in the area of Food Microbiology, she studied the antimicrobial activity of essential oils against various food pathogens, intending to develop an innovative product. In addition to acquiring more knowledge, this work also allowed her to acquire work planning and management skills. Her first professional research activity was in the project MOBFOOD, in which experiments with different food matrices were conducting in close relation to food industries. Marta was a research technician in the scientific research project PlantCovid, which aims to develop products based on plant extracts with antimicrobial function. Currently, Marta is PhD student in ESB-UCP. She has already published 3 research articles in scientific journals with peer review and 13 poster presentations at international/national scientific congresses. Additionally, Marta Carvalho recently contributed as daily supervisor of a Master's student and also supervised two student in his final project of bachelor's degree.