I hold a BSc in Microbiology (2016), an MSc in Applied Microbiology (2018) and a PhD in Biotechnology with a specialization in Microbiology (2024) from the Faculty of Biotechnology of Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

During 2017-2018, I participated in an ERASMUS program at the University of Reading (United Kingdom) within the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, investigating the in vitro impact of insect flours on the human gut microbiota, as part of my master’s thesis.

From 2019-2023, I worked as a Lab Assistant at Alchemy Project (a co-joined project between Amyris Bio Products Portugal and Universidade Católica Portuguesa), contributing to the development of animal and human gastrointestinal in vitro models to evaluate the bioactive properties present in ingredients produced from sugar cane by-products. In 2020, I was accepted in a PhD program in Biotechnology with a specialization in Microbiology at the Faculty of Biotechnology of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. My doctoral research focuses on creating a comprehensive platform of in vitro models, known as the GIOTA platform, to accurately simulate both animal and human gastrointestinal tracts.

Currently, I am working as a Lab Assistant at Biorbis, a company that develops sustainable bioactive ingredients derived from agro-industrial by-products.

My expertise spans food microbiology, gastrointestinal tract simulation, gut microbiota. prebiotics and probiotics. I am particularly passionate about the relationship between diet and the well-being/health of animals and humans, including the intricate implications of gut microbiota's metabolism.