Paulo Cardoso is a PhD in Biology and Ecology of Global Changes (University of Aveiro, 2019), funded by a grant from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal), MSc in Applied Biology (University of Aveiro, 2014), and BSc in Biology (University of Aveiro, 2012). His main areas of expertise are microbiology, biochemistry, stress biomarkers, and metabolomics. After completing his PhD, he worked as a researcher and invited an assistant professor. He was awarded a contract as a junior researcher in the competitive call Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus - 6th Edition, (FCT, 2023). He is an author/co-author of 36 international peer-reviewed journal articles (six as the first author), co-author of one international book chapter, and of 28 oral presentations and 35 posters. He lectured/lectures in eight courses of Biology and Biotechnology BSc, MSc and PhD programs related to biochemistry, metabolomics and microbiology. He also lectured as an invited lecturer in advanced courses in R and in Bioinformatics. He is the main supervisor two PhD students (funded by FCT), and co-supervisor two PhD students (also funded by FCT), who are working on bioinoculants. He has supervised/co-supervised eleven masters students and nine undergraduate students . He is engaged with stakeholders (such as the National Association of Maize and Sorghum Producers) and in science communication, giving talks to students, organizing events with researchers and companies (such as World Soil Day 2019, which brought together UA, UC, and Syngenta, among others), and having had his research featured in newspapers (e.g., Jornal de Negócios), radio (e.g., Antena 1), and national TV (RTP3). His scientific network includes researchers from several departments and research units at the University of Aveiro, from other national institutions, and from other countries.