Since obtaining a doctorate degree in 2015 in the US, I have been the recipient of several prestigious postdoctoral and researcher position awards in recognized institutes of Europe. As an early-stage researcher, I gained skills in the financial management and timely execution of research projects, which culminated in the publication of 28 peer-reviewed articles in established journals in developmental biology, evolution, and ecology. As first and corresponding author, I led students and colleagues to the successful completion of 20 multidisciplinary studies. Contributions also include seven natural history accounts, two book chapters, a book review, two outreach commentaries, and five literature reviews. My research has been supported by funding schemes in France, Germany, Portugal, Sweden, and US. I also contributed to a transnational sub-project funded by the EU. I have contributed as a reviewer for more than 20 indexed journals and one governmental funding agency. I also served on a scientific advisory committee and organized two international symposia. My research lines have motivated new ideas and hypotheses on how organisms develop under normal conditions, interact with suboptimal environments, and undergo structural and functional changes owing to genetically heritable or environmentally induced conditions. By integrating field sampling, laboratory experiments, and advanced biostatistical modelling, I produced foundational knowledge on some of the world’s most endangered vertebrate animals. This work addressed how temperature and oxygen influence physiology, survival, and reproduction. I examined how fluctuating microenvironments impact highly sensitive life stages in reptiles. Using evolution as a natural experiment, my research seeks to test basic theory on how biodiversity is generated. Results on rarely sampled reptile species yielded valuable knowledge on the development of evolutionarily novel alterations of the musculoskeletal system. I am presently principal investigator of a project on the dysregulation of mammalian muscle development. I am responsible for executing machine learning techniques on data generated by leading-edge genomic technologies. My research crosses taxonomic and disciplinary boundaries to inform society about: Important patterns of biodiversity; how organisms withstand changes caused by activities of economic importance to humanity; evolution under human-controlled environments (domestication); and congenital disorders. My current work will elucidate how faulty gene expression contributes to muscular dystrophy in humans. I also study natural populations of species that have received little scientific attention and are susceptible to urbanization and climate warming. Future research will use reptiles as models to understand heart chamber malformations in humans. To raise public awareness, my findings have been disseminated widely via popular science articles, technical reports, interviews with journalists, and outreach activities. Field research was conducted in close collaboration with public institutions that manage natural resources. Preserved specimens and tissues have been donated to museum collections, cryo-banks, and colleagues. My research will continue to release massive amounts of genetic and phenotypic data to public databases. My research has consistently provided training opportunities for young researchers. My work has served as case studies for students to enhance their deductive reasoning capacity, while learning skills in data collection, statistical analyses, and scientific writing. I taught theoretical seminars for undergraduate students and served as guest lecturer in bachelor and PhD classes. I recently taught a master’s-level practical on genomic analyses. Student contributions resulted in three bachelor’s thesis and one master’s thesis, as well as co-authorships in publications and congress presentations.