I have a bachelor's in medicinal chemistry and a master's in chemistry - advanced and industrial chemistry, experimental and theoretical chemical physics by the University of Coimbra. During my academic career, namely in my degree (directed towards the discovery of new active compounds for future drugs) I acquired basic knowledge, mainly in terms of human biology and its chemistry. During the master's, I deepened my knowledge in the chemistry field, where I highlight the final dissertation entitled “Characterization of photophysics and acid-base behavior of derivatives of fluorescein and rhodamine – effect of medium polarity and binding to cysteines of bovine serum albumin, applications in the stabilization of nanodroplets", through which I acquired knowledge of synthesis, separation, purification and characterization of molecules that went beyond the knowledge taught, requiring analysis approaches that appealed to creativity in solving practical problems, as well as knowledge of both theoretical and practical about proteins. Subsequently, I joined a fellowship research grant, for six months, as part of the MBStox project – Multifunctional biomolecular systems for new methods of decontamination, protection and toxicological evaluation (PTDC/BIA-MIB/31864/2017), which aimed to determine binding constants to bovine serum albumin (BSA) of the compounds in interest to the project. I synthesized a PEG-BSA hydrogel (polyethylene glycol), which served as physical support for the evaluation of binding constants. The development of the work within the framework of my master's thesis, as well as the work carried out during the research fellowship, culminated in the presentation of 2 scientific posters at the 2021 Symposium of the Coimbra Chemistry Center, and in the participation in an online conference, where I presented the work developed in the MBStox project and I published an article within the scope of the conference – work that will result in the submission of two scientific articles. Currently, I am a researcher in the BioMark@UC group – research grant included in the BEST project – Multifunctional biosensors to be integrated in clinical practice and training of people with diabetes (ALT20 -03-0247- FEDER-113469), where I develop biosensors with specific response to antibody-based protein biomarkers of diabetes as a recognition element.