Rute Isabel Duarte Guedes dos Santos completed her PhD from the University of Córdoba (Spain) in 2008, a Degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1996 from the University of Lisbon - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and a Master's degree in Equine Technics in 2000 from the University of Córdoba (Spain). She is Course Coordinator (degree in Equine Science and Management) at the Polytechnic University of Portalegre – Elvas Higher School of Biosciences, a Coordinating Professor and Director of the Organic Unit at the same institution. She published 24 articles in specialized journals, 7 book chapters and 4 books. She has co-supervised 1 doctoral thesis, supervised 1 master's thesis and co-supervised 3. She participates and/or participated as a researcher in 11 project(s) and was responsible researcher in 1 project. She works in the area of Agricultural Sciences with an emphasis on Animal and Dairy Science and Veterinary Sciences. In her professional activities, she interacted with 230 collaborators in co-authoring scientific works.