Rita Isabel Lemos Catarino (Rita I.L. Catarino) is an associate professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa (UFP, Porto, Portugal) and a researcher at the I3ID, FP-BHS unit (UFP, Portugal). Rita Catarino holds a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences obtained in 1997 (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto) and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry, obtained in 2002 at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto. Rita I.L. Catarino has published 20 full-length articles in international journals, 2 books and 1 book chapter. She was the principal supervisor of more than 20 integrated Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences and co-supervised more than 10. Rita I.L. Catarino has participated as team member in several funded projects (UID/Multi/04546/2019- FCT; PTDC/QUI/70359/2006 ¿ FCT; REQEVA/2006; P/QUI/10035/1998- FCT). She integrates the editorial board of "Frontiers in Chemistry". Rita Catarino received 5 academic/cientific awards . Her primary research interests include 1. Development of analytical methodologies for the quantification and/or monitoring of metals, drugs, and xenobiotics in biological and environmental samples; 2. Evaluation of antioxidant activity of bioactive compounds present in different superfoods; 3. Role of metals in human health. In her professional activities she interacted with 65 collaborators in co-authorship of scientific works.