I have a bachelor's degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, completed in 2016 with a grade of 17 marks, and a master's degree in Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine from the same institution, completed in 2018 with a grade of 18 marks. During my master's thesis, I studied the molecular and phylogenetic basis of sexual reproduction of basidiomycetous yeasts and communicated this work in the congress "XXI Jornadas de Biologia de Leveduras «Professor Nicolau van Uden»", with a poster and Flash presentation. I completed my master's dissertation entitled "Molecular Mechanisms of Sexual Reproduction in the Order Cystofilobasidiales" in November 2018, which was graded with 19 marks and was the groundwork for the publication of a paper in the specialized journal mBio where I was first author. I worked with a research fellowship on the FCT project "Exploring Unique Metabolic Traits of Biotechnological Interest in Fructophilic Yeast" (PTDC/BIA-MIC/29529/2017), at Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier (ITQB-NOVA), from November 2019 until January 2022. During this fellowship, I worked on the construction and characterization of mutants of the yeast Starmerella bombicola related to the metabolism of mannitol and sophorolipids, characterized enzymes related to the metabolism of this yeast and assessed the accumulation of compatible solutes in response to osmotic stress. During this fellowship I participated in the congress "Microbiotec21", with a poster communication. I also participated in scientific communication activities in the context of ITQB-UNL's Open Day in 2021, with the production of audio-visual content for the communication of activities developed in the laboratory. I am currently a PhD student in History and Philosophy of Science, at Faculdade de Ciências of Universidade de Lisboa. In my PhD project (FCT funded scholarship, ref. 2022.14134.BD) I study the development of the scientific debate on miscegenation in Portugal during Estado Novo’s dictatorial regime, in its relation to the fields of genetics, inheritance and human evolution; to the political agendas of the regime; and to the popularization of shifting ideas on race and racial crossings.