Sandra CC Nunes obtained her degree in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Coimbra (UC) in 1998, her Master’s in Chemistry, specializing in Quality Control, in 2003 and her PhD in Chemical Thermodynamics in 2008. Her teaching roles include assistant professor at UC (2003/2004) and high school teacher in Coimbra (2002-2003, 2009-2010). She was a grant holder in FCT projects (2008/2009, 2010/2011). From 2011 to 2018, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Coimbra Chemistry Center (CQC) in the Macromolecules, Colloids, and Photochemistry group, now Soft Matter. Since 2019, she has held a research position at CQC and collaborates on teaching in the Chemistry Department. During her master’s and PhD, her research focused on polymorphic forms of pharmaceutical molecules, using advanced experimental techniques, such as polarized light thermomicroscopy (PLTM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), solution calorimetry, vaporization/sublimation calorimetry, and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). She also applied infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and ab initio electronic structure calculations, building significant expertise in these techniques. In her postdoctoral research at CQC, funded by FCT, Sandra Nunes focused on developing coarse-grained models and applying Monte Carlo simulations to study polyelectrolyte systems. Her work emphasized compaction, confinement, crowding, ionic condensation, and membrane/surface interactions, crucial for understanding macromolecular behavior in various environments like colloidal solutions and biological media. Her research also includes molecular dynamics simulations, a powerful tool to explore macromolecular behavior across biomedical applications and environmental remediation. Her skills in simulating and modeling host-guest interactions in colloidal and macromolecular systems and in reaction mechanism studies through electronic structure calculations position her as an expert at the intersection of computational and experimental chemistry. Her publications reflect considerable expertise in intermolecular interactions in macromolecular and colloidal systems. Beyond her direct contributions to macromolecule and colloid research, she has shown an interdisciplinary and applied approach, contributing to address challenges like bacterial resistance and antiviral threats with photoactive materials, as well as in environmental pollutant removal. Her innovative role as a researcher is highlighted by her participation in 11 funded projects and 12 additional funding applications, demonstrating her commitment to securing competitive funding. She is currently involved in two high-impact projects: 3BBBioprinting, which focuses on “3D-bioprinting of the blood-brain barrier for modeling lipid nanoparticle access to brain tumors,” and NANOPEP, which targets the calcitonin pathway with peptide-guided nanoparticles for glioblastoma treatment. These projects demonstrate her expertise in impactful biomedical areas and her valuable international collaborations with researchers in Norway, Sweden, Spain, Turkey, Colombia, and Estonia, resulting in joint publications and project submissions. In terms of academic impact, Sandra CC Nunes has published 51 peer-reviewed articles, contributed to 5 book chapters, and holds an international patent. She has presented her work at 63 conferences and serves as a reviewer for several scientific journals. Three of her articles have been featured on the covers of international journals, underscoring the excellence and innovation of her research. Her teaching spans General Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Laboratory Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Introduction to Research and Development, and Experimental Methods in Forensic Chemistry. She has also supervised 18 undergraduate and master’s students, demonstrating her commitment to training the next generation of scientists.