I am currently a research fellow at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra (CNC-UC), within the scope of the project "SynBridge - A New TransSynaptic Bridge: Functional Characterization of the Interaction between the NMDA Receptor and Neurexin" (https://doi. org/10.54499/2022.05386.PTDC) where I am collaborating in the study of the interaction between two important synaptic players, the GluN2B subunit of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) and the presynaptic molecule Neurexin2 (Nrxn2). I recently completed my Master's Degree in Biomedical Research at the Faculty of Medicine – University of Coimbra, having obtained a grade of 18 (grading system from 1 to 20, grade A on the ECTS scale). I did my master's thesis at CNC-UC, on the role of GluN2B-containing NMDARs in synapse function and their potential interaction with the EphA4 receptor. I developed various technical skills in molecular and cell biology (e.g., preparation and transfection of neuronal cultures, DNA extraction and PCR, maintenance and transfection of heterologous cell lines), and biochemistry (e.g., western blot, subcellular fractionation, immunoprecipitation assays). I graduated with honors in 2021 from CESPU (Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Porto, Portugal), a higher education institution dedicated to health sciences, with a grade of 16 (grading system from 1 to 20, grade B on the ECTS scale). During my degree (2020 to 2021), I worked as a researcher at the Institute for Research and Advanced Training in Health Sciences and Technologies (Porto, Portugal) , where I acquired technical skills (e.g. isolation of bacteria, DNA extraction and purification, bioinformatics, antibiotic sensitivity tests, compound screening and checkerboard assays) and began developing what would become their microbiology research project "Halogenated salicylates and possible synergies with antibiotics in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus strains" , obtaining a grade of 18. I have been selected to take part in the European Commission's Horizon Europe Young Observer program, which aims to monitor the evaluation stages of competitive European research calls. I also have training in animal experimentation, with a final grade of 16.2 (grading system from 1 to 20). I took two postgraduate doctoral courses on synapse biology. I participated in the Draw your Science challenge, where I presented the results obtained during my MSc work, volunteered to collaborate with the Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology. (CIBB) Neuroscience and Disease area retreat, the associate laboratory that integrates CNC-UC. Completed the CNC winter school focused on soft skills and EIT Health i-Days focused on entrepreneurship. I have been selected from abstracts submission to present my work at the Annual International (bio)Medical Students Meeting (AIMS) in Lisbon and at the Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing (MIA) Spring School. I mentored a laboratory rotation student for a month on the Master's degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra. I am currently mentoring an Erasmus student from Spain, on her laboratory work, part of her degree dissertation as part of the SynBridge project.