Pedro M. P. Gois studied chemistry at the New University of Lisbon, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 2005 under the supervision of Prof. Carlos Afonso on the synthesis of biologically active heterocycles using C-H insertion reactions catalysed by di-rhodium(II) complexes. From May 2005 to May 2008 he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Sussex with Prof. F. Geoffrey N. Cloke FRS, at the University College of London with Prof. Stephen Caddick and at the Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon) with Prof. Carlos Afonso on the discovery of new C-C bond formation reactions catalysed by NHC palladium complexes. In May 2008, he joined the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon (FFUL) as a research assistant in the medicinal chemistry group (iMed.ULisboa - Research Institute for Medicines), and in July 2013, Gois was appointed principal investigator at the same institution and head of the bioorganic group, whose mission was to develop bio-inspired synthetic methods. In 2017, he obtained his habilitation in pharmacy and was appointed assistant professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy. He holds now, the position of associate professor with habilitation at the FFUL and is a member of various governing bodies of the institution, such as the School and Scientific Councils, and is part of the Executive Commission of iMed.ULisboa. Currently, Gois heads the Chemical Biology Laboratory at iMed.ULisboa, which research programme focuses on the design of functional molecules that can be used to control biological processes and biomaterials.