I have been working at the Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB) since 1997. From 1997-September 2023, I worked at the Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology (CNC-UC). Since then, I have been working at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra (FMUC), and the Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR). In 1998, I concluded my BSc degree in Biology, Scientific Research (Pre-Bologna process), at the Faculty of Sciences & Technology - University of Coimbra (FCTUC), under the supervision of Prof. C.R. Oliveira and Dr. M.S. Santos, with a score of Good (15 values; 0-20 scale). In 2002, I concluded my MSc degree in Cell Biology (Pre-Bologna process) (FCTUC), under the supervision of Prof. C.R. Oliveira and Dr. M.S. Santos, with the highest score available: Suma cum laude. In 2007, I concluded my PhD degree in Biology, Speciality of Cell Biology (FCTUC), under the supervision of Prof. A.C. Rego and Dr. M.S. Santos, again with the highest score available: Suma cum laude. From 2007-2010, I did my 1st Triennium Post-Doc, in Prof. AC Rego’s lab, with a 9-month (2008/2009) internship at Prof. P. Brundin, M. Björkqvist, D. Nicholls, and J.-Y Li’s Neuronal Survival Unit (Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden). From 2010-2020, I moved to Prof. P.I. Moreira’s lab, where I did my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Triennia Post-Doc (from 2010-2018), with a new 6-month internship at Prof. M. Björkvist’s Biomarkers in Brain Disease Unit (Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden). In January 2019, I became a Post-Doctoral Researcher at CNC. Until August 2020, I worked at the Metabolism, Mitochondria and Hormones in Brain Disorders Research Line (from the Cell Signaling & Metabolism in Disease Group from the Metabolism, Aging & Disease Area), headed by Prof. P.I. Moreira. Then, between September 2020-September 2023, I moved to the Mitochondrial Toxicology and Experimental Therapeutics Research Line (from the Mitochondria, Metabolism and Disease Group and the Metabolism, Aging & Disease Area), headed by Dr. P.J. Oliveira. In September 2023, I became an Assistant Researcher from the EU-funded grant "CHAngeing – Connected Hubs in Ageing: Healthy Living to Protect Cerebrovascular Function", at the Institute of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (FMUC) and iCBR, headed by Dr. J.O. Malva. My current research interests include the subcellular mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of cardiometabolic, neurodegenerative diseases (stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s diseases) and in reproductive aging, alongside the potential neuroprotection by non-pharmacological and pharmacological approaches (including Mediterranean diet-associated nutraceuticals and anti-diabetes drugs). During all these years, I have been working and collaborating with different research groups within and outside the University of Coimbra. This allowed me to obtain different scientific, technical, and personal know-how, crucial for me to face cardiometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases and reproductive aging in a more holistic perspective, to challenge my understanding of their gaps, potential crosslinkers, and, ultimately, their boundaries. For me, this is the way to contribute to Knowledge and Science that impact our Societies. Publons ID: publons.com/a/1181513/