Paulo Martins da Costa, Assistant Professor (since 2006) with Aggregation (2020) at Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of University of Porto, is graduated in veterinary medicine (1994 at FMV/UTL) and holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS/UP). He is member of the Scientific Council of ICBAS and of the Joint Ethics Commission of ICBAS and University Hospital Center of Porto. He is also member of Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/UPorto), and responsible for the laboratory of Microbiology and Food Technology (MICROlab) of the Aquatic Production Department of ICBAS. His main research interests focus on the transfer of multidrug-resistant bacteria between intermingled ecological niches (humans, animals and environment) and on the antibacterial screening of extracts and pure compounds obtained from diverse origins (e.g. marine fungi, cyanobacteria and chemical synthesis). He has relevant expertise in clinical and food microbiology and has been involved in several research projects focused on food safety and on the discovery of new antibiotics. Paulo Martins da Costa is co-author of 56 scientific papers published in international journals with referees. Other data curricular: official sanitary inspector of the Portuguese Veterinary Services (1994 – 1996); technical director and production department director of Avicasal - Poultry Production S.A. (1996 – 1999); teaching assistant at ICBAS between 1999 and 2006; director of the Certification Department of ADRL (1999 – 2004); general manager of Animavícola - Poultry Production Lda. between 1999 and 2006.