Helena Bragança, PhD in Biology by the University of Lisbon, is a senior researcher (Investigador Principal) at the INIAV Institute and also belongs to GREEN-IT Bioresources for Sustainability Unit (ITQB NOVA iBET, and INIAV). She has been the Head of the Phyto-Mycology Laboratory at INIAV since 2013. She was an Honorary Researcher at the University of Aberdeen, UK. and she is colaborator of BioISI (BioSystems and Integrative Sciences Institute) of FCUL Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisboa. Her work has been focused on forest pathology, particularly on diagnosis, biology, ecology, and control of fungal diseases of forest trees. Her research has had particular incidence on quarantine organisms in plants. She has contributed to the dissemination of science through scientific publications (peer-reviewed and others) and communications in technical scientific meetings. She has participated in several congressional scientific committees and is part of the editorial board of the scientific journal Silva Lusitana. She regularly reviews scientific papers (Plant disease, Forest pathology, European Journal of Plant Pathology, Microbial Ecology, Forests, Revista das Ciências Agrárias, Silva Lusitana). She participates regularly as a lecturer in trainings in the phytosanitary field, namely for the Plant Health Inspectors of the National Sanitary Veterinary Authority (DGAV), in secondary and professional education, and in higher education, as a guest lecturer in her fields of expertise. She is a regular guest lecturer at the School of Agriculture of the University of Lisbon (Forestry and Natural Resources Master and degree), and gave contributions at the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (Forestry Engineer degree) and at the Ecology and Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (Forest Resources degree). She has been advising thesis in undergraduate, masters, and PhD degrees in different Portuguese Universities and has participated as a jury in the evaluation of PhD theses (Aveiro University, Lisbon University, ITQB NOVA, Valladolid University, Santiago de Compostela University; University of Pretoria), master theses and pre-Bologna bachelor theses. She keeps close functional relationships with different Portuguese state institutions, as well as higher education and research institutions at home and abroad. She is part of several national and international associations, working groups and Portuguese MC member of COST Actions, in her fields of expertise. In addition to her research activity, she manages the Phyto-Mycology laboratory at INIAV I.P., and is responsible for National Plans for quarantine organisms. Additionally, she takes part in conducting analyses in the phytosanitary consultations service, and in elaborating reports and position pieces in the phytopathology field, at the request of different private and state institutions, both nationally and internationally.