Ruth Esho currently works at the Life and Health Research Institute in Universidade do Minho. In 2016, she completed her Bachelor’s degree with a Second-class upper division (4.01 out of 5.0 CGPA) in Microbiology from Caleb University, Nigeria. She also actively participated in several academic and volunteering initiatives. She played the role of an Assistant secretary for the Caleb University Student Association. She also volunteered for the Nigerian Red Cross during her national service in Nigeria. This initiative involved organizing secondary school outreaches, providing aid to internally displaced camps among others. Due to her passion for the field of Biomedicine she pursued a Master’s in Health Science from the University of Minho, Portugal where she concluded successfully (17/20). Her bachelor's thesis involved a study on the prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) among students, while her master’s thesis focused on characterizing novel phenotypic features of the malaria parasite using time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance for which I presented. Her scientific contributions has led to 2 publications under revision and 1 publication in an high-impact journal. She was privileged to present (as oral communication) and attend several major conferences such as the XVI Genetics and Biotechnology Conference; VI Iberian Genetics and Biotechnology Conference, 5th Brazilian Congress of Human Parasitology, Dominican Science and Technology Week 2024, Malaria Symposium, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic among others. Furthermore, since completing her master’s studies, she has actively mentored students during short-term laboratory internships and rotations, as well as assisted in teaching a practical sessions at the School of Medicine, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS) as well as the Career Science week (University of Minho Portas Abertas). Overall, she has excellent skills in bacterial and parasite culture, molecular cloning techniques, Reverse genetic manipulation in parasites, flow cytometry, microscopy, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy. In addition, her expertise lies in infectious diseases such as UTI and malaria, demonstrated through a strong foundation in research, peer-reviewed publications, and teaching experience. Currently, she is a research fellow in a malaria research project at ICVS funded by ESCMID. She is also looking forward to acquiring new skills in Fluorescence Microscopy and Electron Microscopy as well as deepen my understanding of parasite biology in the course of this research project and PhD studies.