Ana Gonçalves completed her Master’s degree in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Bioentrepreneurship in Plants at the University of Minho, in 2018, and during this time she has developed part of her master’s thesis at the Comenius University, in Slovak. Along with this experience, she also obtained a degree in Biochemistry at the University of Minho. Her area of knowledge is Natural Sciences with an emphasis on Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Ever since, she became fascinated by how plants perceive signals and translate them into orchestrated molecular responses, allowing them to thrive in adverse environments. She considers major importance the understanding of how plants adapt to the imminent climate changes, like abiotic stress, by adjusting their metabolism processes and physiological behaviors. Currently, Ana Gonçalves is a research fellow at the Proteome Regulation in Plants Lab, led by Dr. Isabel Abreu at ITQB NOVA. Here, she is studying the promising role of miRNAs regulating target genes by post-transcriptional modifications in response to drought stress, in Vitis rootstock, under the orientation of Dr. Ana Fortunato. Additionally, she is investigating the role of rice CDPKs in cold stress tolerance, and actively participating in other interesting ongoing projects in the lab.