I completed my bachelor's degree in Biology in 2013, in the University of Coimbra. My master's degree in Biomedical Research was also obtained in the University of Coimbra, specifically in the Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (IBILI), in 2015. My thesis was entitled: "Microglia as cellular targets for immunomodulation during neurodevelopment". I joined the Cell Activation and Gene Expression group in 2016 as a research fellow to work on the project "FOLSMART - Folate-Target Nanodevices To Activated Macrophages For Rheumatoid Arthritis".