I began my undergraduate studies in Veterinary Medicine at Fundação FEJAL, where I interned in the clinical pathology laboratory of the faculty, focusing on health surveillance for the state service. However, it was in Conservation Medicine that I found my passion for the environmental field, which led me to pursue a degree in Biological Sciences at the Federal University of Alagoas. There, I participated in various extracurricular activities, including an internship in the phycology laboratory, serving as a teaching assistant in Cryptogam Biology, and working on the outreach project “Algae are not trash, they’re treasure,” which promoted awareness and literacy about the importance and numerous uses of algae in schools.
Currently, I am a master’s student in Aquatic Biological Resources at the University of Porto, participating in the BYTPlus program under the project “Are marine forest species changing their functioning with warming?” I intend to continue my academic career by pursuing a PhD in Ecology and Biotechnology.
