Marine Biologist (2006, University of the Azores), PhD in Biomedical Sciences (2012, ICBAS-UPorto), Assistant Researcher at CIIMAR (CEEC-Ind) and Invited Assistant Professor at Faculty of Sciences, UPorto.
Her research area places on the interface between environmental health and marine biotechnology with focus on the investigation of biotechnological applications of natural products, and the search for eco-efficient strategies based on new alternative environmentally compatible products.
She has been leading research projects on marine biofouling ecology and on the bioprospection of antifouling compounds of natural origin to the development of new bio-inspired antifouling coatings. Other topic of interest includes the relation and impact of marine environmental health to coastal human populations.
