(Chemical) Bonding is what makes life possible

Graduated in Laboratory Biomedical Sciences in 2020 in the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) with an average of 15 values; and Master in Applied Health Sciences, area of Biotechnology in 2022 in IPB, with an average of 16 values, having obtained a grade of excelent (18 values) in the master dissertation. He published 1 article as first author in the MDPI specialized magazine (Antioxidants - https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020260), 1 article as fourth auhor in the MDPI specialized magazine (Horticulturae - https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9111184), and a short proceedings paper in MPDI (engineering proceedings - https://doi.org/10.3390/ECP2023-14690). He participated as a research fellow in the IntegraValor project (June 2022 to September 2022) and is currently a master's research fellow in the POSEUR project (September 2022 to July 2023). On the other hand, he participated in several events of scientific nature, with 6 oral communications (2 international) and 14 panel communications (4 international). He is a dedicated and enthusiastic person who always seeks to gain knowledge in the area of health and food science, more specifically in the sustainability of bio-resources and their applicability and effect on human health. He also worked on the POSEUR project. In the academic year 2023/2024, he enrolled in the PhD program in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto. In 2023 he applied and won a grant in "Call for PhD Scholarships 2023" by FCT, with the proposed work of "Selenium and iodine biofortification of Swiss chard micro and baby greens: towards sustainable healthy foods". Currently he is working on his thesis related to the biofortification of Swiss chard micro and baby greens and is dedicated to guiding/tutoring students in Scientific Initiation Internships, at the Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) and IPB.