ABOUT ME

In 2015, I concluded a Bachelor's degree in Biology at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.

In 2017, I concluded a Master's Degree in Human Biology and Environment. During the Master's I gain knowledge about the environment and environmental changes and its direct consequences in relation with human health and lifestyle. My Master thesis results increased the knowledge about ectoparasites of exotic birds of the Lisbon Zoo (Portugal). This is important because birds maintain contact with innumerable potentially pathogenic agents for themselves, other animals and even humans. The work was supervised by Prof. Teresa Rebelo (University of Lisbon) and Jacinto Gomes (National Institute of Agricultural and Veterinary Research, IP).

In 2018, I had the opportunity to do environmental education at the Iberian Wolf Recovery Center (CRLI) by accompanying visitors and inform them about the functioning of the CRLI, the behavior and life cycle of the Iberian Wolf, the threats it faces and its conservation status in Portugal.

In 2021, I concluded a Master's Degree in Conservation Biology. My Master thesis, conducted under the supervision of Prof. Rui Rebelo (University of Lisbon) and Dr. Bastian Egeter (NatureMetrics), was about invasive species of freshwater systems (Xenopus laevis) and environmental DNA. The results of this study allowed to detect the sites where this invasive species persists and to guide eradication efforts. This research also resulted in two presentations at scientific meetings and a co-authorship of the annual project report on the eradication of the Xenopus laevis in the streams of the Oeiras municipality.

I have also collaborated with the biologists of the city council of Oeiras in several projects  which resulted in a co-authorship of a technical document on the strategy for the management and protection of biodiversity in the municipality of Oeiras.