PhD in Human Biology, master’s in environmental quality Control and degree in Aquatic Sciences. I am and Invited Adjunct Professor at ESS-Escola Suerior da Saúde and ISEP-Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, IPP-Instituto Politécnico do Porto and a Collaborator at Ecosystem Monitoring and Sustainability research team. My present research interests relate to the impact of emerging contaminants on the development of the nervous system of the aquatic vertebrates.