After my graduation in Biomedical Sciences, my first professional experience was in January 2009 as a lab manager at Instituto de Medicina Molecular. In June 2009, I started to work at Rheumatology Service of Hospital Santa Maria as a Study Coordinator of Clinical Trials in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and lupus. Presently, I have concluded my PhD in Biomedical Sciences in Rheumatology field where I have conducted several pre-clinical studies for drug discovery and tested several pharmaceutical compounds.Over 9 years of award-winning research, integrated in a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and researchers, allowed me the opportunity to improve scientific acumen and communication skills, as well in medical data interpretation. During this period I have also improved my leadership ability through mentoring several master students and teaching on biomedical engineering master program during the last 7 years.