Joana C. Prata, DVM PhD, is an invited Auxiliary Professor at the University Institute of Health Sciences - CESPU (IUCS-CESPU). She has a master’s in Veterinary Medicine (2016) from University of Porto, being certified by the Portuguese veterinarians board, and a PhD in Biology and Ecology of Global Changes with a specialization in Environmental Biology and Health (2021) from the University of Aveiro, with merit and distinction.Joana C. Prata has conducted interdisciplinary research for which she has been recognized in the "World’s Top 2% Scientists list" in Single Year Rank (2019, 2020, 2021) by Stanford University and as a highly cited researcher in cross-field (2022) by Clarivate. She has been awarded top reviewer in cross-field and in environment and ecology (2019). From the >40 peer-reviewed ISI papers in renowned journals (76% as a first and corresponding author, 7 as sole author), which amount a total of 3518 citations (h-index 22), 10 are Highly Cited Papers (top 1%) according to Web of Science, and from >25 communications in international scientific meetings/congresses, 2 were as invited speaker.Joana C. Prata is also the main webmaster, SEO specialist, editor, and writer of the website 'O Meu Animal' (https://omeuanimal.com) which aims to provide high-quality information for pet owners, amounting over 4 million views.ORCID: 0000-0001-7814-3659 R.ID: W-4272-2018Scopus ID: 57197786921