Completed her Masters in Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto in 2017, with particular interest in the process of social-educational institutionalization of childhood in contemporary societies and children’s rights, namely the right to play and leisure. Went on to carry out internships with a strong social component, where music, plastic arts and photography were the educational basis. Later exercised her profession integrating the educational team of a foster home that receives, in a residential regime for long periods of time, children and young people at risk, providing conditions and paths for their good affective, personal and professional development. Simultaneously, she has always been involved in various animal defense and rehabilitation projects (team of rescue and reinsertion in responsible families) as well as in the creation of a sterilization group to respond to the need to control cat colonies, as a preventive measure of protection in her area of ​​residence. Integrates the BSA Porto since 2020 as an assistant in the donation team, keeping animal welfare as her main interest.

Graduated in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences in 2023 at Escola Superior de Saúde do Porto. Completed several internships at IPO - Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto, at CHUSA - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António and at Affidea in the areas of immuno-hematology, microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology and immunology. Still within the curricular scope, carried out a final course project on the quality control of CHUSA blood components and participated in an awareness-raising lecture on the Importance of Helicobacter Pylori in the context of Public Health at Escola Secundário Dr. Júlio Martins in Chaves.

Master in Veterinary Medicine from ICBAS) at the University of Oporto in 2010. Completed a curricular internship in the area of Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Vetmedis Veterinary Clinic (nowadays Madeira Veterinary Hospital) in 2009/2010, in epidemiology and parasitology in a partnership between Vetmedis, SPAD - Sociedade Protetora dos Animais Domésticos do Funchal and the Regional Veterinary and Food Safety Laboratory - LRVSA to prepare a thesis entitled: “Cross-sectional study of the prevalence of canine heartworm disease in Madeira, Portugal” Attended intensive courses/workshops in dermatology (2019), infectious diseases (2022) and abdominal ultrasound (2023) and participated in several national congresses. Took a Quality Technician course (environmental management and OSH) which finished in July 2024. Worked in several veterinary clinics and hospitals in the Oporto area, her main areas of interest being internal medicine, hematology and cytology, dermatology, imaging and behavior and veterinary etiology. Member of the Animal Blood Bank team since August 2024, joining the laboratory team at NIV- Veterinary Research Center, in OPorto.

Graduated in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences in 2023 at Escola Superior de Saúde de Bragança. Completed several internships at ULSAM and Hospital de Santa Maria Maior in the areas of hematology, microbiology, biochemistry, immunohemotherapy and immunology, and also at INNO veterinary laboratory, where she had her first contact with the veterinary field. In terms of curriculum, published an article “The importance of the skin microbiome in atopic dermatitis” in the first edition of the journal Trends in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences.

Gratuated in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences from Coimbra Health School since 2022. During the degree carried out several curricular internships, highlighting those experienced from the ERASMUS + program at the Sahlgrenska University and Northern Älvsborg Hospital in Sweden. In 2023 began her professional career colecting biological products and processing analyses in point-of-care equipments at the hospital. Joined our team in August 2024.

Graduated in Veterinary Medicine at ICBAS – Oporto University in 2003. Completed the 12 months curricular internship at Hospital Veterinário do Porto. Activity developed in consultation, hospitalization, surgery, anesthesiology, endoscopy, ultrasound, radiology, electrocardiography, laboratory, weekly medical-surgical emergency of 12 and 24 hours. Medical-surgical care for companion and exotic animals. She has worked as a Veterinarian since 2003 in veterinary clinics for companion and exotic animals. Activity carried out in consultation, hospitalization, minor surgery, radiology, electrocardiography, laboratory and emergencies. Her main interest are internal medicine, feline and transfusion medicine. Participated in the training of trainees in Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Clinic Assistants. Participated at several congresses and seminars in Portugal. Among which stand out: “Cat Handling Program” - International Cat Care; 2nd Meeting - Hematology for clinicians by APMVEAC Porto; GIEFEL Congress - Feline Medicine by APMVEAC Lisbon; MBA-VET Training Course by IFE Porto; Intensive Course “Treating Commonly Encountered Exotic Animals” Improve Ibérica in Santarém. From 2016 to 2022 enrolled in APMVEAC - Portuguese Association of Veterinary Doctors Specialists in Companion Animals. Collaborates with Banco de Sangue Animal in Porto since October 2022, joining the team as a Logistics Technician in December 2022. Loves animals but her passion is cats!

Started her professional career with customer services and went through several positions. At the end of the pandemic she decided to take a veterinary assistant course, because she was an animal lover since she was a child. It was during the course that she found out about the blood bank, and joined the logistics team one year later, in october 2023, where she felt professional realized since she was finally working in an environment she actually loves and values.

Began his professional career in customer service, where he worked his way up. Passionate about animals since he was a child, he knew the Animal Blood Bank and started working as a logistics assistant.

Completed the 12th year in Socioeconomic Sciences in 2014, at Escola Secundária Augusto Gomes, in Matosinhos. In the same year, joined the Armed Forces, namely the Portuguese Air Force. Did a Training in Secretarial and Service Support, directly linked to the Management of Human Resources of the Portuguese Air Force. Worked as an Assistant for the Management of Individual Processes for all Portuguese Air Force soldiers, as well as for Reserve and Retired Soldiers, and later joined the Air Force Recruitment Center, where he managed the entry of new soldiers, as well as the disclosure of all the professional and training offer that the Air Force had. In the last months of the contract decided to take a Higher Professional Technical Course (Level V) in Management and Business for Small and Medium-sized Companies, taught by Atlântico Business School, on an after-work basis, which gave him access to a curricular internship of more than 6 months at the Salvador Caetano Group, as a Human Resources Technician. Its connection to the Air Force ended in December 2021 and to Salvador Caetano in June 2022. Since then, joined a Condominium Management and Administration Company as Operational Manager, where he was responsible for the Accounting of the Buildings and where he carried out the Assemblies of Shareholders. Looking for a new experience in his professional life, and because he is very fond of animals, regardless of the species, decided to apply for the Animal Blood Bank, where performs the Administrative function, with functions, likewise, in the Logistics Area. The diversity of functions, their complexity and the importance of the BSA Group´s activity for the lives of animals are what most fascinates him in this new adventure.