2020 – PhD in Biology (specialization in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Biology), by the University of Aveiro, Portugal on 28th of April 2020. Supervisors: Dra. Mónica Amorim and Dr. Janeck Scott-Fordsmand. Thesis: “longINg_nano: long term and multIgeNerational effects of nanomaterials in terrestrial invertebrates”.

2009 – MSc. Degree in Biotechnology. Faculty of Engineering and Natural Resources, University of Algarve, Portugal on 7th of April 2009. Supervisor: Professor Deborah Power, Co-Supervisor: Professor Adelino Canário. Thesis: “Effects of Sodium Hypochlorite on bone development and thyroid axis on Oreochromis mossambicus”.

2005 – Licenciatura Degree in Marine Biology and Fisheries. Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Algarve, Portugal on 12th od December 2005. Supervisor: Professor Jousefina Coucelo; Co-Supervisor: Doctor Natércia Joaquim. Thesis: “Levels of metals, antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation in the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the Sultanate of Oman (Arabian Sea)”.