2017 – PhD in Marine Sciences | European Joint Doctoral Programme on Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation (MARES). University of Aveiro (Portugal) and Ghent University (Belgium)
2012 – European joint Master of Sciences in Nematology (EUMAINE). Ghent University (Belgium), Bielefeld University(Germany) and University of Évora (Portugal)
2010 – Degree in Biology. University of Évora (Portugal)
Ecology of deep-sea ecosystems (continental slopes, abyssal regions, chemosynthetic habitats)
Anthropogenic impact in the deep sea (bottom-trawling fisheries, mining)
Mega-epifauna and imagery analyses
Meiofauna | Free-living marine nematodes