I’ve graduated in Pathological Anatomy (Porto – Portugal), followed by a research fellowship at the University of Porto, where I contributed to the molecular understanding of mitotic spindle defects and cancer. Intrigued by the complexity of the cell cycle, coupled to its involvement in cancer and other age-related pathologies, I started a PhD in Molecular Biology of Ageing at Newcastle University (UK), to investigate how mitochondria and pro-inflammatory factors interact during cellular senescence to promote organismal ageing. I then joined the Ralser Lab, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow, aiming to understand the the impact of metabolite exchange on eukaryotic cell ageing and underlying genetic regulation.