Education: 1979 - 1984 - Graduation in Biology and Geology, 1981 - 1982 - Superior Course of Archaeology, 1985 - 1989 - Graduation in Biochemistry, 1992 - Educational and Scientific Capacity Evaluation / M. Sc. equivalence in Biology / Scientific area – Plant Biology, 1994 - Ph D – General Scientific Area “Biology”; Specific Subject “Plant Biochemistry”, 1998 - Ph D – Plant Biochemistry, 2013 - Aggregation / Habillitation – Biology: Agrophysiology and Food Quality. Professional Experience: 1982 - 1983 - Monitor - University of Évora, Department of Biology, Portugal. 1983 - 1990 - Teacher of the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education (Biology Group): 1983/1984 – “Escola Secundária Gabriel Pereira”, Évora, Portugal (Basic and Secundary Education - Professional Training Year); 1984/1985 – “Escola Secundária Luís de Camões”, Lisbon, Portugal (Basic and Secundary Education - Aggregate Teacher); 1985/1986 – “Escola Secundária nº 1 de Beja”, Beja, Portugal (Basic and Secundary Education - Effective Chalkboard Teacher); 1986-1990 – “Escola Secundária Fernão Mendes Pinto”, Almada, Portugal (Basic and Secundary Education - Effective Chalkboard Teacher). 1996 - Coordenator Professor, Experimental Biology Sector – Training Center for Teachers - Arrábida, Setúbal, Portugal.