Ariana Moutinho is a Masters in Molecular and Cell Biology (University of Aveiro and IPATIMUP), with a Degree in Biology (Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto). She is a research fellow at MARE - Polytechnic of Leiria, working in the application of biochemical and molecular tools to assess the impact of pollutants and climate change in marine systems, and also working at the COVID-19 Diagnostic Centre of the Polytechnic of Leiria.