Susana Pereira is graduated in Biology by the University of Aveiro in 2008 and holds a Master degree in Toxicology and Ecotoxicology also granted by University of Aveiro. She worked in diverse projects in the area of Ecotoxicology and then enrolled in the PhD studies in Biology at the University of Aveiro. She is currently finishing her degree. At the same time, she is a research fellow at Animal Health and Aquaculture team in the framework of the project FEEDMI, where she works on the modulation of fish immune-competence (early stages of Senegalese sole) through functional diets.