Dr. Leonel Pereira has a degree in Biology (Scientific branch), a PhD Degree in Biology (Cell Biology specialty) and an Aggregate title (Biosciences, specialty in Biotechnology), from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra, where he is currently a Professor. In addition to teaching at this university, he is also an integrated researcher at MARE (Center for Marine and Environmental Sciences). His interests are mainly focused on the areas of Marine Biodiversity (algae), Marine Biotechnology (bioactive compounds from algae) and Marine Ecology (environmental assessment).