Dr. Leite Pereira is a Junior Researcher at Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto (UP). Her research focus on the development of advanced 3D in vitro models as preclinical tools for novel drugs/nanomedicines screening, using multi-compartmentalized in vitro systems. Throughout her path Catarina has been able to translate her scientific achievements into the publication of 27 papers in leading peer-reviewed journals (h-index: 15, >500 citations). The quality of the scientific production can be ascertained by the several selected oral presentations in prestigious international conferences and invitations to act as expert reviewer in international funding agencies.