Vânia Baptista, Junior Researcher at Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) - University of Algarve, and Invited Assistant Professor at University of Algarve, is graduated in Marine Biology in 2010 at the University of Algarve. She has obtained an M.Sc. in Marine Sciences, Marine Resources (specialization in Marine Biology and Ecology) at Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto in 2012 and completed her Ph.D. in Marine, Earth and Environmental Sciences (specialization in Marine Ecology) at the University of Algarve in 2019 (FCT fellowship: SFRH/BD/104209/2014). Her work has been focused on fish larvae behavior and ecology, and the effects of environmental and climate variability on the recruitment of fish species. During the last years, she also collaborated on other research activities related to various issues: feeding ecology of marine and estuarine species, science-citizen activities, invasive species monitoring, ecophysiological condition of dolphins, sharks and lobsters, monthly sampling of zooplankton in the Guadiana Estuary and Ria Formosa, and climate change vulnerability. She also participated in a Course/Expedition about the feeding ecology of sea turtles in São Tomé e Principe. Currently, she participates in nine research projects, one as Principal Researcher. Since June 2018, she is a researcher (Post-Doc since Jan/2020) and interim coordinator in the LuandaWaterFront project, where she co-coordinates the project. She is mainly responsible for the sampling planning, field surveys, and organization of courses/workshops in Luanda, as well as for developing contacts with institutions (Universities and research institutions) and local communities (companies, fishermen, residents) in Angola. Since January 2022, Vânia has been coordinating the LittleFish-STP project, which the main objective is to study the biology and ecology of an endemic and economically exploited fish species in São Tomé island. Since May 2022, Vânia got a prestigious research position in CCMAR as Junior Researcher funded by FCT under the "4th Edition of Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus (CCEC)". Within this position, Vânia aims to determine the main drivers responsible for the recruitment of fish larvae, their behaviour, dispersion and condition. In the last years, Vânia has published 30 peer-reviewed articles (20 in Q1 journals and 8 in Q2), 12 as first, last and corresponding author, with 195 citations (H-index of 9, Scopus on 10/08/2022). She also contributed to two book chapters. Currently, she has two under revision. She presented her work in international scientific meetings, contributing to several conference presentations (eight oral communications and four posters). In her research activity, Vânia was invited as a speaker at the "V Seminary of Postgraduation in Ecology" (Brazil) and the Advanced Course "Living Oceans & Climate Changes'19 - Ocean Acidification and Biomarine Resources" (PT). She has been involved as an assistant in bachelor (Invertebrates Biology; Topics in Biology) and master (Fisheries Biology) teaching and as a co-supervisor of master students for experimental works (six), and master thesis (four). She participated in the peer-revision of scientific articles in nine scientific journals and is Guest Editor of a Special Issue ("Temperature-Related Biodiversity Change") in Sustainability journal. Vânia was jury of three master theses, and seven thesis projects evaluations of Interdisciplinary Research Seminar II (master's level, BR).