Samuel Gonçalves graduated in Applied Biology (2015) and completed a Master’s degree (2017) and a PhD (2023) in Health Sciences from the University of Minho. Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher focused on the elucidation of the effects of interindividual genetic variation on molecular and cellular processes of immunity and inflammation, and on translating this information into personalized medical interventions for fungal disease. Moreover, his research interests also focus on the role of human metabolism—particularly macrophage metabolism—in modulating immune responses in individuals at elevated risk for invasive fungal infections. He has been participating in the teams of multiple research projects on the host-fungus interaction, including past and ongoing grants funded by the EU, “la Caixa” Foundation, FCT, Gilead Sciences, and the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). His has secured research funding through competitive grant calls from FCT and ESCMID. His commitment to scientific excellence was recently recognized with the conferment of the ‘Maria de Sousa Award’ (2024). He has been actively involved in the supervision of undergraduate students, particularly those enrolled in BSc programs in Applied Biology and Biochemistry, as well as medical students during their laboratory rotations and Master’s students from the Biomedicine program.