Adriana Costa graduated in 2023 in Applied Biology from University of Minho. Her bachelor’s project was focused on the role of cholesterol homeostasis in response to Aspergillus fumigatus infection, and was developed at the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho. In 2023, she enrolled in the Master’s program in Health Sciences at the same University, where she is currently developing her thesis, exploring the mechanisms of antifungal immunity mediated by lipid metabolism.