Cidália Pereira is a PhD candidate at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) under the supervision of Tiago Gil Oliveira and Andreia Teixeira-Castro. She obtained a Bachelor Degree (BSc) in Applied Biology (School of Sciences, University of Minho) in 2019, followed by a Master Degree (MSc) in Molecular Genetics (School of Sciences, University of Minho) in 2022. In the beginning of 2023, Cidália volunteered as a trainee at the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS, UM), working in neurodegenerative diseases, more specifically with Alzheimer’s Disease, where she integrated the project entitled “The role of phospholipase D2 in Alzheimer’s Disease”. Her PhD work will focus on the role of the phospholipase D pathway in tauopathy mechanisms, through its participation in autophagy regulation.