Daniela Sofia Abreu has been a graduate of the BSc Biomedical Sciences program from the University of Aveiro, Portugal, since 2019. Soon after she obtained an MSc in Biomedical Research at the NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal. DSA conducted her masters research under the supervision of Sandra Henriques Vaz, PhD, at the lab of Ana Sebastião, PhD, Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes IMM – JLA, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Her work focused on the role of astrocytes in synaptic plasticity modulation as well as cognitive impairments in Alzheimer’s disease. She used a combination of behavioral studies, electrophysiology and molecular methodologies, thereby contributing to her ongoing and ever evolving technical expertise. DSA has been actively involvead in science communication activities, having attended several workshops regarding laboratorial techniques and soft skills. She has had incredible opportunities to present her masters work at several national and international meetings. More recently, she was awarded “Best Neurosciences Parallel Oral Session” and “Plenary Session Second Prize” at the international conference YES (Young European Scientist) Meeting, held in Porto, Portugal and the “Best Oral Communication” at the V Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network held in Coimbra, Portugal. Currently, Daniela is a researcher at the ICVS – Life and Health Sciences Research Institute under the supervision of João Filipe Oliveira, PhD. She is involved in a project that aims to understand the bidirectional communication between neurons and astrocytes in psychiatric disorders.