Mariana Patanita has completed the master's degree in Biological Engineering in 14/06/2018 by Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisboa. Attends the PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences by University of Évora since 09/2019, supported by FCT with a PhD scholarship. M. Patanita's core interests are in agrarian sciences, particularly on plant protection and plant pathology, and has been dedicated to the study of endophytic and pathogenic fungi in important Mediterranean crops, focusing on the understanding plant-pathogen interactions for the development of new tools for prevention, diagnosis, and biological control. M. Patanita is a researcher at the Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), University of Évora, and at the Global Change & Sustainability Institute (CHANGE), Associate Laboratory. During her career, M. Patanita has published 1 book chapter, 12 articles in indexed scientific journals and 1 article in technical journal, 6 conference abstracts with oral presentation and 20 conference posters. M. Patanita participated in 31 international and national events and organized 3 events. Additionally, M. Patanita participated in 3 projects, 2 of them as Research Fellow, and has received 4 awards. M. Patanita also co-supervises 2 MSc dissertation (in progress) and has participated in 1 jury of academic degree.