Clara M. Bento holds a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Porto (2025) and is currently a Research Fellow at the Genetic Diversity group. Clara obtained a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Porto in 2017 and 2019, respectively. In January 2021, Clara started her PhD studies in the Doctoral Program in Molecular and Cell Biology at the Host Targets of Infection group at i3S, under the supervision of Tânia Silva and Salomé Gomes, developing new in vitro models to study drug susceptibility against mycobacteria, including organoid and biofilm models. Since 2020, Clara has been an Invited Assistant Professor at Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto.