Manuela E. Gomes obtained her first degree in Materials Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto in 1997, and the M.Sc. and PhD degree from the University of Minho – School of Engineering in collaboration with the Rice University, USA. Manuela is  presently a Full Professor at the Institute for Medical and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS) of the University of Porto and PI of the Research Group on Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Modelling of the Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB). She had previously several positions and institutional responsibilities at the University of Minho, including as Inaugural President of the I3Bs Research Institute, funded in 2018. Her research interests have always focused on tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches to treat musculoskeletal diseases and trauma, with focus on tendon tissue, namely in the development of biomaterials and bioinks based on biodegradable natural origin polymers, stem cells sourcing and differentiation (using biochemical and physical methods, particularly magnetic stimulus). Manuela Gomes has been involved in numerous European and national/regional projects as PI or team member; Manuela Gomes is Fellow of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (FTERM, class 2021) and Chair-Elect of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society – European Chapter (TERMIS-EU); She is also Ambassador in Portugal to the European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS) and member of several other international scientific societies.