Vítor Espírito Santo, born and raised in Braga (Portugal), has concluded his integrated masters on Biomedical Engineering, field of Biomaterials, Rehabilitation and Biomechanics at University of Minho in 2007.

Later on he has joined the 3B's Research Group (Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Guimarães, Portugal) to pursue his PhD doctoral program in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells, with a thesis focused on the development of new nanotechnology tools and drug delivery systems for stem cell research and regenerative medicine.

During his PhD (concluded in March 2012), he was able to establish international collaborations with international groups, particularly a one-year collaboration with Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences at University of Kyoto, Japan.

Living in Japan was probably one of the most exciting and challenging chapters of his life and it has allowed him to explore other aspects of his personality, thus bringing new visions on how to approach new goals.

Vítor Espírito Santo is currently a Senior Researcher at iBET/ITQB (UNL, Lisboa, Portugal) and is focused on the development of intricate 3D models of human disease for screening of new drugs and target validation, particularly on the field of cancer research.

Despite his scientific background, Vítor shows a tremendous interest for other creative and less objective areas. He has explored different art expression techniques, from singing, to acting and even dancing. He also loves to write (science communication would be a dream job) and has been involved in the development and running of one the first websites dedicated to tennis in Portugal (LusoTenis). That takes us to another Vítor's passion, tennis, a sport in which the formula for success combines both hard-work, self-belief, team-work and indurance.

Another passion is the joy to travel and to find new cultures. His current activity allows him to travel for work goals and has contributed for his evolution and vision of the world.

These are just some details of my own person and do not necessarily define me as a whole. That process is still, and thankfully will always be, a work in progress.