Ana joined INL to work in Water Quality research group, developing and evaluating multifunctional materials for removal of microorganisms from water, by improving microbial adhesion and subsequent elimination by photocatalysis.

She finished her bachelor degree in Biochemistry in 2016 and holds a master degree in Biophysics and Bionanosystems since 2018, at University of Minho. Her master thesis was based on functionalization of nanolipossomes, for delivery of a marine toxin, at a specific target, to be used in prostate and breast cancer treatment.