Dr. Sofia Pereira is Senior Researcher and invited Assistant Professor at Centro Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. She obtained a PhD in Biology in 2010 at Aveiro University, Portugal. Her scientific activity has been focused on fostering biotechnological approaches towards a more sustainable and resilient agriculture and on the use of phytoremediation and phytomanagement strategies for the recovery of environmentally degraded areas, being her domain of activity the environmental and agricultural biotechnology. Dr. Pereira has published more than 50 peer-review papers and book chapters. She has been involved in several national and international projects, as well as, in the supervision of students from different academic levels. Currently, Dr. Pereira is associate editor of Frontiers in Plant Science (Plant Symbiotic Interactions section) and guest editor of several special issues.