Adriane Ribeiro Rosa is graduate in Pharmacy & Biochemistry, PhD in Medical Science by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil and Master in Pharmacology by the Federal Foundation of Medical Science of Porto Alegre/Brazil. She currently works as a researcher in the Barcelona Bipolar Disorders Program (Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona). She has published more than 10 articles in international journals on the treatment adherence, neutotrophins and pharmacological issues in bipolar disorder. At present, she is working in a follow-up study about functional impairment in bipolar disorder. She also collaborates with the Hospital Clínico de Porto Alegre/Brazil in ongoing research projects.