Pedro studied chemistry at the New University of Lisbon from where he also received in 2005 his PhD in organic chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Carlos Afonso. From May 2005 to May 2008 he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Sussex with Prof. F. Geoffrey N. Cloke FRS, at the University College of London with Prof. Stephen Caddick and at the Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon) with Prof. Carlos Afonso. In May 2008, he joined the Pharmacy Faculty of the Lisbon University as an assistant research fellow of the medicinal chemistry group (iMed.UL – Research Institute for Medicines) and in July 2013, Gois was appointed Principal Investigator at the same institution and head of the Bioorganic group. In 2017 he received his habilitation in Pharmacy and was appointed assistant professor of the Pharmacy Faculty. In 2012 Pedro received the Vicente Seabra Medal from the Portuguese Chemical Society.