Doctoral student in Microbiology at the Laboratory of Basic and Applied Virology at UFMG. Master's in Microbiology (2016–2017) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca. Specialist in Microbiology (2014) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Graduated in Biological Sciences. He has experience in the field of microbiology, with an emphasis on virology, working mainly with molecular biology, immunological characterization, vaccine production, and evaluation of signaling pathways. He is part of the COVID-19 pandemic team at the Virus Laboratory / UFMG (2020), assisting in the molecular diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 with the Minas Gerais State Health Department.