I am an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Brazil, in the Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology. He holds a degree in Pharmacy and a Master’s and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, with a specialization in Physiology and Pharmacology, from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, and completed postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School, USA. He leads the Laboratory of Antineoplastic Pharmacology (LAFAN) and is a researcher at the Research Nucleus for Medicinal Plants (NPPM/UFPI), which he previously coordinated. He is a member of the Brazilian Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (SBFTE). His research focuses on antineoplastic pharmacology, the therapeutic potential of natural and synthetic compounds, tumor progression and metastasis, and strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of anticancer therapies. His work investigates the pharmacological activities of bioactive natural products and their effects on molecular pathways involved in tumor development, aiming to identify promising compounds and advance innovative therapeutic strategies.