Graduated in Pharmacy and Biochemistry from the State University of Londrina (1993), master's (1997) and PhD in Microbiology from the University of Londrina (2006) and Post Doctorate from the Institut Armand-Frappier, INRS, Quebec, Canada (2014). She is currently Associate Professor at the State University of Londrina. She has experience in Microbiology, with emphasis on Bacteriology Basic and Applied. She researches the molecular diagnosis of virulence genes and bacterial resistance, mainly of the following microorganisms: EXPEC and DEC. She also researches in the area of ​​new antimicrobials: Nanoparticles and natural products. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7170-2155