I am a biologist with a Post-Graduate in Molecular Biology (Master's and Doctorate) and Post-Doctorate in Vaccinology. I have been a Professor and researcher at the Department of Genetics at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) since 2004. As a researcher at UFPE during this period, I started a new line of research in the Department of Genetics related to the Biology of Viral Infections and Experimental Therapy. These lines of research were financed by several projects approved in Public Call from the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation; the Ministry of Health; National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq); Foundation for the Support of Science and Technology of the State of Pernambuco (FACEPE) under my coordination. In 2009, I established the LEMTE (Laboratory of Molecular Studies and Experimental Therapy), where I am the head and scientific leader. The LEMTE develops research to study new vaccines and diagnostic strategies, experimental therapy, and the biology of viral infection—especially the papillomavirus.