PhD in Science and Biotechnology, with a project developed at the Cell Pathology Laboratory of the Biology Institute of the Universidade Federal Fluminense under the guidance of Professor Dr. Theresa Quirico-Santos. Graduated in Biological Sciences - Medical Modality, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Master's Degree from the Postgraduate Program in Clinical Medicine, at the Medical School of UFRJ, under the guidance of Professor Dr. Heitor Siffert Pereira de Souza. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Postgraduate Program in Oncology at the National Cancer Institute (INCA), under the supervision of Dr. Eliana Abdelhay.