Graduated in Biotechnology from São Paulo State University, Brazil (2008). Master's degree (2010) and PhD (2014) in Health Sciences, at the São José do Rio Preto Medical School, Brazil. Postdoctoral at Barretos Cancer Hospital, Molecular Oncology Research Center (2014-2018) and PostDoctoral associate at University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, EUA (2018-2020). Experience in Genetics and Molecular Biology, working mainly in biomarker research for head and neck tumors (DNA methylation, microRNAs, mutations, polymorphisms), cell culture (cytotoxicity and therapeutic response to drugs), and tumor immunology, mainly investigating immunological markers of response to immunotherapy (anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4, BCG and imiquimod). Associate researcher and supervisor in the Graduate Program at Institute of Learning and Research, Barretos cancer hospital. Coordinator of Immuno-Oncology group, coordinator of Immuno-Oncology course, and professor of Molecular Biology II and Translational Oncology courses. Coordinator of the Barretos Cancer Hospital team in the international consortium "Translational studies of HEAD and neck cancer in South America and Europe (HEADSpAcE)", led by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and funded by the European Union.