Bachelor at Biological Science with Master's and Doctored in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Doctoral stage, through the sandwich scholarship program, on microbiology, focused on formation and development of microbial biofilms at University of Braga, Portugal. Long postdoctoral experience conducting research for biomolecules applications (natural compounds) on clinical microbiology first in Brazil, and then, in Netherlands. Currently, is head of the Laboratory of Biofilms and Antimicrobial Agents - LaBAM in the Department of Biotechnology of University Center INTA (UNINTA), Sobral, Brazil. With extensive experience in the microbiology and biochemistry field, researching development of new antimicrobial alternatives against planktonic and biofilm of pathogenic bacteria, works on following research fields: Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm agents, medical microbiology, general microbiology.