She is working at the Medicinal Botany and Medicinal Plant Laboratory of the Federal University of São João del Rey. She received her Master's degree in Plant Physiology from the Federal University of Las Vegas, Brazil in 1999, and her Ph.D. degree in Plant Physiology from the same university in 2003. Her research focuses on plant physiology and biochemistry, plant tissue culture, and the production of in vitro secondary metabolites, with a particular interest in plants from the Cerrado steppe of Brazil. Her aim is to conserve plant species and produce bioactive compounds for biotechnological applications.