My name is Maria Helena Rigatto. I graduated from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) Medical School in 2005 and completed a residencies in internal medicine (2008) and infectious diseases (2011). I received my master's degree and PhD in medical sciences from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in 2011 and 2015, respectively. Currently, I am a professor at UFRGS Medical School and Vice-Coordinator of the Medical Sciences Post Graduation Program (UFRGS). My research focuses on bacterial resistance and therapeutic options for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections.