She graduated in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Pernambuco (1984) and holds a master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from UFPE (1991) and a PhD in Biological Sciences from UFPE (2002). She is a Professor of Parasitology at the Department of Tropical Medicine at UFPE and a researcher at the Keizo Asami-LIKA Immunopathology Laboratory. he haas experience in parasitology, with an emphasis on experimental schistosomiasis, working mainly on the following topics: in vivo and in vitro activity of new schistosomicidal compounds and their approach to the modulation of the immune system and pathological aspects of schistosomiasis. She also works in the area of ​​public health with an emphasis on health education.