Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Uberlândia (2004), holds a master's and a doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Uberlândia (2007; 2014). Currently, she is a tenured professor in the undergraduate and postgraduate Food Engineering programs at the Federal University of Uberlândia in the Chemical Engineering Faculty at the Patos de Minas Campus. She has expertise in the field of Chemical Engineering with a focus on Biotechnological Processes, working mainly on the following research topics: fermentation processes, enzymatic processes, microencapsulation, hydrolyses, flocculating yeasts, and immobilizations.