Professor and researcher at the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL). Visiting professor at the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - France, in the Systemic Health Care laboratory, EA4129. PhD and Master's degree in Oral Biopathology in the area of ​​Microbiology and Immunology, from the São Paulo State University "Julio de Mesquita Filho"; graduated in Biomedicine from the Universidade Paulista. His focus of study is the evaluation of the biological activity of extracts and biomaterials, verifying the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity, as well as the evaluation of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity on cell lines of mouse macrophages (RAW 264-7), Human monocytes (THP-1), Human keratinocytes (HaCat), Human gingival fibroblasts (FMM-1), Human skin fibroblasts (HFF-1), Human melanocytes (B-16), Pneumocytes (A549); Participated in the HUGE research group - Health Using Great Evidence (Evidence-based health unit) coordinated by Prof. Dr. Regina El Dib.