Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences – Teaching (Universidade Feevale, Brazil), and Master’s and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences – Physiology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, Brazil). During the undergraduate program, worked as a teaching assistant in Embryology and Histology and developed a research fellowship in the Comparative Histology and Animal Cytogenetics laboratories, contributing to water quality biomonitoring projects in the Rio dos Sinos Watershed, with a focus on biomarker analysis in fish, histopathological evaluation, and genotoxicity. In graduate school, developed research in the Laboratory of Metabolism and Comparative Endocrinology, with an emphasis on physiology education and ecotoxicology, particularly addressing oxidative stress, metabolism, and comparative endocrinology in crustaceans. Has professional experience teaching Science and Biology in municipal, state, and private schools. Currently has a postdoctoral position at the Graduate Program in Environmental Quality at Universidade Feevale, conducting research in ecotoxicology, genotoxicity, and plant phenology. Also is a member of the Research Ethics Committee at Centro Universitário CNEC de Bento Gonçalves.