Obtained Pharmacist degree at the Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (1984). Master and PhD in Life Sciences at the Université de Paris VI - Pierre et Marie Curie (1995), France, with a CAPES fellowship. Visiting Professor at the National Cancer Institute / NCI - National Institutes of Health / NIH (2014-2015), United States, with a CNPq fellowship. Professor at Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brazil, since 1998, with a current position as Full Professor. Coordinator of the Pharmacognosy Laboratory / UnB. Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Medical Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine / UnB. Coordinator of Component 1 of the ArboControl Project - Research for Aedes aegypti vector control. Advisor to CGen - Council for Genetic Heritage Management of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment. Develops research in pharmacognosy / chemistry of natural products with emphasis on the activity of extracts and substances from Brazilian biodiversity in pathogens of infectious diseases, or for the control of vectors involved in the transmission of arboviruses, and in cancer.