Graduate degree in Biological Sciences from Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Duque de Caxias (1998), Master's in Biochemistry from Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (2003), and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (2008). Has experience in Microbiology, focusing on Virology, acting on the following subjects: SARS-CoV-2, Dengue virus, Zika virus, Chikungunya virus, experimental murine models for flaviviruses, transmission electron microscopy, ultrastructural studies of viruses.