Professor of Clinical Hematology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil. Holds a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Research interests include clinical toxinology, hematology, hemostasis, inflammation, natural products, antivenom strategies, alternative experimental methods, and laboratory biomarkers associated with snake and scorpion envenomation. Coordinator of the Research and Innovation Group in Applied Hematology and Toxinology - HemaTOXINova.