She holds a degree in Pharmacy–Biochemistry from the Federal University of Paraná-UFPR (1982) and a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the Federal University of São Paulo-UNIFESP (1998). She is professor at Universidade Estadual de Maringá since 1982 and has experience in Medical Mycology, working mainly on topics related to the diagnosis and epidemiology of human mycoses, virulence factors of pathogenic fungi, biofilms produced by fungi of medical interest, etiopathogenesis of human fungal infections, yeasts involved in nosocomial infections, paracoccidioidomycosis, onychomycosis vulvovaginal candidiasis, and impact of natural products and new molecules on fungi of medical interest. She is part of the permanent faculty of the Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences.