I am a biologist with a master's degree in Tropical Biodiversity and a PhD in Biodiversity and Biotechnology. I began working with cyanobacteria shortly after graduation in 2009 when I worked on identifying cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in river waters in the Brazilian Amazon. In 2010, I started researching phytoplankton dynamics in rivers in Amapá, Brazil. During my doctorate, I investigated cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in the Amazon River in the water intake for Macapá, AP. Since 2013, I have worked as a researcher at the Institute of Scientific and Technological Research of the State of Amapá (IEPA) in the Biodiversity Center. I participate in projects on the following topics: cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, cyanobacteria cultivation, polyphasic taxonomy, water quality, ecology and taxonomy of algae, and environmental microbiology.