Professor at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, in the Department of Clinical Analyses and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Science and in the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities. She has PhD in Bacteriology, with a large experience in Clinical Microbiology. Her research line is focused on Human Microbiota, using Next Sequencing Generation methodologies, studying the establishment, composition and host-response of intestinal, oral and vaginal microbiota in eubiosis and disbiosis situations. Extensive expertise in child intestinal microbiota establishment and composition. Member of the scientific board at the Brazilian Society of Microbiology.