Graduated in Bachelor of Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Pernambuco (1989), PhD in Biological Sciences/Biochemistry from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and post-doctorate in Industrial Microbiology from the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. Professor at the Department of Genetics at the Federal University of Pernambuco (1996) and leader of the research group in molecular biology and metabolic engineering at UFPE. Member of the coordinating committee of the Bioethanol innovation network of the SIBRATEC/FINEP/MCT program and coordinator of the Pernambuco bioethanol research network (CNPq-FACEPE/PRONEM). Has experience in the area of ​​Biochemistry, with emphasis on Molecular Biology, and Genetics of Microorganisms, acting on the following subjects: genetics of yeasts, genetics of bacteria, alcoholic fermentation, metabolic engineering and molecular identification.