He holds a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Amazonas (2000), a specialization in Biotechnology from the Federal University of Lavras (2005), a Ph.D. in Industrial Biotechnology from the University of São Paulo School of Engineering of Lorena (2004), and a Postdoctoral fellowship in Biotechnology from Cranfield University, UK (2014). He has worked as a Biotechnologist at the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA) since 2009. His research focuses on the fungal production of bioactive compounds of pharmaceutical interest (including antifungals, biosurfactants, and colorants) and the development of molecular tools applied to the diagnosis and characterization of agents causing invasive mycoses. He has authored 91 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is a permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences at UFAM, the Bionorte Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology, and the Graduate Program in Genetics, Conservation, and Evolutionary Biology at INPA. He has supervised 9 Ph.D. theses, co-supervised 3 Ph.D. theses, advised 24 Master's dissertations, and mentored 37 undergraduate research projects. Currently, he supervises 6 Ph.D. students, 5 Master's students, and 2 undergraduate researchers. In terms of scientific and technological contributions to innovation, he has participated in the development of four biotechnological processes. Regarding project management, he currently coordinates four projects funded by FAP