She has a degree in Biological Sciences, Medical Modality, from Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (1998), and a Master's and a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2005). She is currently a technologist at the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/Bio-Manguinhos. She has experience in biochemistry, with an emphasis on virology, working mainly on the following topics: improving processes for the development of viral vaccines and the optimization of serological and molecular assays.