Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Science and Technology of Polymers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), with undergraduate degrees in Chemistry and Polymer Technology. She is currently an Early-Career Research Fellow funded by FAPERJ at the Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry Institute (IQ), UFRJ, where she coordinates the Research Support Group on Biopolymers, Nanomaterials, and Interaction with Biosystems (BioNano-IQ/UFRJ). Her research focuses on green chemistry for a sustainable economy and improved quality of life, exploring biodegradable polymers, biopolymers, nanomaterials, and bioactive compounds from Brazilian native flora and agro-industrial residues for applications as natural antioxidants and antimicrobials in health and food systems. She has published in high-impact journals, including first-author papers in TOP-2 and TOP-3 Food Science journals (SJR ranking), and has featured work on journal covers. She is Academic Editor for Fermentation and a Peer-reviewer for national and international journals and funding agencies. She is a full member of Sigma Xi (USA) and has received recognitions such as the Taaner Award, Wiley Top-cited and Top-downloaded Article Awards, and a CAPES Thesis Award nomination. Her citation metrics include over 1,000 citations and H-index 19 (Google Scholar), H-index 16 (Web of Science/Scopus).