BSc degree in Biological Sciences - Medical modality, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1978), MSc (1981) and PhD (1985) in Molecular Biology - Protein Chemistry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (elected 2009). Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), elected 2024. Presently, she is an Invited Professor of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, and Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Brazil. Research experience in Biochemistry, Biophysiscs, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology. Presently, her research team is focused on studying: 1) non-enzymatic properties of ureases, such as pro-inflammatory and neurotoxic activities; 4) urease-derived biologically active peptides; 3) the role of microbial ureases as virulence factors of the bacteria Helicobacter pylori and Proteus mirabilis; 4) neuroinflammation and the role of eicosanoids.