Graduated in Biological Sciences - with an emphasis on Ecology from the State University of Santa Cruz (UESC, 2010), Master in Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms from the State University of Santa Cruz (UESC, 2012), developing his research in partnership with the Center for Studies of Social Insects at Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP, Rio Claro, SP), and PhD in Applied Microbiology at Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP, 2016) with an abroad experience at the EX-F Culture Collection of Extremophilic Fungi, at the University of Ljubljana (UL) in Slovenia. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP), University of São Paulo (USP). Operates in extension projects with dissemination of mycology (MycoTalk). In research he works in the area of ​​Mycology focusing on the following themes: diversity of fungi (applying culture-dependent and independent approaches), effect of climate change on fungi communities, fungi from extreme environments and fungi bioprospecting for the production of enzymes of industrial interest .