Graduated in Biological Sciences with a Bachelor’s degree in Parasitology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2000). Holds a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences (Parasitology, emphasis in Entomology, 2002) and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Parasitology, emphasis in Entomology, 2007), including a sandwich Ph.D. internship at the University of Regensburg, Germany. Experience includes Parasitology with focus on Entomology and Malacology of parasites and vectors, working mainly on: ovicidal, larvicidal and adulticidal activity of plant oils and extracts; monitoring and control of disease-vector insects (Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Anopheles darlingi, Mansonia spp., Culex quinquefasciatus); and the development and evaluation of attractants and traps for vectors of human diseases. Currently a Level III Senior Researcher at the Malaria and Dengue Laboratory (CoSAS/INPA), and advisor in the Graduate Program in Entomology (INPA), MBT and REDE BIONORTE (UEA), and the Biotechnology Graduate Program (UFAM).