Graduated in Biological Sciences from the State University of Rio de Janeiro - UERJ (1986). Master in Biological Sciences (Biophysics) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1991). Visiting researcher fellow in the Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA 1992-1994. Doctor of Science (Ph.D) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1996). Postdoctoral Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Medical Research Laboratory / IOC / Fiocruz (2015). Associate Professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (DMIP). Coordinator of Health Vigilance at Pro-Rectory of Health (PR5) - UERJ, (2022). Experience in Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics of Microorganisms, Molecular Parasitology. Acting on molecular diagnostics/ characterization, PCR, multidrug resistance mechanisms in enterobacteria and Laboratory Biosafety/Biosecurity.