Pharmacist, Master Degree in Pharmacology and PhD in Biotechnology in Natural Resources. Associate Professor of Biophysics in Federal University of Piaui (Teresina, Brazil). My research activities have been devoted to preclinical pharmacology and toxicology of natural and synthetic-derivatives products, mainly focused on novel bioproducts with potential application in treating cardiovascular diseases, as hypertension and diabetes, unraveling the probable mechanisms underlying these effects.