Graduated in Biological Sciences: Microbiology and Immunology (2008), has a Masters degree in Biophysics (2009) and Ph.D in Biophysics (2014) awarded by The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Has experience in microbiology, biochemistry and biophysics, working in the areas of computational structural biology, computer-aided drug design and bioinformatics. Worked as a post-doctoral research associate at Fiocruz and at the University of Cambridge. Currently assistant professor at UFRJ.