Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Immunology/ICB-UFMG. She is a Biologist from Faculdade Metodista Integrada Isabela Hendrix (2006), a Master's in Biochemistry and Immunology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2008), and a PhD in Immunology from UFMG. Sandwich Ph.D. in Australia (Garvan Medical Research) in the Department of Immunology (2010). She has a Postdoctoral degree in genetics at the Department of General Biology / UFMG and was a Visiting Professor at the Department of General Biology / UFMG. She did Postdoctoral work at the Microbiology department / UFMG. She did Postdoctoral work at CNRS- Strasbourg France. She was a PNPD / CAPES fellow in the Department of Biochemistry and Immunology / ICB-UFMG. She is also an affiliated member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC).