Having attained a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences/Biophysics from the Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics at UFRJ and completing postdoctoral work at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this professional brings a rich academic background. With 24 years of diverse experience spanning infectious diseases, immunology, pharmacology, drug development, synthetic biology, immunogenetics, and genomics, they currently hold the position of Director of Business Development in the private biotechnology sector.