He holds a degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) (2007). In 2011, he completed his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology at the Paulo de Góes Institute of Microbiology (IMPG) at UFRJ. In the following years, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the same institution and served as a Substitute Professor in Immunology (2017-2018). In 2018, he became an Adjunct Professor at the permanent faculty of IMPG at UFRJ. Currently, he is the vice-coordinator of PIBIC/UFRJ and conducts research in the area of interactions between fungi and the immune system. He has experience in Immunology, mainly in the areas of inflammation, innate immunity, and infection.