People

Professional Experience

• 2020-present: Associate Professor, State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro Darcy Ribeiro (UENF)

• 2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Jose da Costa Filho, Ph.D.

• 2018-2019: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Supervisor: Prof. Stanley Opella, Ph.D.

• 2017-2018: Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Supervisor: Prof. Stanley Opella, Ph.D.

• 2016: Visiting Research Scholar, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Alex Smirnov laboratory

• 2014-2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Jose da Costa Filho, Ph.D.

• 2011-2012: Visiting Research Scholar, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Advisor: Benoît Roux

Education

• 2014: Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Advisor: Prof. Antonio Jose da Costa Filho, Ph.D.

• 2009: Master of Science, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Advisor: Prof. Antonio Jose da Costa Filho, Ph.D.

• 2006: Bachelor of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

• PhD. student in Natural Sciences at PGCN-UENF (Mar/2023 - present)

• Research Project Title: "Unveiling the Mechanism of Action and Biophysical Interactions of Ctx(Ile21)-Ha: Strategic Modifications in the Antimicrobial Peptide to Enhance the Therapeutic Index"

• CAPES Doctorate Research Scholarship holder

• Lattes CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2235905504285206

• PhD. student in Natural Sciences at PGCN-UENF (Mar/2023 - present)

• Research Project Title: "Functionalization of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications of magnetic hyperthermia"

• CAPES Doctorate Research Scholarship holder

• Lattes CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2992250387800250

• PhD. student in Biosciences and Biotechnology at PGBB-UENF (Mar/2023 - present)

• Research Project Title: "Structure and function of the transmembrane domain and the internal fusion peptide from the Spike proteins of coronavirus"

• CAPES Doctorate Research Scholarship holder

• Lattes CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2974057123256968

• PhD. student in Biosciences and Biotechnology at PGBB-UENF (Mar/2025 - present)

• Research Project Title: "Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Spike fusion domain polypeptides: Structure and function using artificial membrane models and mammalian cells"

• CAPES Doctorate Research Scholarship holder

• Lattes CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7894344043335881

• Undergraduate student (Jun/2023 - present)

• Research Project Title: "Molecular interactions of SARS-CoV-2 membrane peptides via molecular dynamics simulations"

• CNPq Undergraduate Research Scholarship holder

• Lattes CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7958106916071596

• Undergraduate student (Apr/2024 - present)

• Research Project Title: "Thermodynamics of the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptides with model biological membranes"

• CNPq Undergraduate Research Scholarship holder

• Lattes CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1629047838079187

• Undergraduate student (May/2025 - present)

• Research Project Title: "Membrane fusion as a molecular target for drug repositioning against SARS-CoV-2"

• Lattes CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8265042248947878