Graduate degree in Chemistry from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2000); Master's (2004) and PhD (2008) in Materials Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul .
Has experience in Materials Engineering and Chemistry, focusing on development of hydrogels from natural polymers for drug delivery systems, experimental planning and chemical modification of polysaccharides.
Since 2013 is Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Chemistry Graduation and is Professor of the Natural Sciences Program at Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Brazil .