Education
2011 – 2015 Ph.D. in Chemistry
Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara/SP, Brazil
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2012 – 2013 Ph.D. Guest Research Fellow at the University of Münster - Germany
Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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2005 – 2007 M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of São Paulo, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ribeirão Preto/SP, Brazil
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2000 – 2004 B.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biochemistry
University of São Paulo, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ribeirão Preto/SP, Brazil
Professional Experience
Awards
Volunteering work
2023 to date Researcher
Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Grossbeeren, German y
Main activities: scientific research and support in metabolomics
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2021 to 2023 Visiting Researcher/Lecturer
Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG), Brazil
Main activities: organic chemistry teaching, B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. students’ supervision and evaluation, scientific writing
Disciplines: Organic Chemistry I (90 h), Practical Organic Chemistry (30 h), Development and optimization of methods in liquid chromatography applied to complex mixtures (60 h)
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2021 to date Guest Researcher (remote/presential) in Applied Metabolome Analysis – AG Joachim Kopka
Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP), Potsdam, Germany
Main activities: GC-MS, LC-MS and transcriptomics data analyses
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2019 - 2020 Postdoc Researcher in Applied Metabolome Analysis – AG Joachim Kopka
Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP), Potsdam, Germany
Project: Integrated metabolism analysis for Glycine max responses to water stress. Financial support: FAPESP/BEPE (grant #2019/08477-7)
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2018 - 2020 Postdoc in Plant Metabolomics at University of São Paulo – AG Norberto P. Lopes
University of São Paulo, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ribeirão Preto/SP, Brazil
Project: Integrated omics approaches for the evaluation of the micromolecular phenotypic dynamics of Glycine max (soybean) genetically modified for water stress tolerance. Financial support: FAPESP (grant #2017/19702-6)
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2017 - 2017 Guest Postdoc Researcher in Plant Metabolomics – AG Young H. Choi
Institute of Biology of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
Project: Determination of homoisoflavonoids in Ophiopogon species by HPTLC
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2016 - 2017 Postdoc in Chemistry – AG Alberto J. Cavalheiro
Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil.
Project: Studies for the modulation of the neurotoxic, hepatotoxic, cytotoxic and antioxidant properties of clerodane-type diterpenes from Casearia sylvestris to enhance the use of these substances as antitumor agents. Financial support: PNPD-Capes
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2015 - 2019 HPLC Method Development and Validation Consultant
John Bean Technologies Corporation – JBT Food Tech (Brazilian subsidiary)
Noxon Brazil (Veterinary Pharmaceutical Company)
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2010 - 2011 Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Technician Course
National Service for Commercial Education (SENAC, Brazil)
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2005 - 2011 Quality Control Manager / Method Development and Validation Supervisor
Apis Flora Co. (Food and Pharmaceutical Company, Brazil)
2023 Best Work Award - IX Simpósio Integrado UNIFAL-MG
2023 Best Poster Award - Natural Products Chemistry Division of the Braz. Chem. Soc. - 46th RASBQ
2021 Honorable mention in the Pio Correa Pharmaceuticals Innovation in Brazilian Biodiversity Award
2015 SciFinder Future Leaders in Chemistry (CAS, American Chemical Society)
2014 Latin American Congress on Chromatography and Related Techniques best work award
2021 to date Apoena Network: scientific activities in collaboration with the Brazilian Embassy in Berlin
2019 - 2022 Associate Editor at Revista Virtual de Química (RVq) - ISSN 1984-6835, Brazilian Chemical Society - SBQ
2018 - 2021 Brazilian Chemical Society / Young Researchers Chapter (JP-SBQ): Co-founder/Coordinator.
2015 - 2017 International Young Chemists Network (IYCN/IUPAC): Co-founder/member.
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2025 - current: SEB - Society of Experimental Botany, UK
2024 – 2024: KiTE Selection Board (External evaluator) - Kiel University Training for Excellence, Germany
2023 – current: RSC Associate Member, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
2023 – 2024: DGMet Associate Meber, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Metabolomforschung, Germany
2020 – current: Associate Member in the Natural Products Division of SBQ, Brazil
2019 – current: SBQ Associate Member, Brazilian Chemistry Society, Brazil
2019 – current: Collaborator Apoena Network (Brazilian Embassy in Berlin), Germany
2018 – 2021: Co-founder and coordinator of the Young Researchers of the Brazilian Chemical Society, Brazil
2015 – 2017: Co-founder and member of the International Young Chemists Network (IYCN), IUPAC
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