PhD in Biological Sciences (Genetic and Biotechnology) from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora.
Researcher at Center for Proteomics and Biochemical Analysis of Catholic University of Brasilia with extensive experience in the use of animals in experimental infections and applied immunology. Expert in infections with Escherichia coli, Klebsiella enterica and Staphylococcus aureus.
He is involved in two basic lines of research, which aimed at understanding the mechanism of action of host defense peptides and their role as modulators of innate immunity, the development of new therapies based on the antibiotic and immunomodulatory activity of host defense peptides.
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