I obtained my B.Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, 2008–2013) with a thesis focused on host-pathogen interactions and immunity in an invertebrate model. Subsequently, I pursued my Ph.D. at UFRJ (2013–2017) under the supervision of Professors Leonardo Travassos and Marcelo Bozza, investigating hemolysis-induced protein aggregation and the role of autophagy in the removal of such aggregates.
During my Ph.D. 2015, I conducted a one-year research internship at the Hôpital Necker-Enfant Malades in Paris, joining Professor Bénédicte Manoury’s group to explore how intracellular trafficking of TLRs impacts signalling. Upon returning to Brazil, and completed my Ph.D., I was awarded the national Grande Prêmio CAPES for the best doctoral thesis in the field of Biology for the 2016–2017 academic year. Following my Ph.D., I continued as a posdoctoral researcher to complete studies investigating the contribution of blood components to intracerebral hemorrhage in Dr. Pedro Coelho’s group at UFRJ (2018–2019).
In 2019, I relocated to London and, since November 2021, I have been a member of the Cellular Signalling and Cytoskeletal Function Laboratory at The Francis Crick Institute, under the supervision of Professor Michael Way studying the role of specific Arp2/3 complex subunits in immune functions and organismal physiology.
