I hold a bachelor's degree in biological sciences with a focus on health from Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil. I earned my master's degree in biosciences from UERJ, where I was awarded a FAPERJ "Nota 10" scholarship for academic excellence. I am currently a PhD candidate in the Graduate Program in Biosciences at UERJ, developing my doctoral research entitled "Evaluation of the therapeutic potential of Alpinia zerumbet leaves in experimentally induced gestational diabetes mellitus in rats and cardiometabolic repercussions in the offspring". My research focuses on the basic mechanisms of pharmacology and physiology, with emphasis on cardiorenal pharmacology, reproductive health, and developmental programming. I am a member of the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Medicinal Plants (LFCPM) at the Department of Pharmacology and Psychopharmacology (DFP/IBRAG/UERJ).