- Ph.D. in Pharmacology by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Professor Full-time at the Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo State, Botucatu, São Paulo (UNESP) – Brazil. Head of the Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Bioscience, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo – Brazil. (2000-2004 and 2011- 2013). Vice-Supervisor of the Center of Toxicological Assistance, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo – Brazil (2002-2004). Author of several works in the field of toxinology, specifically related to snake venoms PLA2s, their mechanism of action, neutralization and structure-activity relationship.