She holds a Bachelors degree in Pharmacy, a specialization in Hospital Pharmacy, a Masters degree in Cellular and Molecular Immunology from PUCRS (2009; CAPES grade 6), and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) from the Institute of Chemistry at the University of São Paulo (USP) (2013; CAPES grade 7). She also completed postdoctoral training supported by CNPq (USP/Slovenia), the UFSM DOCFIX program, and FAPESP at USP.She is an Associate Professor of Immunology at the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology (DMIP), Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), and a recipient of the CNPq Research Productivity Fellowship. She received the John N. Whitaker Award for Best Paper in Clinical Neuroimmunology from the International Society of Neuroimmunology and was also recognized by the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC) through its Emerging Leaders Training Program.Her research focuses on immunology, neuroscience, and translational biotechnology, with particular emphasis on neuroinflammation, purinergic and kinin signaling, stem cells, and molecular mechanisms associated with neurodegenerative and infectious diseases. She coordinated the establishment and currently leads the Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory (NB-3 Neuroimmunology Laboratory) at UFSM and participates in research initiatives aimed at developing cell-based therapies and genome-editing approaches for human health.She serves as an editor of Cytometry Part A and as a reviewer for several international journals. She is also a faculty advisor in the Graduate Programs in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UFSM and previously served as Head of the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. With more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and an H-index of 24 (Google Scholar; 22 in Scopus), she has internationally recognized expertise in cytometry and is an active member of the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC).