Personnel

Holder of a PhD (2018) in cellular and molecular biology with a specialization in immunology at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (FIOCRUZ-RJ). During my scientific training, my research focused on the characterization of changes in the immune system in the context of various pathologies and infections of global and current importance, such as type 1 diabetes, T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma and ZIKA. Considering the fact that immunotherapy has has recently emerged as a promising modality for the cure of hematological disorders, I continued my research as a postdoctoral researcher at the Saint-Louis Research Institute, based on the generation of new concepts on the interaction between hematopoietic and stromal cells in the bone marrow, essential for the differentiation and specification of lymphoid progenitors. In June 2021, I joined the Myology Research Center in the group led by Dr Piera Smeriglio. My work focuses on the role of the immune system and, more particularly, of the thymus, as a lymphoid organ responsible for the development of T cells, in the pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.