Research Interests
Cancer biology; Microbial ecology; Bioinformatics; Next-generation sequencing analysis; Genomics; Metagenomics.
Programming languages
Bash, R and Python.
Academic Background
- PhD in Bioinformatics (2014 – Present)
University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
Thesis title: Microbial community profiling of human cancers.
Supervisor: João Carlos Setubal
Co-supervisor: Emmanuel Dias-Neto
Università degli Studi di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Visiting PhD Student (Apr 2017 – Present).
Supervisor: Nicola Segata
- Masters in Oncology (2010 – 2012)
AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brasil.
Dissertation title: A metagenomic survey of bacterial populations in oral cavity cancer.
Supervisor: Emmanuel Dias-Neto
Keywords: Oral Cancer; 16s rRNA sequencing; Next Generation Sequencing.
- Bachelors degree in Biology (2005 – 2009)
Mackenzie Presbiterian University, São Paulo, Brasil.
Title: Alzheimer’s Disease: Clinical and genetic aspects.
Supervisor: Ana Paula Pimentel Costa.
Professional Experience:
- Junior Lab Technician – AC Camargo Cancer Center
November 2010 – March 2011
Assisted in the advancement and development of two scientific projects.
- Research Internship – Institute of Psychiatry
June 2008 – August 2009
Worked on a research project whose purpose was to investigate the correlation between DNA polymorphisms in specific genes and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and Schizophrenia.
