I hold a degree in Chemistry from University of Campinas (UNICAMP), a master’s and a PhD in the area of natural products - phytochemistry and organic synthesis - from the Institute of Chemistry (UNICAMP), being part of the doctorate carried out in Germany - Georg August Universität Göttingen (DAAD scholarship, 1989-1990). Since 1996 I have been working as a scientific researcher at the Pluridisciplinary Center for Chemical, Biological and Agricultural Research (CPQBA-UNICAMP). I was a Quality Manager at CPQBA-UNICAMP (from June,1999 to April, 2003) and responsible for the Chemistry of Natural Products Division (DQPN – Divisão de Química de Produtos Naturais, from May, 2014 to August, 2015). I have experience in the area of Chemistry of Natural Products, developing research with medicinal plant extracts and essential oils. I am a specialist in the isolation of bioactive compounds with an emphasis on High-Speed Counter Current Chromatography (HSCCC) purification. Among other projects, I also focus on the study of natural surfactants, essential oils and oleoresins. I have coordinated projects financially supported by CNPq, FAPESP and PETROBRAS.