She is a Graduate in Pharmacy and Biochemistry from Universidade Paulista in 1999 and obtained her Master’s degree in Immunology and Microbiology, Federal University of São Paulo in 2002 and she was awarded Doctorate from the University of São Paulo in 2012. She has experience in Food Science and Technology, Microbiology and Immunology, focusing on Immunology and Food Science and Technology with emphasis on Science and Technology, dairy functional food, acting on the following topics: Fermented milk probiotic, interaction matrix-probiotic-mucosa, B-1 cells and mucosal immune modulation.