I earned my Master of Science degree from the PPG - Plant Genetics and Breeding at ESALQ-University of São Paulo. My interests lie in the areas of Plant Biology, Molecular Biology, and Plant Physiology. I have worked with Plant Biotechnology, covering Proteomics, Metabolomics, and Molecular Biology techniques. I am currently dedicated to studying the function of specific effectors of Sporisorium scitamineum in sugarcane smut pathogenesis, investigating their molecular mechanisms of action and the host proteins they interact with.