Graduated in Biological Sciences from the State University of Londrina, MSc and PhD in Agronomy (Improvement of Plants and Genetics) by ESALQ / University of São Paulo (1996 and 2000) with Stage Sandwich at Plant Research International – Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen , Holland).
Postdoc at Department of Genetics, ESALQ / USP and USDA / USA.
He is currently Professor of the Department of Microbiology, ICB / USP since 2011 in the area of Bacteriology