Originally from Brazil, I came to the USA to work as a scientist in 2005, and Boston has been my home since then. Here, I have had the amazing experience of working at renowned institutions such as MIT and UMass. Since my PhD program, I have routinely trained students?from high school summer programs to full-time undergraduate and graduate courses.

My two decades working as a scientist include mentoring young students in basic-to-applied biology, chemistry, biophysics and much more. In the ...