Associate Professor IV, member of PPG-Micro and PPG-PBV at UFRJ. Director of the Brazilian Society of Virology. Master's and PhD in Genetics from UFRJ in molecular biology of plants. Postdoc at IB UFRJ studying RNAi in antiviral defense. Visiting professor IB UFRJ 199-2001 and permanent professor at IMPG since 2002. I coordinate the Plant Molecular Virology Laboratory, whose lines are: the study of the virus: plant interaction and the identification of viruses associated with cotton diseases through sequencing and characterization of new viruses, development of molecular diagnostic tests, transcriptome and miRNA profile during viral infection. Today the main lines are the characterization of the molecular mechanism of resistance to CBD; the use of fungal molecules as inducers of protection against viral diseases; and the expression of SARS-CoV-2 antigens in plants. The group has 2 patents filed and 1 granted and is encouraging the birth of startups based on the research developed.