Biologist. Associate Professor at the Paulista School of Medicine-Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp). PhD in Science from the same institution. Postdoctoral degree in Genetics

at the Medical Research Council - Human Genetics Unit (University of Edinburgh, Scotland).

Leader of the Biopsychosocial Epigenetics and its Inheritance Group (BepI), with focus on neurodevelopment and autism. Coordinator of the Mental Health Observatory (OSMU) at

Unifesp and of the Community Based Project OrganicaMente, which aims to contribute to the development of knowledge about different aspects of neurodivergence and educational

inclusion. Vice-president of the Institute of Advanced and Convergent Studies (IEAC) at Unifesp.

Member of the Technical Committee on Intellectual Disability and Autism at the Jô Clemente Institute in São Paulo.