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I am currently a production technician at Fundação Hemocentro de Ribeirão Preto, working directly on the manufacturing process of CAR-T cells for clinical research. Previously, I served as a Level III Collaborating Professor at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto - USP (2021-2022). I completed my postdoctoral research (2018-2023) at the same institution, focusing on the role of hematopoietic niche alterations in the development of hematological malignancies.I hold a PhD in Applied Biosciences to Pharmacy from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto - USP (2014-2018), with an emphasis on Hematology. My doctoral research explored myeloproliferative neoplasms, particularly their association with signaling pathway alterations and inflammatory processes. During my PhD, I conducted a research internship (BEPE-FAPESP) at the Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif-France, under the supervision of Dr. William Vainchenker, investigating myeloproliferative neoplasms in animal models with the CALR del52 mutation and its impact on hematopoiesis.I earned a Masters degree in Sciences from the same institution (2012-2014), focusing on Immunology and investigating immunological biomarkers in monocytes from HIV+ individuals. I hold a bachelors degree in Biomedical Sciences with a specialization in Clinical Pathology from Centro Universitário de Araraquara (2007-2010). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)