Full Professor in the Department of Physiology at the Federal University of Sergipe. He holds a master’s and a doctorate in Natural and Synthetic Bioactive Products (in the field of Pharmacy) from the Federal University of Paraíba (2000-2004). He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Neurosciences at the University of Iowa (UIOWA), in the United States (2012-2013). He was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at Université Paris Cité (UPCité, France) from May to July 2023. Currently, he is the Pro-Rector of Graduate Studies and Research at the Federal University of Sergipe.