Graduated in Agronomy at Universidade Federal de Pelotas - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (1993), Masters of Science in Zootechny - Grasslands and Pastures at Universidade Federal de Lavras - Minas Gerais, Brazil (2001) and Doctorate in Agronomy - Genetics and Plant Breeding at Universidade de São Paulo, ESALQ - São Paulo, Brazil (2005). Scientific reviewer of the Biología Tropical, Arvore, SciEP, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Integrated OMICS, Agricultural Science and Technology, Brazilian Agricultural Research (PAB) journals, Foundations that Supports Research in Bahia (FAPESB) and to the Sao Paulo University (USP – CENA).