2005             

             2001-2004

               2001-2004

1998-2000

             1994-1998

Postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Biology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany

PhD student at the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Biology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany

PhD fellowship from DAAD at the Humboldt University zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Master of Science in Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Wild Life at the Universidade  Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. Title of the MSc-thesis : Daily changes in the biochemical composition of seston in a tropical eutrophic reservoir (Pampulha Reservoir, MG)

Study of Biology at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. Bachelor in Ecology. Title of the bachelor thesis: Factors affecting the biochemical composition of seston in a eutrophic reservoir (Pampulha reservoir, Belo Horizonte, MG)