Nayara is associated professor in Federal University of Sao Joao del Rei, Brazil, since 2012 and have expertise in cancer, non-coding RNAs, exosomes, dendritic cells, glycobiology, tumoral evasion and immunotherapy. Nayara studied at the State University of Londrina, where she obtained a degree in Biochemistry and a specialist title in Applied Health Science. The field of oncology was what really motivated her formation in Biochemistry (PhD from FMRP/USP in 2008) and Tumor Immunology (postdoctoral degree from the New University of Lisbon in 2019) fields that allow her to pursue her scientific research career with a special focus on Cancer Immunotherapy.