I started my research training in a relevant institution in Brazil (Federal University of Bahia), where I finished my MSc in Public Health. My PhD thesis, awarded by the LSHTM, focused on dengue during pregnancy. During this period, I developed a growing interest in the effects of prenatal exposures throughout the life course. After my PhD, I was awarded a Sir Henry Wellcome Fellowship to study congenital infections using electronic health records from Brazil. A Wellcome Career Development Award currently supports my research on the long-term effects of prenatal exposure to infectious diseases in children and adolescents. Other research interests include the impact of social and environmental determinants on birth, growth, morbidity, and survival in subgroups of interest in a dynamic Brazilian birth cohort.