Renata received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Campinas (Unicamp) in Brazil. She continued her studies at Unicamp in the separation sciences, focusing on the development of a novel zirconized solid phase for solid phase extractions, under the supervision of Prof. Isabel C.S.F. Jardim, and graduated with an MSci in Analytical Chemistry in 2013.

After her studies, Renata worked as an Analytical Chemist for the Institute of Chemistry at Unicamp, providing technical and analytical support to students, academics, and external users on ICP-OES, XRD, XRF, and other analytical instrumentation. In 2019, she joined the Chemistry Department at King's College London, where she provided technical support to the research laboratories. Renata joined the  London Metallomics Facility at King's College London in 2021 and became the Deputy Manager in 2024. She focuses on the technical and operational activities at the facility, overseeing the provision of ICP-MS services and correlated techniques to support a range of research projects and collaborations.