Renato Filev studied Biological Sciences - Medical Modality at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP (2005-2008), with undergraduate research in alcohol, electroacupuncture and cannabinoids in rodent models. He have a Ph.D. in Neuroscience by UNIFESP (2010-2015), investigating the cannabinoids in behavioral models induced by drugs of abuse, He is currently does a post-doc study at the Department of Psychiatry in UNIFESP (2020-now), coordinating clinical trials with psychedelic and cannabinoid drugs for substance use disorder.