Marcella Lemos Brettas Carneiro is an Associate Professor at the Universidade de Brasília (UnB), affiliated with the Faculty of Planaltina (FUP), and an advisor in the Graduate Programs in Biomedical Engineering and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. She holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences and Cellular and Molecular Biology from the Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology with a postdoctoral fellowship in Nanobiotechnology from UnB.Her research focuses on nanomaterials and bioengineering, with expertise in cell biology, physiology, nanobiotechnology, and toxicity and biocompatibility studies for biomedical applications. She has teaching experience in physiology and integrative health at the undergraduate level, and in Health Technology Assessment, Scientific Methodology, and Nanobiotechnology at the graduate level. She is co-coordinator of the Laboratory of Bioactive Compounds and Nanobiotechnology (LCBNano) and leads a CNPq-registered research group on therapeutic efficacy and toxicity of nanomaterials. She also works as a technical consultant for Fiotec, supporting evidence synthesis for regulating nanotechnology-based cosmetic products at Fiocruz, and serves as an alternate representative of UnB at the Technical Chamber of Cosmetics (CATEC).