Gabriela Cabral Fernandes, graduated in Biological Sciences, from the University of Araraquara, Brazil. She holds a PhD in Agricultural Microbiology and a Master's in Agronomy (Genetics and Plant Breeding), both from Sao Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, Brazil. She completed her sandwich doctorate at the University of Cambridge - UK, in the Department of Biochemistry. The funding´s scholarships was provided by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES). She is currently technical support at a sugar and alcohol plant. She is interested in soil microbiology; biological control of agricultural pests and diseases; microbial enzymes and biological products development.