Melina Bonato received a B. Sc. in Animal Science from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, UNESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2007, also received a M. Sc. (2010) and a Ph. D. (2013) in Animal Science from the same University. Since 2013 she has been managing the research and development department at the ICC Brazil, which is focused on yeast-based products studying animal nutrition, immune responses, health, and performance. Melina has published 23 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 123 abstracts, 5 book chapters, and several papers in magazines.