Prof. Octávio Luiz Franco received his Ph.D.in Biochemistry from the University of Brasilia in 2001. Currently, he is working as head professor coordinating the Center for Proteomics and Biochemical Analysis at the Catholic University of Brasilia. His research has included the proteomics and genomics fields, focusing on the discovery of novel peptide drugs. Based on this research and fellowship training, he has received several awards and honors, such as the Santander Prize. He is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals like "Peptides", "Protein & Peptide Letters", "Organelles", and "Proteomics", and as an expert reviewer for at least 120 journals. He has authored almost 200 research articles/books.