Mr. Juan Carlos Ariute is a Doctorate fellow of Bioinformatics at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), researching probiogenomics of local artisanal cheeses. He received his Bachelor of Biological Sciences by Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) (2020), and his Master of Science (MSc) in Bioinformatics by Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) (2022). He was also a mentee of the Yale Proxima Mentorship Program 2021, Mitacs Globalink Research Intern (GRI) Alumni at the Université du Québec at Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Department of Molecular Biology, also related to plant resistance to phytopathogens and pesticides (2018). He was an undergraduate research fellow at the Laboratory of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology (LGBV), working in the area of Bioinformatics with plant-pathogen microorganisms (Xanthomonas) and evolutionary relationships of Bromeliaceae from the Caatinga (2017–2020).