Celso Vataru Nakamura holds a degree in biochemical pharmacy from the State University of Maringá (1979), a master's degree in biological sciences (microbiology) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1987), and a Ph.D. in science (microbiology) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1992), and has completed postdoctoral internships at the University of Grenoble (CERMAV), France, and at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at USP-RP. He has retired from being an Associate Professor at the State University of Maringá. His research interests are in the areas of pharmaceutical sciences and microbiology, with an emphasis on biologically active natural and synthetic products, biology, and the physiology of microorganisms. He mainly studied the following subjects: Trypanosoma cruzi, medicinal plants, Leishmania amazonensis, essential oils, dermatophyte fungi and yeasts, nanotechnology, and vitiligo.