Maria de Lourdes Teixeira de Moraes Polizeli Graduated in Pharmacy and Biochemistry (1982) from the current Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, FCFRP, University of São Paulo, USP. She then obtained a Master's degree in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) (1986) and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry (1991) from Ribeirão Preto Medical School, USP. She was a post-doctorate in Cell Biology (1992/1993) and has been a Full Professor at the Department of Biology at FFCLRP-USP since 2018. She worked on the Commission Research FFCLRP-USP as Vice-President (2016-2018) and as President (2018-2019), served as Vice-President of the Internal Biosafety Commission of FFCLRP-USP (2017-2019), and was a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee with FCFRP (2004 to 2014). She teaches the disciplines Cellular Biology and Bioprospecting for Biotechnological Processes and various disciplines of Internships and Course Conclusion, as well as the disciplines Cellular Signaling and Enzyme Immobilization. Her research interests are focused on the areas of Cell Biology, Microbiology, Bioprocesses and Fermentation, Biochemistry, and Enzymology. She mainly works on the following themes: filamentous fungi, lipases, amylases, xylanases, and other enzymatic systems that act in the degradation of plant cell walls. She also maintains international research interactions with several countries. To date, Dr. Polizeli has published 170 manuscripts, 11 chapters, and 5 books.