Prof. Dr. Mayron Alves Vasconcelos holds a degree in Biology from the State University of Acaraú (2008). He also holds a Master in Biotechnology (2010) and PhD in Biochemistry both from the Federal University of Ceará (2013). He completed a doctorate from the Center for Biological Engineering of the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) over the period 2011-2012 in the area of Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology. He obtained a post-doctoral degree (National Post-Doctoral Program) at PPG in Pathology (2013-2017) and PPG in Fisheries Engineering (2019-2020)/UFC in the area of Biotechnology. In the period 2017-2019, he was a Visiting Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences of the State University of Rio Grande do Norte. He is currently Professor Effective (Level IV, Grade A) of the State University of Minas Gerais (UEMG). He is also the leader of the Research Group on Chemistry of Macromolecules and Natural Products (LABQUIMP), certified by CNPq. He has experience in the area of biochemistry, with emphasis on macromolecule chemistry, acting mainly in the purification lines and the physicochemical and structural characterization of proteins and their biological applications; applied microbiology, acting in the physiological study of microbial biofilms and in the biotechnological application of active compounds (natural and synthetic products) in the prevention and control of pathogenic microorganisms; and cell biology in the area of cell culture and in vitro tissue.