Prof. Kirley Marques Canuto is a Researcher at Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical in Fortaleza, Brazil, where the Multiuser Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Products is coordinated. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Federal University of Ceará (2007), with a visiting scientist internship at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. His research focuses on natural product chemistry, bioprospecting of Brazilian biodiversity for agricultural and pharmaceutical applications, valorization of agro-industrial residues, and metabolomics. He has published over 150 papers and holds permanent professor roles in postgraduate programs at UECE and UFC.