Prof. Dr. Russolina Benedeta Zingali graduated from the Universidade de São Paulo (as a Pharmacist and Biochemist) in 1986, and earned her master’s degree in Molecular Biology (1989) from Federal University of São Paulo. Then, she completed her Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry (1993) at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. She is now a full professor at the Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. She has published more than 150 papers in various journals, which were cited in over 3000 documents. Her current h-index is 39 (January 2024). Her research interests focus on Proteomics, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Biology, and Toxinology.