Melinda Fogarasi received a Bachelor's in Food Quality Control and Expertise (2007–2011) and a Master's in Food Safety and Consumer Protection (2011–2013) from the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. She also earned an Erasmus Master's in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems (2012–2013) from the University of Hohenheim. She completed a PhD in Biotechnology (2013–2016) at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Since February 2017, she has been a Lecturer PhD in the Food Engineering Department of the Faculty of Food Science and Technology at the same university. Her research focuses on Biotechnology and Mushrooms.