Dr. Vagner Ricardo Lunge holds a Master’s degree in Microbiology (1993) and a PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology (2000) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Brazil. He completed postgraduate training in Microbiology and Molecular Biology at Cornell University in the USA. He is currently a professor and researcher at the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS) and the Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA).