Prof. Dr. Severino Matias de Alencar received his degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro in 1994, a Master’s degree in Agronomy from the same university in 1997, a PhD in Food Science from the State University of Campinas in 2002, and a Habilitation degree from the University of São Paulo in 2009. He is currently a Full Professor at the “Luiz de Queiroz” School of Agriculture, University of São Paulo. He served as President of the Graduate Committee (CPG) of ESALQ, Vice President of the Graduate Committee (CPG) of ESALQ, Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology, Vice President of the Environmental Ethics Committee in Research of ESALQ, and Full Member of the Internal Biosafety Committee of ESALQ (CIBio). Since 2011, he has been a researcher and member of the Deliberative Council of the “Center for Advanced Research in Food and Nutrition” (NAPAN/USP). In 2018, he received the Capes/Natura Award–Campus of Excellence in Research. His research focuses on food chemistry and biochemistry, mainly researching the following topics: exploration, isolation, identification, bioavailability, and transportation of bioactive compounds in food and natural products in cell models.