Dr. Vanessa de Andrade Royo is a Professor and Researcher at the State University of Montes Claros (Unimontes), affiliated with the Department of General Biology and the Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology. She holds a degree in Chemistry (Bachelor's and Licentiate's degrees), a Master's degree in Drugs and Medications (2003) and a PhD in Natural and Synthetic Products (2008), both from the University of São Paulo – USP/Ribeirão Preto. She was the coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, is a board member of Editora Unimontes and a member of the Chamber of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology of FAPEMIG. Her teaching and scientific activities are focused on the areas of medicinal plants, the beekeeping chain, pharmacobotany, analytical methods, phytochemistry and evaluation of biological activities. Dr. Vanessa has significant experience in supervision, having supervised 35 undergraduate research students, 52 final course papers (TCC), 16 master's dissertations as the main supervisor and 18 as a co-supervisor. At the doctoral level, she supervised 1 thesis as the main supervisor, 2 as a co-supervisor and currently supervises another 5 doctoral students as the main supervisor and 3 as a co-supervisor. She has also supervised a post-doctoral researcher. With a significant scientific output, she is the author of 96 articles published in scientific journals, 32 books, 15 book chapters, in addition to holding 5 patents and one transfer of know-how. She active