Bruno Stefanello Vizzotto holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Toxicological Biochemistry) from UFSM, an M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from UFPR, and a B.S. in Pharmacy from UFN. He is a Permanent Professor in the Graduate Program in Health and Life Sciences and a faculty member of the Biomedicine course at Franciscan University (UFN), where he coordinates the Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory (LaPeMM). As a researcher with robust scientific output, he has published 44 full articles and 2 book chapters, achieving significant impact metrics (H-index 16 and over 800 citations). His expertise focuses on Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Biology, emphasizing the characterization of multidrug-resistant microorganisms and the development of technologies via Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (aPDT). He coordinates projects funded by major agencies, notably ARD/ARC FAPERGS (2023), PPSUS/FAPERGS (2025), and the Centelha RS Program (2026). He was awarded the "Seal of Excellence" by the European Commission (MSCA-Horizon Europe 2024/2025) in partnership with the Università di Parma. Dr. Vizzotto has extensive experience in human resource development, with 62 completed supervisions (including Master's and Ph.D. co-supervision) and 8 ongoing projects. He exercises academic leadership as a reviewer for 13 international journals, a project evaluator for the NCN (Poland), and an ad hoc consultant for the Secretariat of Innovation, Science, and Technology of RS (SICT-RS), Brazi