Paulo Ricardo Franco Marcelino graduated in Chemistry (2010) and gained a master's degree in Biotechnology from the State University of Londrina (2012) and received a Ph.D. in Industrial Biotechnology from the University of São Paulo/Cenagery School of Lorena (2016). In 2020, he completed a post-doctoral internship at the University of Murcia (Spain). He has worked as a professor of Organic Chemistry I and II at the Technical College of Lorena and as a guest professor of Industrial Microbiology of the specialization Lato Sensu in Microbiology at the University of Sorriso (MT). He is currently a collaborating professor in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil, teaching the disciplines of Biochemistry (Theoretical and Experimental), Beverage Technology and Biochemical Processes and coordinator of the Pint of Science in Lorena, SP. He has experience in the areas of microbiology (agricultural, environmental, and industrial) and applied biochemistry (production, purification, and characterization of microbial products of economic importance), the interaction of biomolecules with lipid membrane models, and the development of liposomes and nanotechnology. In recent years, he has conducted research in the area of biorefineries, aiming to obtain biosurfactants and other value-added biotech products.
Daylin Rubio Ribeaux is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo. She graduated in Microbiology from the University of Havana, Cuba, in 2011, gained a Master in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 2016, and received a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Pernambuco in 2020. She has experience in microbiology, with an emphasis on environmental, industrial, and fermentation microbiology, working mainly in the microbiological production of biosurfactants for applications in bioremediation and agriculture.
Silvio Silvério Da Silva is a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He completed his doctorate in Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of São Paulo (USP) and Gesellschaft Fuer Biotechnologishe Forshung (GBF), Germany. Prof. Silva offers consulting services to various scientific journals, ad hoc institutions, and biotechnological industries. For the last few decades, his research has focused on harnessing micro-biotechnology, specifically on the potential of lignocellulosic feedstock for the production of xylitol and bioethanol. To foster the exchange of scientific knowledge on the various aspects of xylitol production, he has visited several international research institutions in several countries.
