Dr. Larissa Graziele Rauber Duarte is a food engineer and lecturer at Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais (UEMG), Frutal Campus, Brazil. She holds a PhD in Food and Nutrition from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and an MSc in Industrial Biotechnology from the University of São Paulo (USP). Her research focuses on antimicrobial biopolymers, nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, edible coatings, and bioactive delivery systems for food preservation and postharvest applications. She also has experience in applied microbiology, beverage fermentation, and food product development. She previously worked as a research collaborator at Embrapa Instrumentação and as a lecturer at IFSULDEMINAS. She serves on the editorial board of Applied Sciences and reviews manuscripts for international journals in food science, biotechnology, and materials science.