Gilberto Vinicius de Melo PereiraGilberto Vinicius de Melo Pereira is a professor in the Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. He is involved in research projects related to the fermentation processes of cocoa, coffee kefir, cachaça, distilled beverages from tropical fruits and indigenous beverages, working on the following topics: molecular biology of microorganisms, techniques for analyzing microbial diversity using phenotypic and genotypic methods, Rep-PCR, RFLP, ARDRA, cloning and sequencing, microorganism selection for biotechnological applications, probiotics, kinetics of fermentation, and chemical and sensory analysis of foods. He developed a molecular technique for rapid identification of the main yeasts involved in industrial fermentation processes and successfully selected groups of microorganisms to optimize cocoa and coffee fermentation processes. He has published 81 papers, 13 book chapters and 11 patents. These works generated 3778 citations in the Google Scholar. Read More Read Less