Affiliation: Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, University of São Paulo

Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov is a professor at the University of São Paulo, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition. He earned a degree and a master’s in biotechnology and industrial microbiology, a master’s in international relations, and a PhD in applied microbiology from Sofia University “Kliment Ohridski” and ENITIAA, Nantes, France. He completed postdoctoral training at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and has held visiting professorships at the University of São Paulo, the Federal University of Viçosa (Brazil), and Handong Global University (South Korea).

Professor Todorov is an associate researcher at the Food Research Center (FoRC), one of the Research, Innovation, and Dissemination Centers (RIDC) supported by FAPESP. His research focuses on applied microbiology, antimicrobial proteins, and probiotics. Since 2019, he has been listed by Elsevier among the world’s top 100,000 most-cited scientists and recognized by research.com as a leading scientist.