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Plant Microscopy Specialist | Scientific Editor | Electron & Confocal Microscopy Expert

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I am a Biotechnology Researcher, Scientific Editor, and Microscopy Specialist with over 20 years of experience in agricultural research, Food Quality, plant pathology, microscopy, and scientific publishing. I hold a Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Brazil, including a 14-month research fellowship at Wageningen University & Research (The Netherlands). I also completed specialized training in electron microscopy at the USDA (United States). Currently, I work as a scientist at Brazil's leading agricultural research institutions, where I conduct research in Food Quality, plant pathology, microscopy, and image analysis. My expertise includes: • Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM) • Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) • Fluorescence Microscopy • Light Microscopy • Image Analysis (ImageJ/Fiji) And also: Food Microscopy Food microstructure characterization Ingredient identification Foreign body identification Food contamination analysis Fungal contamination assessment Surface characterization Food quality evaluation Starch, protein and fiber microstructure analysis Biofilm visualization Plant Microscopy I am a food microscopy specialist with extensive experience in the microscopic characterization of food products, foreign material identification, and contamination analysis using light, fluorescence, confocal, and electron microscopy (SEM and TEM). I support food manufacturers, testing laboratories, and research institutions in investigating food quality issues, identifying physical contaminants and spoilage agents, characterizing food microstructure, and developing microscopy-based analytical methods. My expertise also includes image analysis using ImageJ/Fiji, preparation of publication-quality figures, interpretation of microscopy data, and the development of technical reports to support quality assurance, food safety, research, and product development. I look forward to collaborating with researchers, universities, research institutes, and biotechnology companies worldwide. Specialties: Food microscopy • Foreign material identification • Food contamination • Food microstructure • SEM • TEM • Confocal microscopy • Image analysis • Quality control • Root-cause investigation • Scientific consulting

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Botany
• ☆ Plant Pathology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Food Engineering
• ☆ Food Microbiology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Data & AI Image Processing, Image Analysis

Product Development Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Bioimaging Laboratory, Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry, Rua Dra. Sara Mesquita, 2270, Pici, Fortaleza, Brazil

December 1994 - Present

Research Analysts

Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa)

January 1995 - January 2026

Education

Doctorate

Wageningen University

January 2008 - April 2012

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Isabel Cristina Costa Souza, Christiana de Fátima Bruce da Silva, Celli Rodrigues Muniz, Cristina Paiva da Silveira Carvalho, Cleverson Diniz Teixeira de Freitas, José Francisco de Carvalho Gonçalves, Thalles Barbosa Grangeiro, Cléberson de Freitas Fernandes, Márcio Viana Ramos (2025). Latex proteins from Calotropis procera elicit biochemical defenses in banana plantlets against Fusarium kalimantanense . Journal of Natural Pesticide Research.

Celli Rodrigues Muniz, Marlon Vagner Valentim Martins, Eduarda da Silva Lima, Wéverson Lima Fonseca (2025). Microstructural aspects of healthy and powdery mildew symptomatic tissues in dwarf cashew plants . Ciência Rural.

Luana Carvalho da SILVA, Hilton César Rodrigues MAGALHÃES, Gabrielle Albuquerque FREIRE, Joana de Barros ALEXANDRE, Rachel Menezes CASTELO, Celli Rodrigues MUNIZ, Roselayne Ferro FURTADO, Carlucio Roberto ALVES (2023). Fermented milk supplemented with pequi oil microcapsules: effects on physicochemical properties, stability, in vitro digestion, and bioaccessibility . Food Science and Technology.

Wéverson L. Fonseca, José E. Cardoso, Cristiano S. Lima, Regimara F. B. S. Vieira, Suane D. O. S. Brasil, Celli R. Muniz, Israel L. Andrade, Marlon V. V. Martins (2023). Alternative hosts of Erysiphe quercicola in the Brazilian cashew ecosystem . Plant Pathology.

Marília de A. Oliveira, Maria L. da C. Gonzaga, Bruno S. Araújo, Roselayne F. Furtado, Celli R. Muniz, Alejandro P. Ayala, Carlucio R. Alves (2023). Synthesis of poly (methacrylic acid-co-ethylene glycol methacrylate) as a molecularly printed polymer for histamine detection . Chemical Papers.

João Evangelista de Ávila Santos, Maria Vieira de Brito, Antonia Torres Ávila Pimenta, Gisele Silvestre da Silva, Guilherme Julião Zocolo, Celli Rodrigues Muniz, Suelen Carneiro de Medeiros, Thalles Barbosa Grangeiro, Mary Anne Sousa Lima, Christiana de Fátima Bruce da Silva (2023). Antagonism of volatile organic compounds of the Bacillus sp. against Fusarium kalimantanense . World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Trichoderma longibrachiatum as a biostimulant of micropropagated banana seedlings under acclimatization <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.

Celli Rodrigues Muniz, Diva Correia, Arlete Aparecida Soares(2022). Method of opening the fruits, biometry and anatomical description of embryonic development in pau-branco (<i>Cordia oncocalyx</i> Allemão) seeds . Ciência Florestal. 32. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 979--995. Universidad Federal de Santa Maria

Fabia K. Andrade, Jo&#227;o Paulo S. Morais, Celli R. Muniz, Jos&#233; Heriberto O. Nascimento, Rodrigo S. Vieira, Francisco Miguel P. Gama, Morsyleide F. Rosa(2019). Stable microfluidized bacterial cellulose suspension . Cellulose. 26. (10). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 5851--5864. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

RUBENS SONSOL GONDIM, CELLI RODRIGUES MUNIZ, CARLOS EDUARDO PACHECO LIMA, CARLOS LEVI ANAST&#193;CIO DOS SANTOS(2018). EXPLAINING THE WATER-HOLDING CAPACITY OF BIOCHAR BY SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IMAGES . Revista Caatinga. 31. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 972--979. {FapUNIFESP} ({SciELO})

Freitas, C.A.S., Vieira, &#205;.G.P., Sousa, P.H.M., Muniz, C.R., Gonzaga, M.L.D.C., Guedes, M.I.F.(2016). Carnauba wax p-methoxycinnamic diesters: Characterisation, antioxidant activity and simulated gastrointestinal digestion followed by in vitro bioaccessibility . Food Chemistry. 196. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1293-1300.

Nascimento, D.M.D., Almeida, J.S., Vale, M.D.S., Leit&#227;o, R.C., Muniz, C.R., Figueir&#234;do, M.C.B.D., Morais, J.P.S., Rosa, M.D.F.(2015). A comprehensive approach for obtaining cellulose nanocrystal from coconut fiber. Part I: Proposition of technological pathways . Industrial Crops and Products.

Souza, N.F., Pinheiro, J.A., Silva, P., Morais, J.P.S., De Souza Filho, M.D.S.M., Br&#237;gida, A.I.S., Muniz, C.R., De Freitas Rosa, M.(2015). Development of chlorine-free pulping method to extract cellulose nanocrystals from pressed oil palm mesocarp fibers . Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy. 9. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 372-379.

Carvalho, E.C.D., Martins, F.R., Soares, A.A., Oliveira, R.S., Muniz, C.R., Ara&#250;jo, F.S.(2015). Hydraulic architecture of lianas in a semiarid climate: Efficiency or safety? . Acta Botanica Brasilica. 29. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 198-206.

Duarte, E.B., das Chagas, B.S., Andrade, F.K., Br&#237;gida, A.I.S., Borges, M.F., Muniz, C.R., Souza Filho, M.S.M., Morais, J.P.S., Feitosa, J.P.A., Rosa, M.F.(2015). Production of hydroxyapatite–bacterial cellulose nanocomposites from agroindustrial wastes . Cellulose. 22. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3177-3187.

Muniz, C.R., Da Silva, G.F., Souza Jr., M.T., Freire, F.C.O., Kema, G.H.J., Guedes, M.I.F.(2014). Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Lasiodiplodia theobromae, the causal agent of gummosis in cashew nut plants . Genetics and Molecular Research. 13. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2906-2913.

Muniz, C.R., Freire, F.C.O., Viana, F.M.P., Cardoso, J.E., Sousa, C.A.F., Guedes, M.I.F., van der Schoor, R., Jalink, H.(2014). Monitoring cashew seedlings during interactions with the fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae using chlorophyll fluorescence imaging . Photosynthetica. 52. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 529-537.

Muniz, C.R., Freire, F.C.O., Soares, A.A., Cooke, P.H., Guedes, M.I.F.(2013). The ultrastructure of shelled and unshelled cashew nuts . Micron. 54-55. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 52-56.

Muniz, C.R., Freire, F.C.O., Viana, F.M.P., Cardoso, J.E., Correia, D., Jalink, H., Kema, G.H.J., Da Silva, G.F., Guedes, M.I.F.(2012). Polyclonal antibody-based ELISA in combination with specific PCR amplification of internal transcribed spacer regions for the detection and quantitation of Lasiodiplodia theobromae, causal agent of gummosis in cashew nut plants . Annals of Applied Biology. 160. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 217-224.

Muniz, C.R., Freire, F.C.O., Viana, F.M.P., Cardoso, J.E., Cooke, P., Wood, D., Guedes, M.I.F.(2011). Colonization of cashew plants by Lasiodiplodia theobromae: Microscopical features . Micron. 42. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 419-428.

Chaves, K.O., Monteiro, C.R.L., Muniz, C.R., Gomes, R.B., De Brito Buarque, H.L.(2008). Adsorption of indigo carmine on dead biomass of aspergillus niger | Adsorção de índigo carmim em biomassas mortas de aspergillus niger . Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental. 13. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 351-355.

Weber, O.B., Muniz, C.R., Vitor, A.O., Freire, F.C.O., Oliveira, V.M.(2007). Interaction of endophytic diazotrophic bacteria and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on plantlets of banana 'Maça' . Plant and Soil. 298. (1-2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 47-56.