Mariana Bisarro dos Reis is a biologist with a Master’s and PhD in Genetics and over two decades of experience in molecular and translational cancer research. Her postdoctoral work at Barretos Cancer Hospital advanced non-invasive colorectal cancer biomarkers using circulating DNA, stool DNA, and microbiome profiling through nanopore sequencing. She is currently a research intern in the University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Pathology, analyzing the long-read sequencing data to identify microbiome signatures of precursor lesions and CRC for screening in resource-limited settings globally.