Gizella holds a bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from Federal University of São Carlos and started her PhD on Genetics and Molecular Biology in 2021 and works at Bayer Crop Science since 2016, currently as Traited Testing Scientist. She has experience in biotechnology-derived product development strategies in corn and soy breeding programs, focusing on the assessment of germplasm by trait interactions for both crops. Her research will be related to the characterization of position effect on transgene expression in corn.