Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto is Professor at the Center of Biotechnology and PPGBCM, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He has been involved in extensive research in astrobiology, genomics, biotechnology, and life in extreme environments. Prof. Rampelotto has extensive editorial experience, including as Editor-in-Chief of Current Biotechnology and Editor of the book series Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology. He also serves as Associate Editor, Guest Editor and member of the Editorial Board of several scientific journals in the field of Life Sciences and Biotechnology. His research interests encompass different fields of science, from basic to applied research, including: biotechnology, metagenomics, next generation sequencing, molecular biology and biochemistry of microorganisms, microbial ecology, extremophiles, origins of life, astrobiology, and space science (Solar System exploration). Most of his recent work has been dedicated to the editorial process of several scientific journals in life science and biotechnology, as well as on the organization of special issues on his fields of expertise. In his special issues, some of the most distinguished team leaders in the field have published their work, ideas and findings, including Nobel Laureates and several highly cited scientists according to the ISI Institute. His landmark work thus far is the special issue Grand Celebration: 10th Anniversary of the Human Genome Project.