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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Maróstica-Junior is undergraduated in Food Engineering (University of Campinas, 2002), PhD in Food Science (University of Campinas, 2006), PhD stay at Leibniz Universitât Hannover, Germany (2004) and Research stay at Lund University, Sweden (2009). Full Professor at University of Campinas, works with the biological role of bioactive compounds, including phenolic compounds, lipids and prebiotics. Specialist researcher at Centroflora, Anidro do Brasil (2006-2008). Received CAPES Award: Best PhD Thesis 2007 in Food Science. Has been ranked as highly cited author according to Clarivate and Elsevier (2023, 2024, 2025). Is associate Editor of Journal of Functional Foods and NPJ Science of Food. Received several awards including Innovation Award (2021), Zeferino Vaz Award (2024). Member of Choices International Foundation. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The project aims to integrate research groups from the states of Bahia (UFBA and UESC) and São Paulo (UNICAMP) in order to investigate the technological, nutritional and functional potential of flours obtained from the fibrous residue of native Caatinga fruits (Passiflora cincinnata Mast., known as Caatinga passion fruit) and Atlantic Forest (Campomanesia phaea, known as cambuci). These f…
The present project aims to provide grounds for cooperation between two institutions that share interest in research in functional foods, each one exploring different aspects of the subject. The core plan will allow for a closer interaction between the two research teams, focusing on each partner's strengths and expertise on functional foods and ingredients that might be included in a car…
Brazil has the most diverse flora in the world, which favors the discovery of edible vegetable tissues rich in bioactive compounds. The grumixama (Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.) and the cherry-of-the-rio-grande (Eugenia involucrata DC.) represent sources of phenolic compounds that may potentially contribute to the prevention and treatment of chronic noncommunicable diseases such as obesity an…
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Obesity is a critical risk factor for cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, due to chronic inflammation and central insulin resistance. Jamelão (Syzygium cumini), a fruit native to Brazil rich in anthocyanins and flavonoids, emerges as a promising strategy for neuroprotection via the gut-brain axis. This project aims to evaluate the bioactive potential of …
Brazilian biodiversity is a valuable and unexplored source of new foods, extracts and compounds able to improve people's quality of life and health. It presents high productive potential of economic, social, and ecological value. Despite this exceptional biodiversity, hundreds of native fruits remain unknown and ignored by researchers, farmers, consumers, traders, and industries. At the s…
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequent and deadly types of Cancer in the world. In Brazil, in the last decade, the cases of CRC augmented considerably, and by 2030, an increase of up to 80% in incidence is foreseen in Latin America. The individuals with higher risk for obtaining CRC are those with obesity, diabetes and especially inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative coliti…
Incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been growing since 1950. In the last century, CRC was considered a rare disease, but nowadays it's the second most common type of cancer and the third one in mortality. Initially, this type of cancer had an incidence much higher in developed countries in comparison with the ones in development. However, in the last decade, Latin Ame…
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Increased incidence of obesity and a range of chronic diseases, notably type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are strongly related to diet. Polyphenols may delay or prevent the progression of diet-induced chronic diseases. Mechanisms underlying the health properties of these bioactives have been shown to involve complex multigenomic regulation, that is regulation of expression…
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common type of cancer globally, having increased more than 35% in terms of incidence between 2012 and 2020. Although still scarce, studies indicate that natural killer (NK) cells and the intestinal microbiota are deeply associated with the initiation and progression of CRC. NK cells can induce apoptosis by releasing specific cytokines and activati…
Jaboticaba, also known as the 'Brazilian berry', is a small round fruit that belongs to the Myrtaceae family and is native from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Jaboticaba is consumed fresh or designated to the production of foodstuff, having its seeds and peels discarded, which leads to environmental issues. Jaboticaba peel is rich in anthocyanins (cyanidin and delphinidin) and phenolic ac…
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