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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas (FCA) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Graduated in Nutrition from the Federal University of Pelotas (1998), Master in Agroindustrial Science and Technology from the Federal University of Pelotas (2000), PhD in Food and Nutrition from the State University of Campinas (2004), Post-Doctorate at the Institute of Food Technology - ITAL (2008) and Full Professor (2024). She was a Guest Researcher at ITAL with a Young Researcher Project funded by FAPESP. For 3 years she was a professor at the Paula Souza Center for Training Nutrition Technicians. Professor at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at UNICAMP in the Nutrition course and accredited as a Permanent Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Nutrition, Sports and Metabolism Sciences (CNEM). In March 2024 she obtained the title of Full Professor (MS5.1) from UNICAMP. She did a short-term internship at the Center for Healthy Eating Food Innovation (HEFI), Maastricht University (campus Venlo/The Netherlands). Reviewer of articles for scientific journals and ad hoc advisor for the evaluation of project funding and scholarships. Experience in the area of #8203;#8203;Food Science and Technology, working mainly on the following topics: microbiology and food safety, health, product development, dairy products, probiotics and prebiotics, simulated digestion, microbiota. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Functional beverages that contain dietary fiber and phenolic compounds and/or are added with active ingredients such as prebiotics and probiotics, constitute a strategy to strengthen the barrier function and promote richness and diversity of the intestinal microbial community. Therefore, the purpose of this work is to develop a potentially synbiotic beverage based on oats (Avena sativa), …
In the last few years, the production of goat milk has significantly increased in Brazil, both in São Paulo as the northeastern region. However, considerable challenges are still met by goat milk manufacturers for harnessing and valuing the product due to the lack of processing companies, and scant interest and acknowledgment of the economic potential of goat milk and its byproducts by th…
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Caries and periodontitis are diseases associated with dysbiosis that can compromise the oral health of children, causing pain, gum bleeding, and impaired eating and weight gain/growth due to inadequate nutrient intake. Some microorganisms have inhibitory effects on Streptococcus mutans - the main cause of caries - and Porphyromonas gingivalis - a pathogen associated with periodontitis. La…
Probiotics have been indicated as health promoters because they act in the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic health conditions and may improve innate and acquired immunity through various mechanisms. These microorganisms have been recognized as potentially reducing agents of respiratory infections and the incidence of acute infectious diarrhea, and may be indicated for militar…
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