CV Lattes
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Nutritionist graduated from Centro Universitário São Camilo (2010); Master (2013) and PhD (2018) in Sciences, in the area of Experimental Nutrition, from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences - USP. Professional training in Clinical Research (INVITARE) (2020). Collaborating researcher in the Research Group Micronutrients, Nutritional Genomics, and Health coordinated by Prof. Dr. Lucia de F. C. Pedrosa (UFRN). Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Nutrition at the School of Public Health at USP and a member of the research group at the Laboratory of Nutritional Genomics and Inflammation. She works in the area of Nutrition on the following topics: micronutrients, bioavailability of nutrients; assessment of the nutritional status of populations, obesity and insulin resistance, nutritional genomics, and immune system. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in genes related to Zn metabolism are associated with metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes. Zinc (Zn) acts in insulin metabolism and changes in the signaling pathway of this hormone can trigger a deficiency of this mineral. The isolated analysis of SNPs may not be enough to investigate the risk of diseases or nutritional deficiencies, and the c…
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