Mini-curriculum

Food Engineer with a PhD in Food Engineering and Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), working part of her PhD at the Agrobiotechnology Laboratory, in Aarhus, Denmark. Between 2010 and 2023, she was a researcher at Embrapa Swine and Poultry where she led a project financed by GFI with cultured chicken meat and projects (funded by FAPESC and Embrapa) on residues of veterinary medicines (ractopamine, nicarbazin) in feed, meat flour, offal in pork and chicken. She was Deputy Manager of the Poultry Production Thematic Center (NTPA), between 2021 and 2023, deputy secretary of the CTI (2020-2021). She participates in colleagues' projects evaluating organic acids for decontaminating swine carcasses; mealworm control with bioinsecticides in poultry litter; prebiotic production from sweet potato residue; Cashew Nut Liquid (LCC) for administration to layers to evaluate antioxidants in eggs; edible microcarriers of plant origin for engineering and production of a sausage analogue with bovine, porcine and chicken cells (FINEP). She is currently a Researcher at Embrapa Clima Temperado in the area of #8203;#8203;functional foods, at the Food Science and Technology Laboratory. She is an appointed member of the Internal Technical Committee (CTI), works in the SDG and Oliviculture Working Groups for Embrapa Clima Temperado. Nominated by MAPA and CODEX to WHO, for the Informal Technical Working Group on Cell-Based Foods and Precision Fermentation (TWG/FAO/WHO). Member of Embrapa's Consumer Protagonism Portfolio, which defines the innovation challenges for the institution's new projects.

Education

2000 - 2004

Graduação em Engenharia de Alimentos

Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Title: Enriquecimento de pão com proteínas de pescado

Obtained year: 2004

Advisor: Myriam de las Mercedes Salas-Mellado

2005 - 2006

Mestrado em Engenharia e Ciência de Alimentos

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Title: Influência da composição e da fermentação na biodisponibilização de nutrientes em multimisturas

Obtained year: 2006

Advisor: Leonor Almeida de Souza Soares

2010 - 2010

Doutorado em Agrobiotechnology Lab

Aarhus University

Title: Produção de lipídios funcionais por ação de lipase fúngica

Obtained year: 2010

Advisor: Leonor Almeida de Souza Soares

2007 - 2010

Doutorado em Engenharia e Ciência de Alimentos

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Title: Produção de lipídios funcionais por ação de lipase fúngica

Obtained year: 2010

Advisor: Leonor Almeida de Souza Soares

2010 - 2011

Pós-Doutorado em

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Obtained year: 2011