Sandra Roberta G Ferreira obtained a degree in Medicine from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas in 1981, a Master’s degree in Medicine (Clinical Endocrinology) from the Federal University of São Paulo in 1986, and received her Ph.D. in Medicine (Clinical Endocrinology) from the Federal University of São Paulo in 1988. She is a full professor at the Faculty of Public Health of the University of São Paulo, where she held positions as head of departments and president of the Postgraduate Committee, having retired in 2023. She had research productivity grants from CNPq, level 1. She has experience in the area of Medicine, with an emphasis on Epidemiology and Nutrition, working mainly on diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, obesity, nutrition, and intestinal microbiota.