Prof. Dr. Claudia Roberta Damiani holds a degree in Biological Sciences from the Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (1998), a master's degree in Plant Physiology from the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (2001), a PhD in Molecular Biotechnology from the Università di Pisa (2005) and a postdoctorate in Plant Science from the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (2008). She has experience in botany, with an emphasis on anatomy, plant physiology and molecular biotechnology, working mainly on the following topics: carbohydrate metabolism, genetic transformation and tissue culture. She is currently an associate professor at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, a professor of the Biotechnology course and a collaborating professor in the postgraduate program in Biodiversity and Environment, at the Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados.