Food engineer with a PhD in Food Science and Technology. Full-time researcher at the Food Technology Institute (ITAL) Brazil. Leading projects with emphasis on Biotechnology and Fermentations, new ingredients, use of by-products using lactic fermentations, new functional ingredients and Nanotechnology. Recently working on applied research projects in the development of ingredients for functional dairy products and evaluation of new probiotics (in vitro, in vivo and in silico), prebiotics and postbiotics.