Graduated in Agronomic Engineering from ESALQ (University of São Paulo/USP), with master's degree in Food Sciences from Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), doctorate and post-doctorate in Applied Human Nutrition from Universidade de São Paulo (USP). She is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at USP. She has experience in Food Science, with emphasis on biochemistry, working mainly on the following topics: functional lipids for cardiovascular protection, stability of Omega 3 fatty acids and plant sterols, application of statistical techniques in the modeling of lipid oxidation reactions in food, wine chemistry and natural antioxidants. She is a reviewer for journals such as Food Chemistry, Journal of Functional Foods, Atherosclerosis, Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Nutrition Reviews, and British Journal of Nutrition and Pharmacological Research among others. Se conducts studies in collaboration with researchers in the United States, France, and Italy. She currently has 114 indexed scientific publications, totaling 2,314 citations and an H factor = 26 (Research ID, Publon).