She holds a degree in Food Chemistry (UFPEL), a master's degree in Food Engineering and Science (FURG), a PhD in Food Engineering and Science (FURG), and completed a doctoral internship at the University of Minho (Portugal). She has experience in the field of nanotechnology with an emphasis on the nanoencapsulation of bioactive compounds. In addition, she has worked with biological evaluation focusing on nutritional and functional studies with rats, as well as particle evaluation in in vitro gastrointestinal systems. She completed her postdoctoral studies at the Federal Institute of Goiás, Campus RioVerde, Goiás, working in the field of biotechnology, producing acetic fermented products from fruits of the Cerrado Goiano. She worked as a postdoctoral researcher at INL (International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory), Portugal, working in the field of nanotechnology-food processing. She currently works as a researcher in the agri-food sector, more specifically in the recovery of agro-industrial waste, at CECOLAB - Circular Economy (COLLABORATIVE LABORATORY FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY) in conjunction with the Portuguese Catholic University (UCP). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2641-256X