Dr. Thais de Souza Rocha is an Adjunct Professor at the State University of Londrina in the Department of Food Science and Technology. She served as the Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Food Science at UEL from 2019 to 2023. She holds a degree in Food Engineering from UNESP and completed her Masters and Doctorate in Food Engineering and Science at the same institution. During her PhD, she conducted research at Iowa State University. Following that, she pursued a Post-Doc at UNICAMP in the Department of Food Technology and also completed a Research Internship Abroad at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Rocha's expertise lies in the field of Food Science and Technology, focusing on investigating the structural characteristics and functional properties of starches from various native and modified botanical sources. She is also involved in research on the bioactive properties of peptides from native and germinated grains, as well as dairy products.