Prof. Vania Paschoalin

Vania Margaret Flosi Paschoalin is a Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, advisor to the Presidency of FAPERJ, and Director of Graduate Studies at the Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She graduated with a degree in Biological Sciences from the Universidade de São Paulo (1977) with a Master's in Biological Sciences (1982), a Doctorate in Biochemistry from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1989), and a Postdoctorate in Biological Sciences from the Cranfield University Biotechnology Center, Bedford, UK (1994). Current research projects include the investigation of food assets for the promotion of human health and treatment of chronic diseases, the controlled release of nanoencapsulated bioactives in liposomes, and the obtaining of biodegradable polymers with antimicrobial activities by green chemistry. Furthermore, she has been developing a research project on the effects of inorganic nitrate intake on the production of nitric oxide, hemodynamic and vascular parameters.