PhD student in Food Sciences at the University of Parma, working on the topic "Study of the association between phenolic metabotypes and cardiometabolic health in response to chronic intake of (poly)phenols" within the framework of the PREDICT-CARE project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and under the supervision of Professor Pedro Mena.
Background in nutrition, with a Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition Sciences (FCNAUP), and a Master's Degree in Health Education (FMUP/FPCEUP), from the University of Porto, Portugal.
International experience with the Erasmus+ Programme at the University of Granada, Spain (during Bachelor's Degree), and at the University of Parma, Italy (Master's thesis under the supervision of Professor Francesca Scazzina), and a period abroad at the Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics (PLRI) in Hannover, Germany (during PhD programme).
Experience and interest in the areas of Scientific Research, Personalised Nutrition, Public Health, and Food Education.