Maria Inés Genovese
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Biography
Dr Maria Inés Genovese is a Professor at the Department of Food Science and Experimental Nutrition of the University of São Paulo. Main research focus: Study of the bioactive compounds of phenolic nature, present in foods of the Brazilian biodiversity, in relation to chemical structure, biological activity, bioavailability and relationship maintenance/promotion of human health. Development of functional food ingredients through processes of extraction, concentration, purification, drying/microencapsulation. Evaluation of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and anticancer potentials of food phenolic compounds and/or food functional ingredients/standardized extracts obtained therefrom. More than 80 papers published in reputed journals and participates in several international collaborative research projects on functional foods.