Bioprospection of Co-products and Agro-industrial Wastes (PDF)

Dr. Joilane Alves Pereira Freire is a Professor at the Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Piaui, Picos-Piaui, Brazil. Her research area includes food biotechnology, tests of toxicity of natural products and natural resources with potential applications in the development of new food ingredients. Leader of the Research Group on Bioprospecting, Biotechnology and Innovation of natural products (BBIPN). She has published 34 research papers in national and international journals and edited/authored 11 books and 1 patent.

Dr. Stella Regina A. Medeiros is a Professor at the Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Piaui, Picos-Piaui, Brazil. Her research area includes food biotechnology, natural resources with potential applications in the development of functional foods. She has published more than 40 research papers in national and international journals. In addition, has edited/authored more than 31 books/chapters from eminent national publishers and also 10 patent applications.

Dr. Jailane de Souza Aquino is a Professor at the Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa-Paraíba, Brazil. She is the Head Researcher of Experimental Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, UFPB, Brazil. She is a member of the IFMSA - Score Research Exchange, acting as an advisor to medical students on exchange in Brazil. She is a member of the International Society for Developmental origins of health and disease - DOHaD. Leader of the Research Group on Food, Bioactives and Nutrition: on health and disease-from pregnancy to senescence (GPABiN). She has published more than 75 research papers in national and international journals. In addition, she has edited/authored 6 books and 4 patents. She has CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship - level 2.