Prof. Dr. Rosane Marina Peralta graduated with a degree in Pharmacy and Nutrition, a Master in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) from the University of São Paulo (1986), and a PhD in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) from the University of São Paulo (1989). She has been a full professor at the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Maringale since 2014, where she heads the Department of Biochemistry and coordinates the postgraduate program in Food Science. Her research areas are enzymes and microorganisms of industrial interest, biodegradation and bioremediation, oxidative stress, and the biochemical-pharmacological effects of natural products obtained from microorganisms and plants on mammalian cellular metabolism. As the leader of the Laboratory of Microorganisms and Food Biochemistry of the State University of Maringá, she conducts research with groups of the same university and other institutions in the States of Paraná, Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina, and Bahia and maintains several partnerships with institutions abroad. She was the winner of the Paraná Award of Science and Technology in 2014 and won the Brazilian Women in Chemistry and Related Sciences Award as an academic leader, sponsored by CAS/C and EN/SBQ/ACS in 2019. She also mentored more than 100 students at the undergraduate, master, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels.
