Katia Sivieri

Biography

Upon completion of her doctorate in food technology at the University of São Paulo in 2002, she joined the faculty of Pharmaceutical Science at São Paulo University where she woeked with yogurt and probiotics. She has a PhD in molecular biology at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France in 2003. She researches the influence of probiotics products and colon cancer prevention (Sivieri et al. 2008, Silva et al. 2009, Sivieri et al. 2011, Benzatti et al., 2011). Now being investigated as in vitro gut fermentation models, for evaluation of the impact of potentially new probiotic strains, on gut microbiota function and survival or mechanistic studies on commensal–pathogen interactions (Sivieri et al. 2011). Dr. Sivieri joined the faculty of the Pharmaceutical Science at UNESP in 2009 where she is an Associate Professor. Upon completion of her doctorate in food technology at the University of São Paulo in 2002, she joined the faculty of Pharmaceutical Science at São Paulo University where she woeked with yogurt and probiotics. She has a PhD in molecular biology at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France in 2003. She researches the influence of probiotics products and colon cancer prevention (Sivieri et al. 2008, Silva et al. 2009, Sivieri et al. 2011, Benzatti et al., 2011). Now being investigated as in vitro gut fermentation models, for evaluation of the impact of potentially new probiotic strains, on gut microbiota function and survival or mechanistic studies on commensal–pathogen interactions (Sivieri et al. 2011). Dr. Sivieri joined the faculty of the Pharmaceutical Science at UNESP in 2009 where she is an Associate Professor.

Research Interest

Food Science and Nutrition