Senior R&D Specialist in the Department of Metabolic Health at the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences investigating cellular bioengineering and organ metabolism
Joined the Nestle Institute of Health Sciences as a post-doctoral fellow and dedicated the last 12 years to applied industrial research at Nestlé Research (Switzerland), which led to major insight and patentable innovations related to organ modelling in the field of metabolic health and human milk bioactive science
After earning her PhD at the École Polytechnique Fédérale of Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland), she continued academic research related to pancreatic endocrine function and diabetes at EPFL (Switzerland)
Core research interests are focused to understand the benefits of nutrition and nutraceuticals in conditions such as diabetes and metabolic disorders through the use and development of cellular bioengineered organ models
Recently dedicated her research to human milk bioactives and bioefficacy
To accomplish this objective, a fundamental aspect involves taking inspiration from nature, particularly by exploring the properties of mother's milk and specifically investigating the biology of milk bioactives
Publications include over 11 peer-reviewed articles, over 50 international patent applications and numerous presentations at international conferences
