Food & Beverages

Biography

Maria Rosana Ramirez received her M Sc in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Rio Grande do Sul, PoA, Brazil. She did a Postdoctoral work in the same University, studying the biological activities of naturals extracts. Currently, she is a staff scientist in the laboratory of Nutrigenomics and Adjoint Investigator of the Argentinean Council of Investigation (CONICET-CITER-UNER). Additionally, she serves as Professor in the Department of Food Scienceat the National University of Entre Rios, Argentine. Her main research interest is the role of nutrients in health and disease, in particular its effects at the cellular and molecular level.

Abstract

Abstract : A preliminary study of the effect of Rubus sp. extracts on the excitatory and inhibitory amino acids levels in hippocampus and cerebral cortex in rats