About us

The Graduate Program in Food Sciences (PPC) was created in 2010 at the College of Agricultural Sciences (CCA) of the State University of Maringá (UEM).

Aiming at training human resources, research and development in the area of science and technology, when it was created, the course was recommended by CAPES with a concept 4 for Master's and PhD, and in the 2013 - 2016 quadrennium its concept was raised to 5.

Since its creation, the Graduate Program in Food Science has shown that UEM's initiative was assertive, since in this period the program has already presented significant results both in the training of human resources and in the publication of scientific articles.

In addition to its multidisciplinary approach - which can be seen from the list of projects and the characteristics of its teaching staff - the Graduate Program in Food Science is active in the areas of waste management, energy sector and environment.

The program also has a strong presence in technological areas such as the development of functional foods, animal models of gene expression for environmental and food stress, improving the quality of life through food, especially with the study of natural antioxidants, among other science frontiers.