Maria Fernanda Elias is a Director Scientific & External Affairs LATAM I Postdoctoral Researcher in Food Systems and Climate Changes - Smart and Sustainable Cities at dsm-firmenich. She possess expertise in nutrition, market research, marketing communications, food, marketing and 37 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "A Maria Fernanda é muito dedicada e resiliente e não se deixa vencer pelas adversidades. Estudamos juntas na FSP/USP durante o doutorado. A Mafe sempre foi aplicada e tratava todos com simplicidade e empatia. Depois dessa fase, ainda embarcamos em um grande projeto que foi a organização e autoria do livro Alimentos Funcionais e Compostos Bioativos editado pela Manole. Destaca-se pela sua capacidade de gerar ideias inovadoras e executa-las meticulosamente. É uma satisfação trabalhar com a Maria Fernanda, coleciono excelentes memórias e não hesito em recomendá-la para qualquer função de nutrição, comunicação e marketing no universo empresarial.", "I had the opportunity to work with Mafe and she doesn’t just talk – she listens, which is a key component of an amazing communicator. She is always willing to take the time to understand the needs of internal and external customers to find the best way to help.", and "Maria Fernanda is great professional, supportive and a great person. We had an opportunity to work together at the same project at Nestle. Those time, she used to deal with multi-skilled team, giving her best, always focused on achieving the common goals with good sense of humor and kindness. Self-management, planning, organization, responsibility, commitment, and ethic are her main skills. It was an extreme pleasure to had her in my team."