Joana Pico Carbajo PhD

Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Joana Pico, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the UBC Wine Research Centre under the supervision of Simone D. Castellarin. As an Analytical Food Chemist, her main role at the WBRC will be to examine, together with members from Abel Rosado's team, the phenolic profiling of different BC wild berry species with the aim of understanding how phenolics could help on the modulation of starch digestion (through in vitro analyses). These studies could help to unravel the potential antidiabetic properties of wild berries for the prevention of type-2 diabetes. The postharvest quality of wild berries will be also evaluated to determine their feasibility for fresh consumption. 

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Wild Berry Research Cluster

Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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