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* Relationship with suppliers of food raw materials from China, India, Germany and other countries * Technical support to clients of the food and nutraceutical industries * Promotion of active ingredients/raw materials to the above mentioned industries * Visits to clients and suppliers * Participation on international fairs of the related areas.

* microbiological analysis of mineral water * understand the processes and regulations of the industry * apply food safety and hygiene regulations, using the HACCP methodology

Part of the course 'Study Project: Applied Biology in Practice' of the University of Eastern Finland, one week in the Botania botanical garden allowed a critical observation of the behaviour of tropical butterflies on scientific context.

* Master thesis: "Genotypic and environmental effects on the concentration of healthy compounds of four durum wheat varieties (Triticum durum Desf.)", supervised by Roberto Lo Scalzo and Ivonne Delgadillo. * Main responsabilities * bioactive compounds extraction, solid-phase extractions * use of chromatographic techniques (HPLC) * use of the software Clarity and the program Statistical Graphics Corp. SGWIN

Bachelor thesis: “The effect of global change on certain oxidative enzymes: Effect of enhanced carbon dioxide on oxidative enzymes in the leaves of Salix phylicifolia and Salix repens", supervised by Teija Ruuhola and Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto with the collaboration of the University of Eastern Finland. Main responsabilities - extraction and quantification of peroxidases, using spectrophotometry - literature review