The Program

Mission and Goals of the Graduate Program in Nutrition

The Graduate Program in Nutrition at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro offers Master’s and Doctoral courses,
with the mission to train Master’s and Doctoral graduates who have critical thinking to engage in academic and
scientific activities in the fields of teaching, leadership in scientific research, and technical work in the area of Food and
Nutrition.
We train Master’s graduates capable of:

    • Develop competencies in broad domains that allow for active participation in the different areas of Nutrition Science.
    • Engage in teaching at the undergraduate level in various fields of Nutrition.
    • Plan and conduct research in their area of expertise within the different fields of Nutrition.
    • Promote critical thinking and the ethical application of scientific knowledge in the field of Nutrition, based on scientific
      evidence.

The Postgraduate Program in Nutrition (PPGN-UFRJ) was created through an agreement between the Institute of Nutrition of UFRJ and the German agency GTZ, in 1985, with the implementation of the Master’s degree in Human Nutrition. In 2006, the Doctorate degree in Nutritional Sciences was created. Currently, the PPGN has a CAPES rating of 6.
The PPGN has three (3) lines of research focused on the current challenges of knowledge production in the areas of Nutritional Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, and Nutritional Epidemiology. The PPGN faculty  works on collaborative studies with  national  and international institutions, in multidisciplinary projects. The selection of candidates  for the master’s and doctorate courses is made through an annual notice.
The PPGN has shown significant growth in its laboratory park in recent years, allowing for the conduct of innovative and integrated research. All laboratories are multi-user in nature and aim to conduct inter- and intra-institutional collaborative studies. In general, INJC laboratories are well equipped and satisfactorily meet the teaching, research and extension activities carried out by faculty, technicians and students.

Coordinator

Mariana Costa Monteiro

Vice coordinator

Tatiana El-Bacha Porto

Deliberative body

Deliberative Committee of the Postgraduate Program in Nutrition – CD-PPGN. The CD-PPGN is chaired by the PPGN Coordinator and meets monthly, with the calendar of regular meetings being published at the beginning of each year.

Regular and alternate members of CD-PPGN

  • • Eliane Fialho de Oliveira – Regular member, representing the Department of Basic and Experimental Nutrition – DNBE
  • • Anna Paola Trindade Rocha Pierucci – Alternate member DNBE
  • • Rosangela Alves Pereira – Regular member, representing the Department of Social and Applied Nutrition – DNSA
  • • Gilberto Kac – Alternate member DNSA
  • • Wilza Arantes Ferreira Peres – Regular member representing the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics – DND
  • • Claudia Saunders – Alternate member DND
  • • Maria Luiza Barreto Medeiros da Silva – Regular Student member
  • • Gleiciane Bueno da Silva Luiz – Alternate Student member

Postgraduate Forums

Every year, the faculty and students meet for joint discussion of issues relevant to the progress and quality of PPGN.

The Brand

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Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro – Nutrition Institute – UFRJ
Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373 – Bloco J 2° andar Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP 21941-902
Tel 55 21 3938 65 99

Secretaria de Pós-graduação – Academic Office
Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373 – Bloco J 2° andar, sala 09 Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP 21941-902
Tel 55 21 3938 6603

Pro-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa – Vice-Rector of Research and Pos-graduation
www.pr2.ufrj.br