Regina Maria Vilela is graduated in Nutrition at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) (Brazil), obtained her master in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Paraná, and her PhD in Human Nutrition from McGill University (Canadá). She carried out postdoctoral studies at Porto University (Portugal). Regina has joined the Department of Nutrition at Federal University of Paraná as Auxiliar Professor in 1992 and has been Assistant Professor since 2014. She served as Director, Head of Department and Coordinator of Nutrition Units in three educational Institutions along with her career, including UFPR. Currently, she serves on Post-Graduate Program of Food and Human Nutrition (UFPR) as a permanent professor, as well as at the Undergraduate course in Nutrition (Clinical Nutrition), at the accredited Multiprofessional Residency (UFPR) and is responsible for the clinical nutrition assistance at the walk-in-clinic (Health Promotion Unit - UFPR). She is member of two research groups: Attention to the child and adolescent health; Immunopathology and respiratory medicine (Post-graduation in Child ad adolescent health - Pediatrics Department UFPR and responsible for the Research group Diagnosis and Nutritional intervention to individuals and communities (Post-Graduate Program of Food and Human Nutrition (UFPR). Published 30 articles in journals. Has received 23 awards and/or honours. Participates and/or participated as Principal investigator in 19 project(s). Has published one book about nutritional assessment and has 1 patent related to her doctoral thesis. Work in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Nutrition, Dietetics. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Obesity; Quality of life; Translating; Psychometrics; Validation studies; Fanconi anemia; Body composition; Hematopoietic stem cell transplant; .