Luana Farias Oliveira Saunders

Coordinator - UniMAX

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP) and a master’s and doctoral degree in Physical Education from the University of São Paulo (USP).

She has experience in the field of Physical Education, with an emphasis on the effects of female hormonal fluctuations on physical exercise, sports nutrition involving buffering agents (beta-alanine and sodium bicarbonate), and exercise performance.

She is a member of the research group “Applied Physiology Nutrition Research Group”. She is a CISM research fellow, where she works as a research coordinator for the “Exergame” project, which is part of the innovation hub focused on digital solutions with impact on mental health.