Brief
- Dr. Ximena Terra is a Molecular Nutrition Assistant Lecturer at Universitat Rovira i Virgili and a senior researcher of MoBioFood Research Group since 2013. The research group is focused on the modulation of the endocrine, metabolic and inflammatory response by bioactive food components in the context of obesity and other metabolic derangements. Concretely, her research is focused on the effects of flavonoids on obesity-associated intestinal inflammation, barrier integrity and changes in gut microbiota. In parallel, she leads a scientific collaboration applying the knowledge about metabolic disorders in the field of cancer.