Silvia Helena Lopes Pires

She has a degree in Biochemical Pharmacy from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho -UNESP (2009) with an emphasis on Food and Nutrition (final year). She undertook scientific research for two years in the area of sensory analysis of cachaça. At the end of her degree, she did an internship in Health Surveillance at Campinas City Hall, and has been interested in Public Health and general themes in the Human Sciences of Health. In 2011 she completed a postgraduate course (latu sensu) in Health Surveillance and Public Health at ICTQ (Institute of Science Technology and Industrial Quality). From early 2015 to the present day, she has been a special student in the subject "Advanced studies in the sociology of alternative, complementary and integrative health practices" at the Laboratory of Alternative, Complementary and Integrative Health Practices (Lapacis) in the Department of Collective Health at Unicamp. Master's in Public Health at the University of Aix Marseille (2019-2020). First master's degree in social anthropology and ethnology at the University of Paris Descartes (Sorbonne-ParisV Group), 2020/2021. Master's degree in ethnology and social anthropology at EHESS (School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences) in Paris (2021/2023).