Ms Fernanda Gomes de Paula serves as the Vice-Minister for Aquaculture of Brazil. An Associate Professor at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), she holds a bachelor's degree in Animal Science (2004) from the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT).
She earned a master's degree in Animal Science (2009) and a doctorate in Animal Science (2012), both from the Federal University of Goiás (UFG). From 2003 to 2004, she was an Intern and Researcher at the Federal University of Tocantins. From 2004 to 2006, she worked as a Zootechnician at Aquicultura Fazenda São Paulo.
From 2006 until her secondment to the MPA, she served as a Professor and Researcher at the Federal University of Goiás.