Mini-curriculum

He get a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the State University of Ceará (1979), a Master's degree in Comparative Pathology from the University of California, Davis (1988) and a doctorate in Comparative Pathology - University of California, Davis (1993). She is currently a researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Goats and Sheep). Has experience in Veterinary Medicine, with emphasis in microbiology, bacteriology, immunology and epidemiology. It acts mainly in the following subjects: animal diseases, goat and sheep diseases, preventive veterinary medicine, diagnosis, vaccines, proteins, good agricultural practices, food safety, leptospirosis, integrated production, localized agrifood systems, public policies, knowledge exchange and education in the countryside.

Education

1976 - 1979

Graduação em Medicina Veterinária

Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Obtained year: 1979

1986 - 1988

Mestrado em Patologia Comparada

Universidade da Califórnia, Davis

Title: Immunokinetics of Goats with C. ovis Vaccination and Infection.

Obtained year: 1988

Advisor: Harvey J. Olander.

1989 - 1993

Doutorado em Patologia Comparada

Universidade da Califórnia, Davis

Title: Immunochemical and protection studies analyse of Leptospira.

Obtained year: 1993

Advisor: Rance B. LeFebvre.

Areas of expertise

1. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Medicina Veteriná / Subárea: Bacteriologia Animal
2. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Immunology / Subárea: Imunoquí
3. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Medicina Veteriná / Subárea: Bacteriologia Animal / Especialidade: Espiroquetas
4. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Medicina Veteriná / Subárea: Medicina Veteriná / Especialidade: Doenç
5. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Medicina Veteriná / Subárea: Medicina Veteriná / Especialidade: Saú
6. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Medicina Veteriná / Subárea: Imunologia Animal