Mini-curriculum

Janice Reis Ciacci Zanella is a veterinarian who graduated from the Veterinary School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais with, Master's, and Ph.D. in Molecular Virology from the University of Nebraska, USA. She is a researcher at Embrapa Swine and Poultry in Animal Virology. Participated in the One Health High Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) or High Level Expert Panel on One Health of the WHO, FAO, WOAH and UNEP from 2021 to 2024. Participated in many WOAH AdHocs committees such as Classical Swine Fever and African Swine Fever. She has served on the OFFLU technical group on Swine Influenza as a representative of Brazil since 2011. From 2008-2010 she served as a Labex-Embrapa researcher at NADC / ARS / USDA. From 2014 to 2021, she was the General Head of Embrapa Swine and Poultry. Since 2023, she has been a visiting scientist at NADC/USDA and Iowa State University, researching One Health and influenza viruses.

Education

1983 - 1987

Graduação em Medicina Veterinaria

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Obtained year: 1987

1991 - 1994

Mestrado em Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences

University Of Nebraska Lincoln

Title: Persistence of Pseudorabies Virus in Non-Neural Tissues

Obtained year: 1994

Advisor: Fernando Osorio

1994 - 1998

Doutorado em Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Title: Regulation of Cellular Growth and Programmed Cell Death by the Mycotoxin Fumonisin B1

Obtained year: 1998

Advisor: Clinton Jones

2024 -

Pós-Doutorado em

United States Department of Agriculture

Areas of expertise

1. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Microbiology / Subárea: Biology and Physiology of Microorganisms / Especialidade: Virology
2. Grande área: Agricultural Sciences / Área: Veterinary Medicine / Subárea: Preventive Veterinary Medicine / Especialidade: Animal Infectious Diseases
3. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Biochemistry / Subárea: Molecular Biology
4. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Biochemistry / Subárea: Microorganism Biochemistry
5. Grande área: Biological Sciences / Área: Morphology / Subárea: Cytology and Cellular Biology