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Dr. Nancy Cardoso

Nancy Cardoso
Biochemist graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (2005). Ph.D. in Physiology Science at the same University (2011). Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Virology and Technological Innovations (IVIT, INTA 2013-2015) studying the Immunophatogenic mechanism of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus. Since 2015, she is a researcher at National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) at INTA, focused on Animal Health, mainly in control of viral diseases affecting bovines.

Dr. Mohamed Fawzy

Mohamed Fawzy
Dr. Mohamed Fawzy holds Ph.D. and served as associate professor of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University. He published 41 international scientific articles in the field of virology, Immunology, and Vaccinology with 12 H-Index. He supervised 13 Master and 7 PhD for the college postgraduate students. Dr. Fawzy M. hold diploma in One Health, Duke University, North Carolina, USA. Also, He completed many vaccinology courses in Africa and Europe like ADVAC, Afro-ADVAC, and VACFA vaccinology courses. Dr. Fawzy M. is a reviewer in more than 15 international journals and member in 6 scientific organizations. He attended 11 national and 9 international conferences in Egypt, Thailand, Argentina, South Korea, Spain, Vietnam, and Italy.

DR. GUIDO ALBERTO KONIG

Fuido Alberto Konig
Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina . PRESENT POSITIONS: National Institute of Agricultural Research (INTA). Researcher Since 12/2004. Comisión Nacional de Investigaciones Ciéntificas y Técnicas (CONICET) Researcher since 12/2005. Independent researcher since 11/2018. RESPONSIBILITIES: Leader of the viral evolution group, Direction of three doctoral students, Developing an FMDV epidemiological surveillance system, Work on molecular epidemiology of several animal viral diseases, and Coordination of the SARS-CoV-2 study group of CICVyA INTA.

DR. FLORENCIA MANSILLA

Florencia Mansilla
Degree in Biological Sciences (Maimonides University, 2010). PhD in Veterinary Sciences (University of Buenos Aires, 2015). Doctoral fellow at the Institute of Virology (INTA, 2010-2015) focused in the development of vaccines and immunomodulation in applied veterinary immunology. Post-doctorate at the same institute, developing and characterizing novel diagnostic tools for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus. She currently works as a researcher at the Institute of Virology (INTA), studying the innate immune response and immunomodulation, aimed at establishing strategies to prevent viral infections in species of livestock interest.

GFRA hosts a Research Topic in Frontiers in Veterinary Science:

Foot-And-Mouth Disease Epidemiology, Vaccines and Vaccination: Moving Forward


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