Prof. Dr. Gabriel Augusto Marques Rossi graduated in veterinary medicine from the Faculty of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences of Jaboticabal (UNESP/Jaboticabal). He received master's and doctorate degrees in veterinary medicine (preventive veterinary medicine; hygiene and sanitary inspection of food) from the same institution. He was a visiting researcher at the University of Bath, England, during his Ph.D. He is currently a full professor at the University of Vila Velha (UVV), teaching the subjects of hygiene and inspection of products of animal origin, processing of meat and derivatives, processing of milk and derivatives, veterinary epidemiology and environmental sanitation, and general microbiology. He is also a professor in the postgraduate program in animal science.