Luis Vicente Monteagudo obtained his degree in Veterinary Sciences in 1986 and his PhD in Veterinary Sciences in 1991. After research stages at the French INRA and at the University of Valencia (Spain), Luis Vicente Monteagudo started working at the University of Zaragoza (Spain), and is currently a Full Professor in Genetics, involved in both teaching and research in the field of Veterinary Sciences. He has also directed three PhD theses and has collaborated with different veterinary services and associations of breeders in Spain. His research interests include gene mapping, animal population genetics, inherited pathology and genetic diversity in pathogens, such as Eimeria, Cryptosporidium and viruses. For the past 20 years, he has applied population genetics procedures, such as neighbor-ioining, to parasites and viruses in order to obtain data on epidemiology and prevention of the spread of diseases. He is the Co-Author of 100 indexed research papers, more than 16 non-indexed papers and over 200 contributions to research meetings and Coloquia.