Prof. Dr. Caio Monteiro holds a degree in Biological Sciences (CES/JF - 2006), a master's degree in Biological Sciences, Behavior and Animal Biology (UFJF - 2009), and a PhD in Veterinary Sciences, with a focus on Veterinary Parasitology (UFRRJ - 2014). He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Animal Science at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG) and a permanent faculty member of the Postgraduate Program in Biological Sciences, Behavior and Animal Biology (UFJF). He has experience in Biology and Parasitology, working primarily in the search for and development of new technologies and alternatives for the control of ticks and other ectoparasites of importance in Public Health and Veterinary Medicine, using biological agents (nematodes and entomopathogenic fungi) and substances of plant origin (essential oils, plant extracts, and isolated substances).