Delia Grace is an epidemiologist and veterinarian with 20 years of experience in developing countries. She is a graduate of several leading universities, including the National University of Ireland, Edinburgh University, the Free University Berlin, and Cornell University. She leads research on zoonoses and foodborne diseases at the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Human Nutrition and Health. Her main research focus is food safety in the domestic markets of developing countries. Research interests include emerging diseases, participatory epidemiology, gender, and animal welfare. Her career has spanned the private sector, field-level community development, and aid management, as well as research. She has lived and worked in Asia, West Africa, and East Africa and authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications as well as training courses, briefs, films, articles, and blog posts.