• E-mail: vladimir@ufrgs.br and Instagram: @Prof.vladimirfavet • DVM (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, 1985) • Ph.D. (Veterinary School, University of Glasgow, UK, 1992) • Diplomas from Oxford University (UK, 1990) and from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University (Ithaca, New York, USA, 1992) • Full Professor of Poultry Health and Preventive Medicine at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FAVET/UFRGS) • Vice-President of Postgraduate Studies at UFRGS (2012-2016) • Vice-President of Undergraduate Studies at UFRGS (2015-2020) • Dean of FAVET/UFRGS (2004-2012, 2020-2028) • Vice-President of the Association of Colleges and Faculties of Veterinary Medicine of MERCOSUR • Member of the Board of Representatives at the Panamerican Association of Veterinary Colleges and Faculties • Representative of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture in the FAO/UN CODEX Alimentarius Commission on Food Hygiene (CCFH) on Salmonella and Campylobacter in Chicken Meat • Member of the Joint Expert Group in Microbiological Risk Analysis (JEMRA) on Salmonella and Campylobacter in Chicken Meat from FAO/WHO (UN) • Member of the US Poultry & Egg Association’s International Committee • Supervisor of 48 master's theses and 33 doctoral theses already presented and approved; • Published 169 scientific papers in international periodicals • Published 11 books and book chapters • Received 22 national and international awards and recognitions