Prof. Dr. Luís M. Madeira de Carvalho graduated in 1987 in Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Technical University of Lisbon (FVM/TUL). He is a Full Professor of Parasitology, Parasitic and Wildlife Diseases at the Integrated Master of Veterinary Medicine (MIMV), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. His main areas of interest in teaching and research focus on helminths of domestic animals, exotic pets, and wildlife, namely concerning gastrointestinal and vector-borne parasites as zoonotic agents, interconnected with ecosystem health and conservation medicine.