Faculty & Staff

Program Leaders

Andres Perez

Andres Perez, DVM, PhD

Director and Endowed Chair of Global Animal Health and Food Safety
Mary Katherine O'Brien

Mary Katherine O'Brien, PhD

Researcher for education & outreach
Maria Sol Perez

Maria Sol Perez, DVM, PhD

Deputy director and international research development manager

Staff

Emily Gillette

Emily Gillette

Student Worker
Mila Velimirovich

Mila Velimirovich-Holtz, MS

Education Associate

Post Docs and Researchers

Umanga Gunasekera

Umanga Gunasekera, PhD

Post-doctoral Associate
Kaushi

Kaushi Kanankege, PhD

Researcher
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Sylvester Ochwo, PhD

Post-doctoral associate
Valeriia Yustyniuk

Valeriia Yustyniuk, DVM, PhD

Post-doctoral Associate

Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residents

Oluwaseun Akinyede

Oluwaseun Akinyede, DVM, MPH

Veterinary Public Health and Preventative Medicine Resident
Bryan Birtcil

Bryan Birtcil, DVM, MPH

Veterinary Public Health and Preventative Medicine Resident
Margaret

Margaret Bowman Sirolli, DVM, MPH

Veterinary Public Health and Preventative Medicine Resident
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Ilya Slizovskiy, DVM, MPH

Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine Resident / PhD Student
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Colin Yoder, DVM, MS

Veterinary Public Health and Preventative Medicine Resident

Graduate Students

Jesper

Jesper Chia-Hui Hsu, DVM

Graduate Student
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Moumita Das, DVM, MS

Graduate Assistant
Rachel Schambow

Rachel Schambow, BS, DVM

PhD Candidate

Regional Support

Dani Schettino

Daniella Schettino, DVM, MSc, PhD

PhD alumni

Technical Advisors

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Mohammad Alkhamis, DVM, MPVM, PhD

Technical advisor
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Sergio Duffy, DVM, MSc, PhD

Senior Technical Advisor
Udi Elnekave

Ehud (Udi) Elnekave, DVM, PhD

Technical advisor
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Emilio Leon, Med. Vet., PhD

Senior technical advisor