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Dr. Benavides-Montaño Javier Antonio is an Associate Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), working in undergrad and graduate courses offering Parasitology, Preventive Medicine, Immunology, and Infectious diseases. He graduated in 1999 from DVM and Animal Production Science at the Universidad de Caldas. He obtained a master’s Education Diploma from the Universidad de Manizales, Caldas-Colombia, in 2004 and continued his master’s in Veterinary Science at the Universidad Federal de Viçosa - Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2006. In 2008 he got a position at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia as a Professor in Parasitology. He earned Fulbright Scholarship in 2011 and finished his Ph.D. in Veterinary Science working in the Immunology and Infectious Disease Program at the Paul G Allen School for Global Animal Health– at Washington State University USA in 2017. His main research activities are in Preventive Medicine, Parasitology, and Infectious diseases. He has developed different studies on different parasites. Recently he focused on wild and remerging conditions with zoonotic potential and parasites that affect humans and animals. He got university funding to fortify his Lab in Parasitology/Immunology and Infectious Diseases (PARINEI) to prevent and reduce animal and human disease impact on production systems and public health by considering one health approach. In 2019 their team got 2.000.000.000 to get a new Confocal Microscopy and the Microscopy Center at the UNAL Palmira. He is part of the Editorial Board and Academic Editor in PLOS ONE (ISSN: 1932-6203) and Acta Agronomica 2323-0118

Dr Krzysztof Grzymajlo is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Science, Poland. He majored in biomedical biotechnology at Wroclaw University and obtained his Ph.D. degree from Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Science working on Salmonella proteins responsible for adhesion and first stages of host-pathogen interactions. He collaborates with scientific groups from the USA, Germany, and Sweden in order to develop new models for host-pathogen interaction. The scientific activity of Krzysztof Grzymajło is focused on molecular microbiology of Salmonella infection, including gene editing, protein expression and secretion patterns, and membrane stability. From the host's point of view, he is interested in pathogen binding patterns, with a particular emphasis on ligand-receptor interactions and innate immune response. He authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications and was a principal investigator in 7 projects financed from external sources.

Prof. Babelhadj Baaissa, the discoverer of prion disease in dromedary, known as "crazy dromedary" at the slaughterhouse in the municipality of Ouargla, Algeria. I am a teacher-researcher at the Ecole normale superieure de Ouargla, Algeria, and I work in the Laboratory for Ecosystem Protection in Arid and Semi-Arid Zones at the Kasdi Merbah University of Ouargla in Algeria. My main areas of interest include the study of infectious diseases, biometrics, osteometry, and the performance of camel breeding.

“Dr. Miao Wang is an Associate Professor at Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China. She majored in molecular biology and received postgraduate training from both CAAS and Jilin University. She obtained her PhD degree from Jilin University in 2015 before assuming a position at the Institute of Apicultural Research. Her primary research interests lie in uncovering the regulatory mechanisms of RNA m6A modification in honeybee development and social construction, as well as exploring DNA and RNA modifications as promising biomarkers for environmental risk assessment in honeybees.”

Prof. Patrizia Licata is Associate Professor at Department of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Italy. She received her PhD degree in Veterinary Medicine, she won a post PhD scholarship in Veterinary Medicine and then she became an Assistant Professor in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. She collaborates with other scientific structures and national and international research groups. In particular the scientific activity of Prof. Patrizia Licata concernes different topics of pharmaco-toxicological interest and in particular is characterized by: studies of ecotoxicology and risk from xenobiotics, investigation on the effects of xenobiotics with potential endocrine or carcinogenic activity on fish models, studies on the in vivo and in vitro effects of anti-inflammatory substances, research for contaminants in fresh and processed foods for humans. Prof. Patrizia Licata has published articles in peer reviewed international journals and scientific books in the field of veterinary toxicology and pharmacology, pharmacological activity of natural substances. She has been a speaker at numerous international and national congresses.

Prof. Simona Di Pietro is Associate Professor at Department of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, Italy. She graduated in Veterinary Medicine and received her PhD degree in Veterinary Ophthalmology; she won a post PhD scholarship in Veterinary Ophthalmology and then she became an Assistant Professor in Veterinary Medicine. She collaborates with other scientific structures and national and international research groups. In particular, the scientific activity of Prof. Simona Di Pietro concernes different topics of veterinary medicine interest, as followed: studies of veterinary ophthalmology; epidemiological investigations and clinical and therapeutic evaluations of infectious and parasitic diseases in livestock and companion animals, with particular reference to zoonotic aspects and vector diseases; description of clinical cases of internal medicine; clinical and laboratory diagnostics; emergency medicine and intensive care; monitoring of clinical parameters during animal anaesthesia; application of the animal as a co-therapist in the treatment of some human pathologies. Prof. Simona Di Pietro has published articles in peer reviewed international journals in various fields of veterinary medicine. She has been a speaker at numerous international and national congresses.

Researcher, of departement of veterinary Science. 1999 Degree in Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina. 2000 Ph.D. in Anaesthesiology of Domestic Animals." 2000 carried out the examination for professional practice 2003 Grant research “Use of muscle relaxants in a variety of anesthetic protocols, monitoring andstatistical comparison of results in small Animals.” 2006 Researcher of Veterinary surgery - Departement of Veterinary Sciece University of Messina. 2007 Specialized in Clinical Bovine: Member of teaching staff of Research Doctorate of “Animal Surgery and Anaesthesiology” Member of Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists Member of Italian Clinical Practice; Practical teaching of Research Doctorate of “Animal Surgery and Anaesthesiology”; Practical teaching of Research Doctorate of “Animal Surgery and Anaesthesiology”; Teaching Specialization Course in Pathology and clinical efficacy of pets Faculty of Veterinary Medicine the University of Messina.

Dr. Bi obtained his PhD. degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from Sun Yat-Sen University in 2007 and conducted bilateral collaboration in Curie Institute of France (2007-2008) and AgResearch Ltd. of New Zealand (2014-2015). He joined Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences since October 2010 and is currently the Vice Head of the Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine. His research of interest is gene editing-oriented livestock germplasm innovation and improvement. Dr. Bi created the first marker-free myostatin knockout pigs by combining CRISPR/Cas9 and Cre/LoxP technologies, and this new line of leaner pigs has been on the second phase of GMO biosafety evaluation in China. Dr. Bi made the international first anti-Afrian Swine Fever gene edited pigs by dual sgRNA-mediated DNA excision in the host receptor that is critical to the entry of ASF virus into porcine cells. He designed a “gene trapping” strategy to make use of endogenous porcine myostatin cis-regulatory elements to drive the IGF-Ⅰexpression so as to enhance pig growth performance, which had been granted the second prize of Hubei Technological Innovation Award in 2016. He conceptualized and actualized dual fluorescence-assisted selection to greatly improve the on-target gene editing efficiency relative to traditional gene targeting method. He was recognized as the”Excellent Young Scientist in Agriculture” in 2022, “Outstanding Young Scientist” of Hubei Natural Science Foundation in 2018, “Outstanding Young Scientist in Agricultural Research” of Central China Agricultural Innovation Coalition in 2017, “Young Pillar Talent” of Hubei Province in 2015. He co-authored 14 peer-reviewed publications with total IF of 59 and had 7 patents. He was also invited for academic talks in 13 national and international science conferences. Dr. Bi is now the senior member of Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, executive director of the Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine of Hubei Province, and executive director of the Association of Genetics of Hubei Province.

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Dr. Yang Yayuan studied food science and engineering at California State University Fresno from August 2009 to June 2012. After that, she worked as an internal inspector and international sales in Gansu Dahe Ecological Food Co., Ltd. She received her doctorate in animal food nutrition and engineering from Gansu Agricultural University in June 2020. At present, Dr. Yang Yayuan is an assistant researcher in Lanzhou Institute of animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Her main research interests are the processing of livestock products and the impact of intestinal microorganisms on meat quality.

Leticia M. Estevinho received the Zootechnical Engineering degree (summa cum laude) in 1985 and the M.S. degree in biotechnology (with merit) in 1989. In 1995, finished the PhD degree in Science given by Minho University, Braga, Portugal. In 2009, passed with merit the proofs of Agregação - the last step in the academic career in Portugal. Estevinho has worked in Agricultural College of Braganca, Braganca, Portugal, since 1986 and has great experience in students’ coordination (16 PhD students and three Postdoctoral researchers). Leticia M. Estevinho has published more than 173 articles in indexed international journals, written five book chapters and has presented more 160 oral and written communications. Was the principal investigator of more than 25 scientific projects, totally financed, and has published 4 patents. She is the Head of the Microbiology Laboratory since 1986. Was the editor-in-chief of three journals and currently belongs to the editorial board of 38 international journals; has revised more than 300 articles of indexed journals. Nowadays, Estevinho serves as a Coordinator Professor with Agregação in the Polytechnic Institute of Braganca, Portugal.