Andres Perez, DVM, PhD
UMN College of Veterinary Medicine
United States
Endowed Chair of Global Animal Health and Food Safety; Director, Center for Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS); Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM)
Topics of Focus: Veterinary epidemiology, Prevention and control of food animal diseases, Swine health, Disease modeling and surveillance, Spatial analysis, Risk analysis, Molecular epidemiology
Grants and Projects include:
CAHFS – a collaborating center for capacity building of veterinary services designated by the World Organization of Animal Health (WOAH), a reference center for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, and active collaborator with the WHO, the PHO, and the WTO.
ProgRESSVet (Programa Regional de Educacion Sistematica de Servicios Veterinarios) – active since 2017. With funding provided by federal, intergovernmental, and non-governmental organizations (such as the Gates Foundation), ProgRESSVet creates and implements a training program, delivered predominantly on-line, to enhance the human resources of Veterinary Services (VS) around the world.
International Regions: ProgRESSVet trains veterinarians from >50 countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.