José Fernando Garcia

Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil

Graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sao Paulo (1989), Master of Veterinary Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1992) and Ph.D. in Animal Reproduction at the University of São Paulo (1995). He is currently Associate Professor at Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, having previously been professor at the University of São Paulo (1995-1997) and scientist at the Joint FAO / IAEA Programme Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture (2003 to 2005). Coordinates the Laboratory of Animal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UNESP - Araçatuba, part of the Collaborating Centre for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Animal Genomics and Bioinformatics. Acting in different fields of Animal Biotechnology, in particular the following issues: selection and breeding assisted by molecular markers in livestock and diagnosis of infectious and parasitic diseases in animals by the use of related methods for nucleic acid analysis and genomic approaches. Also involved in international consortiums for genome sequencing and analytical tools development such as: Bos taurus, Bos indicus, Bus bubalis (water buffalo) and Capra hircus (goat). Active member of the International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG). In Brazil, was Treasurer of the Brazilian Society of Embryo Technology (SBTE) for two terms (96/97 and 98/99) and its President (2008/2010). In 2010 completed an MBA at Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Sao Paulo, in the area of Strategic Management and Economic Affairs. Member of the National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio) of the Ministry of Science and Technology during the biennium 2010 to 2011.

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